488944 Tue Feb 12 10:29:54 -0800 2008 12 31 Home Cooking 0 3389804 Making a greek-themed meal this weekend, and looking for some great recipes. Definitely looking for spanikopita and yogurt-marinated chicken recipes and other suggestions. Thanks! Tue Feb 12 10:29:54 -0800 2008 128251 Ima Foodie 1 3389948 I love this faux-tandoori chicken from Cooking Light:http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=352335 I love the Country Greek Salad from Cook's Illustrated. An authentic Greek Salad has no lettuce, just cukes and tomatoes and red onion, Kalmatas, maybe peppers. Serve a big rectangle of feta on side, and use dried oregano in your dressing. Tue Feb 12 11:03:40 -0800 2008 3389804 89015 girlwonder88 1 3389956 I did a Greek themed meal last year. Unfortunatly my brother and his family were not big on lamb. Oh well. Here are some pics of what I made. Spinach with egg and cheese, moussaka, gyros, feta and olives Tue Feb 12 11:05:27 -0800 2008 3389804 89493 scubadoo97 2 3389965 more pics. Lentils and rice, hummus and baklava. These last 3 are more Middle Eastern but it went well. Tue Feb 12 11:07:31 -0800 2008 3389956 89493 scubadoo97 2 3390165 wow those look great! do you mind sharing the recipe for the spinach dish? Tue Feb 12 11:51:45 -0800 2008 3389956 120748 vballgal 3 3390233 The basic recipe is something like this large pkg 20 oz, of frozen chopped spinach thawed and squeezed lightly to remove some water 1 small onion chopped 1 clove garlic minced 1 stalk celery chopped 6 eggs beaten 1/2 pound cottage cheese or you could use feta for more flavor 12 oz munster cheese, grated salt and pepper to taste. Saute the vegetables in a little oil. Add spinach to saute pan and cook to remove some water. Mix cottage cheese and eggs together with the sauteed vegetables and spinach. Top with grated munster and bake in dish at 350 for 45 min or so. Tue Feb 12 12:06:22 -0800 2008 3390165 89493 scubadoo97 4 3390915 awesome, thank you! Tue Feb 12 14:45:37 -0800 2008 3390233 120748 vballgal 1 3390014 Greek avgolemono soup would make a nice course before the main entree. Tue Feb 12 11:21:11 -0800 2008 3389804 65673 monavano 1 3390308 I have many recipes that my MIL taught me when she visited from Greece years ago and I taught Greek cooking for awhile. I have posted many here- if you can;t find them and want a repeat I will be happy to - my favorite is dolmathes (stuffed grape leaves) stuffed with lamb and rice and served with egg lemon sauce; also mousakka; pastitio; spanikopita; gigandes (giant beans); tsatsiki; avgolemono (egg lemon soup); baklava; galactoboureko Tue Feb 12 12:23:07 -0800 2008 3389804 13202 emilief 1 4700244 anyone have a dressing with the oregano for the greek country salad mentioned by girlwonder? and i love spanakopita. does anyone have a favorite recipe that you can link here? thanks. scubadoo, i like that spinach casserole you made. do you ever use dill? or dried mint? (maybe i'm just thinking spanakopita). finally, does anyone have an idea for a greek mixed olive marinade? and what olive selection do you use? Wed May 20 08:16:29 -0700 2009 3389804 105717 alkapal 2 4701053 for rustic salads I like to use good olive oil, red wine vinegar, a little honey to balance the acid and greek oregano. Maybe a little mustard to bind along with s and p. Mashed garlic if you like it in your dressing. I have not used dill in the spinich, although it would taste good. dried mint i use in many applications with greek and middle eastern dishes. Wed May 20 11:57:34 -0700 2009 4700244 89493 scubadoo97 3 4701145 This is like spanakopita only in one big pie - super easy so it's good for a crowd. Not sure where I originally got this recipe from. I normally wouldn't use Butter flavour cooking spray but in this case it works well. I'm sure you could brush on melted butter instead if you have an aversion to the spray. Easy Spinach Pie 2 (10 ounce) packages chopped spinach, thawed, drained and squeezed dry 3 green onions, chopped 4 eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 cup cottage cheese 1 (4 ounce) package crumbled feta cheese 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon dill 10 sheets phyllo dough, thawed Butter Flavor No-Stick Cooking Spray -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8x8 baking dish with Cooking Spray. In a medium bowl, stir together first 9 ingredients. Lay one sheet of phyllo in the baking dish, allowing edges to hang over. Spray completely with Butter Flavor No-stick Cooking Spray. Repeat with 4 more sheets of phyllo, spraying and alternating the direction of each sheet. Transfer spinach mixture to phyllo lined dish. Spray and layer remaining sheets as directed for bottom layer. Turn in edges to form a rim. Spray rim and top layer. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing into 4-6 pieces. Wed May 20 12:20:20 -0700 2009 4701053 186821 16crab 1 4701184 I have the topic below bookmarked for Greek mezethes ( I posted on a Greek menu I did at the time, and there are lots of other good ideas): Favorite Greek Meze Recipes? http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/284485 Wed May 20 12:27:57 -0700 2009 3389804 10271 Rubee