Clifford A. Wright's Recipes: Greece

Winner of the James Beard/ KitchenAid Cookbook of the Year 2000 and Winner of the Beard Award for the Best Writing on Food 2000.

May 24, 2013

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Crete

Kalitsounia - Fried Cheese Crescents
Kalitsounia
(Antipasto, Meze, Tapas, and Hors d'Oeuvres)
Fried pastry stuffed with ricotta cheese
posted: 03/21/2009

Meat Pie from Crete
Tourta
(Lamb)
Lamb and cheese baked in pie crust with sesame seeds
posted: 01/10/2007

General

Baked Shrimp with Feta Cheese
Garides me Feta
(Seafood)
Baked casserole of shrimp in tomato sauce with scallions and feta cheese
posted: 01/10/2007

Batter-fried Salt Cod with Skordalia
Bakaliaros Tighanitos me Skordalia
(Seafood)
Salt cod dipped in batter and deep-fried with garlic and potato sauce (skordalia)
posted: 01/10/2007

Beef Stew from Greece
Stifado
(Stews)
Beef stew in tomato sauce and wine with vinegar, white onions, and feta cheese
posted: 01/10/2007

Black-eyed Pea Salad
Mavromakita Fasolia
(Salads)
Salad of black-eyed peas dressed with dill and scallions
posted: 05/27/2010

Braised Lamb and Eggplant
Arni me Melitzanes
(Lamb)
Lamb shoulder braised with eggplant, onions, and tomatoes
posted: 10/03/2007

Cauliflower Gratin
Psito Kounoupithi
(Vegetables)
Cauliflower gratin with Bechamel sauce
posted: 10/02/2011

Fish Baked in Grape Leaves
Psari Fournou me Ambelofia
(Seafood)
Whole baked fish stuffed with herbs and wrapped with grape leaves
posted: 01/24/2011

Fried Pork Shoulder with Ricotta
(Pork)
Crispy skillet-fried pork shoulder in a de-glazed sauce of water and oregano with ricotta cheese
posted: 12/28/2006

Crete

Kalitsounia - Fried Cheese Crescents

Meat Pie from Crete

General

Baked Shrimp with Feta Cheese

Batter-fried Salt Cod with Skordalia

Beef Stew from Greece

Black-eyed Pea Salad

Braised Lamb and Eggplant

Cauliflower Gratin

Fish Baked in Grape Leaves

Fried Pork Shoulder with Ricotta

Grilled Octopus

Gyro, Shawarma, Doner Kebab

Kakavia - Greek Fish Stew

Moussaka

Pastitsio

Prassopitta- Leek Pie

Saganaki

Skordalia - Garlic Sauce

Spanakopita - Spinach Pie

Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Feta Cheese

Tyropitakia - Cheese Pie

Tzatziki

"Grill Italian hooks the cook in the introduction. Who would not want to light the grill after reading the author's description of an alfresco dinner in Sicily ? The recipes are generally on the simple side, relying on the fresh ingredients and herbs for flavor rather than on heavy marinades and bastings. I love the frequent trick of alternating items on skewers with cubes of oil-soaked bread or that of sprinkling on bread crumbs to add texture ? Sausages, onions and oranges skewered together offer a delightful change of pace."
- Florence Fabricant, New York Times

If you believe that vegetables are the keystone to a sound diet, and if you believe, as more than a few influential cooks do, that many vegetables are best-- and best prepared— in countries that surround the Mediterranean Sea, this [book Mediterranean Vegetables] may prove to be the best of all possible books. This is a lively reference book that contains a generous number of workable recipes. Here’s a book that’s likely to make the commute from bedside table to kitchen and back frequently. Voted Top 10 Cookbooks of 2001
- William Rice, Chicago Tribune

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