Tag: yogurt

  • Chickpeas with Greek Yogurt

    Chickpeas with Greek Yogurt

    I don’t know the history behind chickpeas as an ingredient in food but i have seen a number of different recipes that include them as basic. When i was young, my mother ussually was cooking the classic chickpea soup, but there are some additional ways to enjoy it.

    The flavor of chickpeas make them an ideal ingredient for a winter dish while the additional ingredients in this dish give it a taste of summer also.

    The funny thing with that food is that you don’t need to do anything much more from what you had to do in the chickpea soup in terms of cooking, but change the way you present it.

    INGREDIENTS

    • 450gr of chickpeas
    • 1-2 teaspoons of greek yogurt for each plate
    • 1/2 onion chopped
    • 1 vegetable stocking cube
    • 1 small bunch of mint chopped
    • 2 slices of bread
    • Salt, pepper
    • Olive oil
    • Nutmeg

    METHOD

    Have the chickpeas from the previous day in a big bowl of water and leave there over the night.

    At the day start boiling them in a big pot together with olive oil and some chopped onions. Add also the stocking cube, salt and pepper. Before they are ready have the slices of bread warmed up in the grill .

    In a plate place the slices of bread broken down in medium size pieces. With a skimmer remove the chickpeas and add them on top. On top add a got spoon of yogurt.

    Sprinkle Olive oil and mint and they are ready!

    Enjoy!

  • Beetroot Salad with Yogurt

    Beetroot Salad with Yogurt

    Going in a restaurant in Greece to eat sometimes suprises me to see how many different salads exist that I have never tried. Surely most know the typical Greek salad or “country salad” as it is also said but there are so many more.

    Especially during summer it is ideal to try as many as possible as they are fresh and so tasty to combine them with any food. On the other hand having a salad with beet roots wasn’t something that I really had in mind but it is always nice to experiment.

    When I was younger I never liked beetroots because of that red liquid they get out when you eat them or cut them. Minor details now I say…

    They make excellent salads, and this is one way to eat them.

    INGREDIENTS FOR BEETROOT SALADS WITH YOGURT

    • 3-4 Small beetroots
    • 500gr of strained yogurt
    • 2-3 cloves garlic mashed
    • 1 small cup of olive oil
    • Salt and pepper

    METHOD

    Clean the beetroots and wash them. Start boiling them in a pot for 15-30 mins until you start to feel that they are soft

    When they are ready, strain them well discarding the stalks and cutting them into cubes.

    Add the yogurt, the mashed garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper and mix them well. Your salad is ready to serve!

  • Greek Desserts: Yogurt with Honey

    Greek Desserts: Yogurt with Honey

    The following is a desert that you can’t really imagine how easy it is to make and how tasty it can be…

    If you go to a Greek restaurant this one is a typical dessert served that rarely people appreciate. To be honest I never appreciated when I was at home and my mother usually was making it for her.

    Reading a little bit more about Yogurt with honey you find out that it’s really good for the digestive system also…mmm that’s something I didn’t knew..

    Well, how difficult it is?…

     

    There is more simple to this dessert. Just make a mix and try it.

    You can add to it if you want by adding walnuts…almonds ..or fruits… There are various variations to that and you can just keep on creating..