Greek recipes
24 Greek recipes for a home kitchen, from 5 minutes. Have some of the ingredients already? Match them to what you have.
Dinner
30 min
Greek · dinner
Shrimp saganaki with feta
Shrimp cook in a reduced tomato sauce flavored with oregano, then get a topping of crumbled feta and fresh parsley, all in one skillet.
35 min
Greek · dinner
Lemon and oregano pork souvlaki
Lemony, oregano-scented pork skewers grilled until browned and served with a cool cucumber and yogurt sauce. Fast enough for a weeknight.
40 min
Greek · dinner
Sheet-pan oregano chicken and chickpeas
Chicken thighs and chickpeas roasted on one tray, finished with lemon and feta.
60 min
Greek · dinner
Greek lemon potatoes
Potato wedges roasted in a lemon, garlic and stock bath until tender, browned and soaked with flavor.
60 min
Greek · dinner
Greek rack of lamb
Rack of lamb rubbed with lemon, garlic and oregano, roasted rosy and served with lemon potatoes.
60 min
Greek · dinner
Avgolemono soup
Silky Greek chicken and rice soup thickened with egg and lemon.
120 min
Greek · dinner
Pastitsio
Greek baked pasta of tubular noodles, cinnamon-spiced meat sauce and a thick custardy béchamel.
120 min
Greek · dinner
Gemista (stuffed tomatoes and peppers)
Tomatoes and peppers stuffed with herby rice, baked in olive oil with potato wedges.
150 min
Greek · dinner
Greek moussaka
Layers of roasted eggplant and potato, cinnamon-spiced lamb ragù and a thick, golden béchamel.
Lunch & snacks
5 min
Greek · lunch
Greek chickpea pita
Wholegrain pita stuffed with chickpeas, cucumber, and feta, with a spread of yogurt.
5 min
Greek · lunch
Cucumber yogurt & pita
Grated cucumber stirred into Greek yogurt with lemon, served with pita wedges.
10 min
Greek · lunch
Quick marinated feta
Feta in fragrant olive oil with citrus zest, chili and herbs, ready to scoop with bread.
15 min
Greek · lunch
Greek village salad
Chunky tomato, cucumber, olives and a slab of feta. No lettuce, as it should be.
15 min
Greek · lunch
Cucumber dill tzatziki
A thick yogurt dip with grated cucumber, garlic and dill, brightened with lemon.
15 min
Greek · lunch
Greek chickpea and feta lunch salad
Tomatoes, cucumber, feta and Kalamata olives with chickpeas and parsley, dressed with lemon and olive oil. A quick no-cook salad for two.
20 min
Greek · lunch
Greek salad with beets and mango
The usual tomato, cucumber, feta and olives, with cubes of cooked beet and mango for sweetness.
25 min
Greek · lunch
Orzo salad with spinach and feta
Lemony orzo with baby spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, olives and feta.
75 min
Greek · lunch
Homemade gyros with tzatziki
Spiced lamb-and-beef gyro meat baked as a loaf, sliced thin and crisped, in pitas with tzatziki.
120 min
Greek · lunch
Grilled octopus with watermelon
Tender braised octopus charred on the grill and served with cold watermelon, feta, herbs and a sharp lemon-oregano dressing.
210 min
Greek · lunch
Braised lamb neck gyros with burnt cabbage jus
Spiced lamb necks braised until falling off the bone, pulled and crisped, then wrapped in warm pita with yogurt, herbs and a smoky jus made from deliberately charred cabbage.
Baking & sweets
75 min
Greek · baking
Spanakopita
Crisp layers of buttered filo around spinach, herbs, scallions and feta, baked into a golden pie or hand pies.
75 min
Greek · baking
Ruffled milk pie
Greek-style phyllo pie: ruffled buttered phyllo baked in a vanilla custard and soaked in syrup.
75 min
Greek · baking
Loukoumades
Greek honey doughnut puffs, crisp and airy, drenched in honey syrup with cinnamon and walnuts.
120 min
Greek · baking
Galaktoboureko
Greek semolina custard baked in buttered phyllo and soaked in lemon syrup.
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