Welcome to Crete! The largest of all the Greek Islands.
Crete is located more than 200 miles away from Athens, in the southern part of the Aegean Sea.
I had the opportunity to connect with Eleni Athirnari, a local chef who was born and raised in Crete. She not only works as a personal chef, she also offers cooking classes to tourists…
You can find her here: Cook4you.gr
Here are the 6 Recipes we made:
DAKOS INGREDIENTS:
- TOMATO
- OREGANO
- OLIVE OIL
- CAPERS
- SALT
- GOAT CHEESE
KALITSOUNIA INGREDIENTS:
DOUGH:
- FLOUR
- WATER
- OLIVE OIL
- SALT
FILLING:
- GOAT CHEESE
- FRESH MINT
TRADITIONAL LAMB INGREDIENTS:
- LAMB
- POTATOS
- ZUCCHINI
- CARROTS
- RED ONION
- TOMATO PASTE
- OLIVE OIL
- SALT
- PEPPER
- ROSEMARY
TZATZIKI INGREDIENTS:
- GREEK YOGURT (YOU CAN SUBSTITUTE PLANT-BASED YOGURT IF YOU’RE VEGAN)
- GARLIC
- CUCUMBER
- VINEGAR
- SALT
- PEPPER
ZUCCHINI PATTIES INGREDIENTS:
- ZUCCHINI
- GARLIC
- CARROT
- ONION
- MINT
- DILL
- PARSLEY
- SALT
- PEPPER
- FLOUR
- EGG
- FETA
CRETAN/GREEK SALAD INGREDIENTS:
- TOMATOES
- RED ONION
- CUCUMBER
- GREEN PEPPER
- GOAT CHEESE
- OLIVES
- SALT
- OREGANO
- OLIVE OIL
