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Tag: Feta Cheese

  • Trahana soup with Feta cheese and tomato! (and more…)

    Trahana soup with Feta cheese and tomato! (and more…)

    Trahanas was something i used to eat only when i was 10-12 years old and usually when i was spending the summer with my Grandparents. I just recently started to add it again on my diet and i realised why it was the favourite of my grandparents.

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  • Greek Omelette with Feta and Olives

    Greek Omelette with Feta and Olives

    You can use a lot of variations to make an omelette but there is always something special when you add feta cheese on it.

    Ill be honest, i do like a lot to make an omelette with sausages or bacon. Its perfect and they are the best to make this snack really filling for you. However, not everyone likes it the same like so you always need to have some variations ready.

    Feta cheese and tomato are really nice cause they freshen up the taste and they are ideal for you during summer. You can add, various herbs also depending on your preferences but in my opinion nothing can beat oregano in this situation.

    I mean, lets be honest, feta cheese can only be mixed with oregano..

    INGREDIENTS FOR GREEK OMELETTE WITH FETA

    • 3 eggs (one person)
    • 2 tbsp of olive oil
    • Pepper
    • 100gr of Greek Feta Cheese
    • Large hand full of -ideally- sliced kalamata olives. Sliced
    • 1-2 tomatoes chopped
    • Lots of oregano

    HOW TO MAKE GREEK OMELETTE

    1. Add some olive and heat the pan to high. Whisk the eggs in a large bowl with a bit of pepper and salt, if you want but bear in mind that feta is salty.
    2. Throw in the eggs and reduce to medium/low after 2 minutes.When they are still half cooked add the tomato, olives and feta and spread them on top
    3. With a flat cooking utensil, flip half of the omelette on top and continue to cook it like a sandwich. Flip it on more time so it wont be burned from one side only.
    4. Serve it by adding more oregano on top and sprinkle a bit more of olive oil
  • Roasted Sweet potatoes with Feta cheese

    Roasted Sweet potatoes with Feta cheese

    Obviously sweet potatoes were something that i learned during my years in UK but the combination with feta cheese and chickpeas make it a great lunch for every day.

    Chickpeas is something that we used to eat mainly as a chickpea soup but obviously that is not the only way to taste them. I guess if you mix feta, with sweet potato and chickpeas you will get a healthy and nutritious dinner but that wasn’t what attracted me to this. What i do like is how easy it is to make and ideal for everyday of the week when you are rushing after work.

    The mix just allows the main ingredients to stand out, and they all complement each other perfectly. To make the recipe faster i use already boiled chickpeas.

    INGREDIENTS

    • 1kg of sweet potatoes. The biggest you can find
    • 2 teaspoons of olive oil
    • Salt, Pepper
    • 350gr Chickpeas already boiled.
    • Juice from 1 lemon
    • 1 tea spoon of cumin
    • Coriander
    • 150gr feta cheese
    sweet potatoes with feta cheese
    Sweet Potatoes with feta cheese

    Method

    • Preheat the oven in 200c . Put some olive oil on the top side of the sweet potato. Afterwards place them with the flesh looking down in a baking pan.
    • Cook them for 45 minutes or until the flesh is soft enough
    • Remove them from the oven and with a spoon make space in there flesh, removing if needed some of the flesh and keeping it in a bowl.
    • Mix the chickpeas with the feta cheese, cumin and the lemon juice adding as much salt as we like. -Also add any flesh from the sweet potato was left
    • Add them in the sweet potatoes and make sure to sprinkle a bit of feta on top also. Bake them for 10 more minutes until the feta cheese starts to melt.
    • When you are done, sprinkle with some olive oil and add a bit more of coriander. Enjoy!
  • Greek Kagianas – Eggs with tomato and feta

    Greek Kagianas – Eggs with tomato and feta

    The following recipe is a standard dish for any time of the day during summer in Greece. Kagianas (Καγιανάς) is an easy to make dish that takes advantage of the tomatoes that are in season.  Add a little bit of feta and you have yourself a meal!

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  • Oven Aubergines

    Oven Aubergines

    Couple of day ago I was talking with my dad who reminded me how much he liked to try different recipes that include aubergines which is I think a characteristic ingredient in Greek, Turkish and in general middle east kitchen.

    Looking back on the recipes I have done, I can find a lot that include aubergines and most probably I can think couple also that I haven’t even tried to cook until now. The following reminds a lot of the aubergine salad I did some time ago but it is a nice idea, especially if you are having a barbeque and you want something to have together with the meat you are grilling.

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