Greek Recipes

Garithes Santorini is the islands famous dish. Also one of my favorite Greek recipes!! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Olive oil
2 tsp Unsalted butter
1/8 tsp Crushed red pepper
1-1/4 lbs Jumbo shrimp
2 Cloves chopped garlic
1/2 cup Dry white wine
1-1/4 lbs fresh tomatoes, peeled, seeded and thinly sliced
1 1/2 tbsp chopped fresh oregano
2 oz Fresh Feta Cheese – crumpled
1 medium onion finely sliced
Salt

Preparation:

Preheat the oven at 400F. Rinse shrimp in cold water and drain. Peel the shrimp, leaving the head and tail intact. Season with salt and pepper. Place shrimp in large oven-proof baking dish. In a large saute pan, heat the olive oil. Add the onions. Season with salt and pepper. Saute for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes, garlic, and herbs. Saute for 1 minute. Add the wine and bring liquid to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for about 2-3 minutes. Pour the mixture over the shrimp. Sprinkle top with feta cheese. Place in the oven and roast for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven, garnish with parsley and serve.

Serves 6

Tiropitakia (cheese pastries) are the must-have Greek appetizer. Everybody loves them and they are very easy to make. I haven’t gone to one Greek household where I never have been served “warm” tiropites! Here’s an easy Greek recipe to try, Enjoy!

Ingredients

1/2 lb Feta Cheese
1 cup Kefalotiri Cheese
1 cup Parmesan Cheese
2 Eggs
chopped Parsley
Pepper
1/2 cup melted Butter
1 1/2 lbs Phyllo (pastry sheets)

Preparation

Crumble or mash the feta cheese with a fork. Add the grated cheese, parsley, eggs and pepper.

Cut Phyllo pastry sheets in strips about 2×12 inches. Stack them one on top of the other to prevent from drying. Brush each strip with melted butter, put one teaspoon of the filling on one end of a strip and fold over one corner to make a triangle. Continue folding pastry strip from side to side in the shape of a triangle until the entire pastry strip covers the filling. Proceed in this manner with pastry strips and filling until all are used.

Put “tiropitakia” on a buttered baking sheet, brush with melted butter and bake in a moderate oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve hot. Makes about 4 dozen.