The Big Greek Heritage Meze
My family loves nothing more than a ‘choosing tea’ and this is definitely a favourite. With the weather looking amazing this week why not eat this alfresco – a big Greek meze of delicious flavours to enjoy and relish.
You can make it more authentic too with a bit of plate smashing on your back patio and some ouzo for the adults to wash the food down.
So here is our ‘Big Greek Heritage Meze’ which provides something for everyone and a balanced meal for your keen meat-eaters, vegetarians and vegans to pick and choose what they want. For more ideas see our Pinterest board too.
Don’t forget when you order from us you can ‘build your own box’ and order exactly what you want so you can buy all the ingredients you need to make your meze special. We hope you feel inspired, please don’t forget to share with us what you have made with your box contents this week.
Emma x
Authentic Greek Salad (village salad)
15mins
Serves 2
Suitable for Vegetarians
There’s nothing better than a proper crunchy fresh Greek salad
Recipe Source Olive Tomato: Find recipe here
Gigantes Plaki (Greek baked beans)
Time: 50 Mins
Serves 4
Suitable for Vegetarians
This takes less than an hour to cook, a fantastic one pot full of flavour and less than 300 calories per serving.
Recipe Source Olive magazine: Find the recipe here
Briam (Traditional Greek Roasted Vegetables)
Time: 2hrs
Serves 4
Suitable for Vegetarians
Briam takes roasted vegetables to the next level. It’s Vegan, Zero Cholesterol, Low Carb and Gluten-Free too so fantastic for those watching their waistlines. It also looks super pretty too.
Recipe source The Mediterranean Dish – Find the recipe here
Easy Chicken Souvlaki
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 12mins
Serves 4
This simple and healthy chicken Souvlaki recipe is classic Greek dish. Packed with flavour it works really well with tzatsiki and a Greek salad.
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Emma’s tremendous tzatziki dip
Prep time: 10mins
Serves 2 – 4
Suitable for Vegetarians
This is my staple go-to ‘food’ when I’m not feeling like a full meal, especially during the Summertime. I love it with toasted pitta and veg sticks. I first discovered it when visiting Crete 20+ years ago and spent the fortnight with garlic breath and looking forward to sampling different variations at each restaurant we visited. It is still top of my list for my most favourite (and simplest of dishes) to make and eat.
If you want fresher breath you can substitute the garlic for fresh chopped mint instead.
Ingredients
- 1 small tub (170g) of Greek yoghurt
- 1/2 cucumber
- 1 tbsp fresh dill, chopped or 3 tsp of dried dill
- 1 clove garlic, minced (or 2 if you want a stronger garlic flavour)
- 2 tsp olive oil
Method
Peel your cucumber and grate over a sheet of kitchen roll
Squeeze out as much of the grated cucumber to release as much liquid as possible.
In a medium bowl, combine Greek yoghurt, chopped (or dried) dill, minced garlic, and shredded cucumber. Add about 1 -2 teaspoons of olive oil
Drizzle with olive oil and garnish with additional dill.
Homemade Greek Pitta Bread
Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time:1hr 15mins
Serves 6
Fun to make and delicious to eat you will never buy from a shop again!
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