Greece
Anginares a la Polita
Αγκινάρες αλά πολίτα
Greek artichoke hearts with potatoes, carrots, and peas in a lemon-olive oil sauce, a Constantinople-origin dish. A spring ladera classic, tender and herby, served with bread.
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Dolmades
Ντολμάδες
Greek stuffed grape leaves with rice, herbs, and olive oil, rolled into small parcels. A meze and Clean Monday staple, tangy and herby, served cold with lemon, a national dish.
Greece
Gemista
Γεμιστά με κρέας
Greek stuffed tomatoes and peppers with herbed rice (and sometimes meat), baked with potatoes until soft. A summer ladera classic, vegetarian and fragrant, a taverna and home staple.
Greece
Horta Vrasta
Χόρτα βραστά
Greek boiled wild greens with olive oil and lemon, a simple, healthy side or main. A national staple, bitter and herby, served with bread and feta, a Lenten and home classic.
Greece
Kolokithakia Gemista
Κολοκυθάκια γεμιστά
Greek stuffed zucchini with rice and herbs (or meat), simmered in a tomato or avgolemono sauce. A ladera and home classic, tender and savory, a summer and Lenten dish, a vegetarian favorite.
Greece
Kolokithoanthoi
Κολοκυθοανθοί
Greek stuffed zucchini flowers with rice and herbs, a delicate summer dish. A ladera and meze specialty, light and herby, served with lemon, a seasonal and regional dish.
Peloponnese, Greece
Kounoupidi kapama
Κουνουπίδι καπαμάς
Cauliflower braised in a sweet-spiced tomato and cinnamon pot until melting, a winter speciality of the Peloponnese.
Greece
Lahanodolmades
Λαχανοντολμάδες
Cabbage rolls in avgolemono.
Greece
Melitzanes Tiganites
Μελιτζάνες τηγανητές
Greek fried eggplant slices, dredged in flour or batter and fried until golden. A meze and taverna classic, crispy and savory, served with tzatziki or feta, a summer dish.
South Aegean, Greece
Soufiko
Σουφικό
Rustic baked medley of eggplant, zucchini, peppers and potato in tomato and olive oil, the Ionian version of briam.
Ionian Islands, Greece
Tsigareli
Τσιγαρέλι
Greens (usually wild chard) braised in generous olive oil with tomato and paprika, Corfu's signature side for salted fish.
Ionian Islands, Greece
Tsigaridia
Τσιγαρίδια
Cabbage rolls of the Ionian islands filled with rice and herbs, simmered in avgolemono egg-lemon sauce rather than tomato.