Gemista
Gemista are tomatoes and peppers filled with rice, herbs and tomato meat. In the oven they cook slowly with olive oil and potatoes.
Bring Mediterranean flavours to everyday meals with ripe vegetables, fragrant herbs, good olive oil and uncomplicated methods. Choose from light salads, pasta, fish dishes and comforting oven recipes.
Recipes
Gemista are tomatoes and peppers filled with rice, herbs and tomato meat. In the oven they cook slowly with olive oil and potatoes.
Stifado is a Greek stew dish with beef, many small onions, red wine, tomatoes, cinnamon, bay leaf and piment. It takes time.
Pastitsio is a Greek nude run with tubular noodles, spicy minced meat sauce, cinnamon and creamy béchamel. After baking let rest briefly.
Greek farm salad, Horiatiki, consists of tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, red onion, olives, feta, olive oil and oregano. Leaf salad does not belong in classic.
Spanakopita is a Greek filo pastry cake with spinach, feta, spring onions, dill and egg. Important is a well-squeezed dry, non-watery filling.
Souvlaki are Greek meat skewers with lemon, olive oil, garlic and oregano. Pig or chicken is briefly marinated and hot grilled.
Gyros with Tzatziki succeeds with thinly cut, strongly marinated pork, hot pan and a fresh dip of yoghurt, cucumber, garlic and dill.
Moussaka is layered with aubergines, potatoes, spicy minced meat tomato sauce and creamy béchamel. After baking, the casserole needs a short rest period.
Salade Niçoise is a southern French salad with tomatoes, green beans, egg, tuna, olives, anchovies and a clear dijon vinaigrette.
Bouillabaisse is a Provencal fish soup with fennel, tomatoes, saffron, fish, seafood and rouille. Fish and shrimps cook briefly only at the end.
Ratatouille is a Provencal vegetable dish with aubergine, zucchini, peppers, tomatoes, onions, garlic, olive oil and herbs.
Tiramisu is layered with mascarpone cream, espresso, spoon biscuits and cocoa. The cream needs fresh eggs or a pasteurized alternative and several hours of cooling.
Mediterrane One-Pot-Pasta succeeds when pasta, tomatoes, broth and spices are boiled together and the spinach is only submerged at the end. Thus the sauce remains ally and the vegetables fresh.