Colourful vegetable and bacon Winter salad with yoghurt dressing

Rich in veggies but not blunt in taste thanks to the thin bacon rashers and the olives and refreshing thanks to the creamy yoghurt sauce! An easy but very filling salad to enjoy any time and even as a light lunch

Marinated cauliflower, olives and Spring onions salad with spicy lemon dressing

A very nutritious salad which can be also served as a first dish! The fresh, crunchy cauliflower along with the rest of the ingredients blend together nicely offering a very tasty and seasonal dish

Shrimp, ham and pineapple rice salad

Full of (still) Summer flavours this is a light, refreshing and delicious salad which can also be served as a first dish! Summer won't stay with us for too long so lets take advantage of the various savoury and sweet flavours to enjoy it until the last moment!

Crispy kataifi pastry millefeuilles with feta cheese and salad - An elegant presentation of the famous Greek salad

A delicious and light recipe to serve as a first dish. An unusual version of a recipe well known worldwide which will manage to please your guests to the full! Crispy kataifi pastry (shredded pastry) replaces the classic puff pastry sheets to create this savoury millefeuille. The famous Greek salad presented in a totally new way but with its classic taste unspoilt!

Amaranth greens (vleeta) and roasted Summer vegetables salad served with creamy garlic dip

This is a super Summer recipe to enjoy some of the most tasty seasonal greens and vegetables! "Vleeta" greens are very popular in Greece and my favourite summer green salad. In the past I have posted another recipe and showed you how we usually cook and eat this sweet type of "horta". In today's recipe they work together with some roasted vegetables and served with "skordalia", the traditional garlic dip. All this ultimately makes this recipe an ideal side dish to accompany various meat and fish dishes. You can omit, if you want, the garlic dip and then the recipe becomes a classic salad, drizzling on top with olive oil and lemon juice or malt vinegar

Black-eyed beans with fennel in very light tomato sauce

This very simple but tasty and so nutritious dried pulses recipe can be served as a first dish, warm salad or a vegetarian meal. The fennel gives this a distinctive but elegant flavour and aroma to the recipe and, when in season, you can enrich the dish adding a leek cut in thin rings

Lentils salad with roasted tomatoes, avocado and feta cheese

Using the so tasty and so nutritious lentils we can create a really filling salad which could even be served as a light lunch those hot days when we don't like the idea of staying in the kitchen too long! Combining the lentils with the cheese, the tomatoes and a tasty dressing this recipe can become one of your favourites and the addition of the avocado only enriches the whole dish giving it also a refreshing flavour

Aromatic rice and carrot salad with nuts and fresh spearmint

Light but nutritious, colourful and delicious recipe for all hours and days to enjoy as a salad or even as a light meal!

Aubergines, red peppers and Feta cheese skillet salad

In my opinion it's not really the right season for vegetables like courgettes or aubergines and although nowadays such veggies can be found in the market all year round, in general, I avoid to cook them before Summer really comes... But, sometimes, you feel the need for something different, something refreshing that will give you the feeling that Summer is not so far away after all. This salad is a good example of what I mean! It is quite versatile since, beside as a salad, it can also be served  as a side dish to various meat, fish and poultry dishes or even as a light meal during the warmer months when served cold. The combination of the ingredients are perfectly balanced and the feta cheese makes all the difference 

Greek-style Easter eggs salad with capers and vinegar mustard dressing

Every year, in most households I believe, the amount of eggs dyed for the Easter weekend are far more than enough! And, believe me, they never get wasted because they have more than one use! What I mean is that beside the traditional game we have with the red eggs (click here to find out about this interesting tradition of ours) and which some of them are consumed there and then, the rest will be used in various salads, pies and as an appetizer or side dish either the same night or during the big feast of Easter Sunday but also during the following days. This recipe here is one of many versions of Easter eggs salad we make in Greece and it is really very tasty. Just a few ingredients are enough to transform the ordinary boiled eggs (in this case Easter ones) to a delicious dish! We have tried this recipe already using it as a meze dish to accompany our ouzo (with ordinary boiled eggs) but I'm looking forward to having it again on Sunday since the Easter eggs I find that, in a mysterious way, always are tastier:-))  

Easy Springtime greens and shrimp salad with mildly spiced dressing

An easy but beautiful, refreshing and so tasty recipe to serve as a first dish or as a shared salad. And I might call it "Springtime" but of course it can be served all way through the Summer months. The shrimps can be replaced with king prawns if you prefer

Springtime Lettuce Salad with Orange and Almond Brittle

This seasonal salad not only has a welcomed refreshing flavour to offer thanks to the last of Wintertime oranges but also an extra flavour and texture thanks to the crunchy and nutty brittle which makes it really special! Ideal not only as a salad to share but as a first dish or even a light meal

Potato, bacon and caramelised onions salad with yoghurt and mustard dressing

An easy potato salad for all seasons which can also be served as a side dish or as a light meal besides as a classic salad. The red onions and the bacon (of course!) make the difference and the yoghurt-based dressing gives this nice refreshing touch to the dish. I said "all seasons" and I mean it because it can be eaten even cold during the Summer months

Seasonal chicken salad with apples, celery, pears and walntus

Nutritious, filling and very tasty this salad can be also served as a light meal. All the ingredients work together well and the roasted walnuts give a special crunchy texture and an extra flavour. The yoghurt-based dressing is ideal for this salad making it even more refreshing

Filling broccoli salad with boiled eggs, pine nuts and Greek prosciutto

An easy to prepare but really tasty and filling Wintertime salad which can be served not only as a salad but also as a first dish or even as a light meal for those who don't have much time for cooking 

Marinated cabbage and carrot salad "à la Polita"

Cabbage (red & white) with carrots is my farourite Wintertime salad but this one today is a special version. "Politiki salad" or "à la Polita", coming from "Poli", Constantinople. A different cabbage salad than the classic version we make in Greece. Another recipe coming with the Greeks from Asia Minor. More tangy and maybe more interesting in taste which sometimes can be found with blond raisins added in

Lentils and fennel salad with green olives and citrus dressing

Simple, but very tasty, refreshing and nutritious salad which can be served lukewarm or cold but also to enjoy it as a light meal. The ingredients suit each other very nicely and the orange & lemon dressing give that extra kick to the dish. It is a great accompaniment to various grilled fish or squid and cuttlefish recipes

FESTIVE SEASON 2013-2014: Festive salad with chicon, radishes, walnuts, blue cheese and apples

A special meal for such a special day it would not be complete without a special side dish and this is what this seasonal salad offers! Belgian endive (or chicon) is probably the best choice for a crispy, refreshing salad that will accompany in the best way various roasted meat and poultry dishes and we actually discovered last year, when we first had this salad, that its subtle bitter/peppery flavour really compliments game meat like the wild pig for example. Chicon, in this salad, works wonderfully with the rest of the ingredients and it comes in a nice balance with the apples and the honey-mustard dressing. It is a great seasonal salad which can also be served as a first dish in other occasions through the Winter months

FESTIVE SEASON 2013-2014: Crispy green salad with avocado and pomegranate

So colourful, refreshing, nutritious and tasty salad to serve at this year's Christmas or New Year table! The various vegetables manage to suit each other perfectly and the pomegranate gives this extra freshness with its ruby colour and crunchy texture. The light dressing only compliments the salad which can accompany any Holiday roasted meat and poultry dish

PUMPKIN SEASON : Warm salad with marinated baked pumpkin and other root vegetables

A different way to enjoy some Autumn and Winter-time vegetables with a great taste. A delicious and nutritious salad which gets a special flavour after marinating the ingredients. It also works great as a side dish next to various roasted meat and poultry dishes