Lettuce, boiled eggs and fried courgettes salad with yoghurt dressing

An easy but very tasty Summertime green salad to accompany various BBQ or roasted meat and poultry dishes! It is quite filling because of the eggs and it can be also served as a light meal on its own along with some fresh bread. The courgettes cut in thin strips and fried give an extra flavour to the salad and the dressing is very tasty and refreshing

Classic beef and aubergines stew in tomato sauce

This is a popular Summer dish due to the tomatoes and the eggplants or the courgettes you can add in it and which both are still in season. These type of dishes we call them "kokkinista" in Greek and this term refers to meats when they are slowly cooked in tomato and/or wine sauce (with or without any veggies in, because you can also serve them with potatoes, pasta or rice pilaf). The "kokkinista" always have been a cornerstone of Greek cooking and whole generations have been raised with these dishes. The recipe needs its time to be cooked but this what makes it even more tastier and it is a great idea to feed and please a big crowd

Stuffed courgette blossoms with herbs and rice (served with Feta cheese dressing)

Courgette blossoms is a very tasty Summer delicacy. A lot of people have them as an appetizer but it could easily be considered as a light main course. There are various versions of the dish. The vegetarian version stuffed with herbs and rice, the one with ground meat and the one stuffed with various cheeses and then fried. That definitely is an appetizer. They can be cooked in the pot or in the oven or fried, depending on the filling you will use. You can find courgette blossoms at the veggie market if you don't have any in your garden. Whatever the case make sure that you get the blossoms very early in the morning while they are still open

Fresh cod fillets with aubergines and courgettes in light tomato sauce

A very tasty dish to enjoy this fleshy fish along with two very popular seasonal vegetables. The original recipe asks for salted (cured) cod fillets. But, as you know by now, they need some preparation in advance so you can use fresh (or frozen) cod fillets. This is something I did the last few times I cooked the recipe so to gain some time. The cod goes nicely next to the courgettes and the aubergines and cooked in this tomato sauce you have a nutritious but also filling and light family-friendly meal. A suggestion I have for you is that it is preferable to get fillets from the back of the cod. Not only they are more meaty but it seems that they have much less bones to deal with

Summer fruits salad with Anthotyro cheese drizzled with ouzo-scented syrup

A very easy but also very tasty and refreshing fruit salad to end up a nice Summer dinner! Seasonal fruits in small bites along with some elegant Anthotyro cheese and poured over with a special syrup!

Baked aubergine rolls stuffed with ground meat

A delicious and not complicated dish to make for a Sunday meal. The aubergines are still in season and they are such a delicious and versatile vegetable since they can be cooked in so many different ways