Mediterranean cuisine for every day

Dips

Green olive paste

Mar 3rd, 2010 | By Tobias | Category: Dips, Recipes

Olive paste allways comes in handy. I spread it on crackers but also use it with pasta dishes or vegetable dishes. It allways adds a nice touch to the meal. Here I present a green olive paste.



Taramosalata (Tαραμοσαλάτα)

Jun 10th, 2009 | By Tobias | Category: Dips, Fish, Recipes, Starters

The Taramosalata is, besides the Tsatziki, the most classical Greek Mezze. Interestingly enough you can find this dish as well in Turky a lot. This salad is mainly made out of fish roe from cod or carp, Onion and Olive Oil. Potatoes or bread are sometimes added to the dip. Taramosalata is eaten with bread [...]



Parsley Salad-Μαϊντανοσαλάτα

May 11th, 2009 | By Tobias | Category: Dips, Recipes, Salads and Dressings

In Greece often dishes are considered a salad that in the rest of the world would be considered a dip. The same occurs with this salad. It falls under the category “Mezze” and served with a slice of bread. It goes great with Tsipouro, Ouzo or a glass of wine.



Greek Eggplant Salad – Μελιντζανοσαλάτα

May 3rd, 2009 | By Tobias | Category: Dips, Recipes, Salads and Dressings

The Greek Eggplant Salad – Melintsanosalata – is very similar to the Baba Ganoush. The only difference is the use of Tahini, that is not used at all in the Greek Eggplant Salad. Besides that you can prepare the salad very creatively. I am describing here the basic recipe which you can expand according to [...]