The Greek Diet电子书

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

Part I: Meet the Greeks

Part II: Going Greek

Part III: The Twelve Pillar Foods

Pillar One: Olive Oil

Pillar Two: Yogurt

Pillar Three: Vegetables

Pillar Four: Beans

Pillar Five: Seafood

Pillar Six: Whole Grains

Pillar Seven: Wine

Pillar Eight: Herbs and Spices

Pillar Nine: Fruit

Pillar Ten: Coffee and Tea

Pillar Eleven: Nuts and Seeds

Pillar Twelve: Chicken and Eggs

Supplemental Foods

Part IV: The Recipes

Salads

Roka Salad

Fig-Balsamic Dressing

Marouli Salad

Feta-Yogurt Dressing

Couscous Salad

Lentil Salad with Oranges

Greek Salad (Horiatiki Salata)

Cucumber Dressing

Pomegranate-Kale Salad

Tuna Salad (Tonosalata)

Salad with Orange-Honey Dressing

Wheat Berry Salad

Fruit Salad

Watermelon Salad with Feta and Mint

Soups

Chicken Soup with Egg-Lemon Emulsion (Kotosoupa Avgolemono)

Pea and Leek Soup (Hortosoupa)

Lentil Soup (Fakes)

Mushroom Barley Soup

Greek Fish Stew (Kakavia)

Tahini Vegetable Soup (Tahinosoupa)

Chickpea Stew (Sifnos Revithada)

Cannellini Bean Soup (Fasolada)

Vegetarian

Vegetable Souvlaki

Vegetable Stew (Turlu)

Vegetarian Moussaka

Artichoke Stew with Vegetables (Artichokes “a la Polita”)

Stuffed Baby Eggplant (Papoutsakia)

Stuffed Zucchini (Zucchini Gemista)

Artichokes with Rice and Vegetables

Braised Cauliflower (Kounoupidi)

Braised Green Beans (Fasolakia)

Mashed Cauliflower with Roasted Garlic

Fasolakia Lemonata

Wild Greens in Tomato Sauce (Horta Giahni)

Spanakopita Triangles

Pumpkin and Zucchini Pie (Kolokithopita)

Wild Greens Pie (Hortopita)

Carrot and Halloumi Croquettes (Karotopites Me Halloumi)

Zucchini Croquettes (Kolokithokeftedes)

Tomato Fritters (Domatokeftedes)

Mushroom Risotto (Kritharaki Me Manitaria)

Spaghetti with Fresh Tomato Sauce

Trahana

Cannellini Beans in White Sauce (Fasolia Giahni)

Black-Eyed Beans with Spinach and Swiss Chard

Braised Giant Beans with Spinach (Gigantes Me Spanaki)

Greek Split Peas (Fava)

Cold Red Lentil Faux Meatballs

Polisporia

Keftedes with Pligouri (Bulgar Patties), Fresh Herbs, and a Lemon Verbena Yogurt Sauce

Barley Rusks with Tomatoes (Dakos Me Domates)

Greek Frittata

Scrambled Eggs with Feta Cheese (Kayana)

Dolmadakia

Seafood

Fish en Papillote

Steamed Mussels (Mydia)

Crab Cakes (Kavourokeftedes)

Salmon with Fennel and Leeks

Psari Microlimano

Quinoa Pilafaki with Shrimp, Lemon, and Herbs

Grilled Octopus (Htapodaki Stin Schara)

Grilled Branzino with Tomato-Kalamata Tapenade

Salmon Souvlaki

Baked Shrimp with Feta Cheese in Tomato Sauce (Saganaki Shrimp)

Grilled Calamari (Kalamari Tis Skaras)

Octopus with Orzo

Baked Salmon with Yogurt Sauce

Bulgur Pilafaki with Mussels

Meat and Poultry

Lamb Souvlaki

Grilled Chicken Breast (Kotopoulo Psito)

Keftedakia

Chicken with Peppers (Kotopoulo Me Piperies)

Spring Stuffed Leg of Lamb (Boutaki Yemisto)

Chicken with Dill

Lamb Fricassee (Arnaki Frikase)

Chicken and Mushroom Souvlaki

Mediterranean Chicken Stew

Desserts

Round Baklava (Kyklos Baklava)

Pears with Mavroda Phne Sauce (Pearswith Sweet Red Wine Sauce)

Rice Pudding (Rizogalo)

Almond Cookies (Amigdalota)

Lemon–Olive Oil Cake

Preserved Cherries in Syrup (Gliko Tou Koutaliou Kerasi)

Frozen Greek Yogurt

Greek Baked Apples

Honey Pie (Melopita)

Carrot Cake

Semolina Cake (Halvas)

Snacks, Sauces, and Dips

My Mother’s Greek Yogurt

Maria’s Hummus

Tzatziki

Eggplant Salad (Melitzanosalata)

Walnut-Olive Spread

Taramosalata (Carp Roe Spread)

Roasted Beet–Yogurt Dip

Mint-Yogurt Sauce

Traditional Egg-Lemon Sauce (Avgolemono Sauce)

Ladolemono Sauce

Caramelized Tomatoes (and Coulis)

Baked Kale Chips

Baked Apple Chips

Crunchy Toasted Chickpeas

Whole-Grain Pita Bread

Whole-Grain Pita Chips

Multigrain Bread (of the Ancient Greeks)

Greek Coffee

Greek Mountain Tea

Greek Morning Shake

Acknowledgments

Index

Photographic Insert

About the Authors

Credits

Copyright

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