Greek Lunch
A Greek lunch is mezze and a long afternoon. A horiatiki, a bowl of fava, gyros from the corner. Eleni Papadopoulos says the food does not need garnish.
Featured greek lunch recipes
- Horiatiki, no-garnish salad — Eleni Papadopoulos · Santorini, Greece · Eleni: tomato, cucumber, onion, olive, feta, oil. The garnish is a confession.
- Fava Santorinis, yellow split-pea — Eleni Papadopoulos · Santorini, Greece · Eleni: yellow split peas, onion, capers, lemon. Volcanic terroir, simple plate.
- Pork gyros, vertical spit — Iris · Athens, Greece · Marinated pork, vertical spit, pita, tomato, onion, tzatziki, fries inside.
- Pork souvlaki, charcoal — Iris · Athens, Greece · Cubed pork, lemon-olive oil-oregano marinade, hot grill, eight minutes.
- Tzatziki, strained yogurt — Maria Stavros · Kalamata, Greece · Maria: strain the yogurt, salt the cucumber, garlic, dill, oil.
- Dolmades, grape leaves — Iris · Athens, Greece · Grape leaves, rice, herbs, lemon, olive oil. Cold or warm.
- Grilled octopus, oregano — Eleni Papadopoulos · Santorini, Greece · Eleni: braised first, then grilled. Oil, lemon, oregano. Stop there.
- Fasolada, white-bean soup — Iris · Northern Greece · White beans, carrot, celery, olive oil, the national soup.
- Taramasalata, fish-roe spread — Iris · Athens, Greece · Fish roe, bread, lemon, olive oil. Pink, briny, on warm pita.
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