Feel the charm of Mediterranean dishes while staying within your own apartment or house. Feel the freshness of juicy vegetables, the tenderness of traditional cheese, the satiety of aromatic meat with a fresh tortilla. Make Greek appetizers for a festive or ordinary feast.
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You will need
- Dakos:
- - 4 thick slices of barley or wheat bread;
- - 3 tomatoes;
- - 150 g of sheep’s cheese or feta;
- - 70 g pitted olives;
- - 1/2 tsp dried basil;
- - olive oil;
- Souvlaki:
- - 700 g of pork neck;
- - 3 pitas;
- - 3 tomatoes;
- - 100 ml of olive oil;
- - 1 small lemon;
- - 2 tbsp acute mustard;
- - 1/3 tsp ground black pepper;
- - 1/2 tsp oregano;
- - salt;
- Saganaki:
- - 300 g feta;
- - 200 g of arugula;
- - 1 chicken egg;
- - 120 g flour;
- - 3 tomatoes;
- - 2 cloves of garlic;
- - 1 bitter pepper;
- - 2 branches of thyme and tarragon (tarragon);
- - 2 tbsp vegetable oil;
- - 1 tbsp lemon juice;
- - 1/2 tsp. oregano and rosemary;
- - 200 ml of olive oil;
- Taramasalata:
- - 225 g smoked cod roe;
- - 150 ml of olive and nut oil;
- - 1 clove of garlic;
- - half a lemon;
- - 3 sprigs of parsley.
Instruction manual
1
Dakos
Dry the bread in the oven at 170oC until dry. Cool them, moisten with a small amount of water so that the middle is wet, and olive oil. Peel the tomatoes and grate the pulp.
2
Season the tomato puree with basil and spread it evenly on crackers. Crush the cheese with your hands or a fork and spread on top of the tomatoes. Finely chop the olives and sprinkle them with sandwiches. Pour each spoonful of olive oil and serve the dacos immediately.
3
Souvlaki
Wash the meat thoroughly, dry it and cut into equal medium cubes. Mix lemon juice with 70 ml of olive oil, mustard, oregano, black pepper and 1 tsp in a deep bowl or container. salt and pickle pork in this mixture. Cover the dishes or tighten with foil and leave them in the refrigerator for several hours.
4
Soak 6 wooden skewers in water for 10 minutes. String meat on them and fry it in a grill pan, barbecue or in the oven at 200oC for 10-15 minutes.
5
Lubricate the pits with olive oil and bake them until golden brown, but not for long, to maintain elasticity. Cut the cakes along, put half in a plate and put a barbecue on each. Garnish souvlaki with salted tomato slices. Be sure to make the greek zaziki sauce to the dish.
6
Saganaki
Make dressing in advance, for this pour olive oil in a glass jar, dip the peeled cloves of garlic, whole branches of greens and bitter pepper there. Close the container tightly and put it in a cool place without light for 2 days.
7
Cut the feta into 1 cm thick plates. Beat the egg with seasoning and a pinch of salt. Heat vegetable oil in a pan or saucepan. Fry the cheese until golden brown, dipping the slices in an egg and breading in flour. Blot it with a paper towel to remove excess fat.
8
Cut the tomatoes into circles and lay in a circle on a wide dish, alternating with fried feta. Pour arugula into the empty center of the pan. Sprinkle everything with lemon juice and pour dressing.
9
Taramasalata
Pour caviar with cold water for 3-4 hours, then fold it onto a fine-mesh sieve and wipe through it to remove the shell. Beat the resulting mass with a mixer at low speeds, pouring freshly squeezed lemon juice. Without stopping the operation of the appliance, slowly pour two kinds of oil alternately. At the very end, add 2-3 tbsp. boiling water, crushed garlic and chopped parsley. Serve this Greek appetizer with pita bread or dried bread.
note
For Dakos, some stores sell special barley crackers.
Useful advice
To peel the tomatoes, scalp the fruit with boiling water or simply scrape the back of the knife blade.