Cooking Traditional Greek Dishes – Crete, Greece

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