Greek dinner
So if you can’t travel to Greece right now, Greece will just have to come to us. And what better way to make that happened than to cook yourself a greek dinner. Travel inspired dinners coming up, and we are even thinking of making this a series of blog posts, so please let us know if this kind of post would interest you!
Just go all-in with music, foods, and beer. And take your time to set the table, make it into a party! But if you are at home, don’t go throwing those plates around – that makes quite a mess. Did I tell you that we did that throwing plates thing when we visited Athens for new years?
So we made tzatziki with extra garlic, greek salad with feta cheese and red onions, garlic bread, olives filled with garlic, grilled goat cheese with roasted garlic. Yes, a lot of garlic. Meat souvlaki and some french fries. The entire kitchen smelled of garlic for a few days…
And just to add some flavor we topped the dinner off with a greek beer called Mythos and of course some Ouzo on the side. And greek music to set the mood.
Heres how you do it… add about eight skewers in water for ten minutes before its time to use them. Polish the meat and cut them into smaller pieces.
Divide the meat onto the skewers. Mix olive oil, lemon juice, pressed garlic, rosemary, and black pepper into a marinade. Add the marinade on the skewers and leave in the fridge for a few hours. Of course, we used the outdoor grill to cook the meat, nothing but a barbeque will due when you’re cooking greek foods right?
And to be completely honest, the husband would not have had it any other way, there’s just something about men and the outdoor grill… don’t get me wrong, I am not complaining or anything, I love grilled foods just like the next one, but am I right or what?
Out of all the times that I have been to Greece I have never found myself disliking the food. On the contrary, whether I have found myself on the mainland in Athens or on a small island like Samos, Rhodes, or Crete, I have always enjoyed the food. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I am guessing it all has to do with the environment as well, I mean, the food always tastes better when its served in that special place right?
So okay, it may have something to do with the seasoning as well… oregano, garlic, onion, dill, parsley, marjoram and thyme, the dried herbs and spices that they use around the Mediterranean is just something different. It’s not we don’t have that kind of spices at home, and we use it for sure, but it never quite tastes the same as it does in Greece. It does not matter if you use basil, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and pepper at home to make that perfect cuisine if you cant add that special flavor of sunshine, love, and greek vibes at the end. I don’t know if its the salt from the sea that does that little extra, but whatever it is, I have not found that big secret ingredients that they use to make their fantastic.
I am not saying that the food we made wasn’t amazing, because it sure was. All I am saying that I would rather have tasted it in Greece, or better yet, been able to cook it in Greece.
I know that most people like Greek food, but what’s your favorite?
//Ann
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59 Comments
Ingelasresor
Ser gott ut
Enitalienareisverige
Det är sant, jag älskar deras rätter och produkter. Det räker med en sallad, kalamata oliver och Feta och man känner sig i Grekland .
Anngelic
Ohja, lite oliver och tzatziki sen är det som att vara i grekland. Och ett glas vin kanske 😋
//Ann
Anngelic
Det var supergott! 😃
Den ugnsbakade getosten var nog min favorit!
//Ann
Liv
Såg riktigt smarrigt ut. Älskar grekiskt!
Anngelic
Det var verkligen supergott! 😃
//Ann
Terri Steffes
Looks delicious!
celinelundqvists
Gud vad gott det såg ut! Orkar inte ens!
Enitalienareisverige
Precis 👍
Angela
I will try this as we should have been going to Santorini so we will bring the food to us as we know can’t go.
Georgina
What a great idea to bring Greek to your dinner table! I absolutely love Greek food and your description of all that spices has inspired me to look into my pantry for spices. I do have a couple of Ouzo, so I’m part okay 😊 Lovely idea for food blog series. Look forward to reading them
Jay Artale
We’re a 20 minute ferry ride from our nearest greek island, and whenever we go over there we always go to the supermarket to buy a bulk load of greek feta and bags or oregano. I’m a sucker for a freshly made greek salad. Sometimes its the simple dishes that can bring the biggest please — just no green peppers for me!
CHELSEA MESSINA
WOW! You guys are GREAT cooks. Next time you wanna cook like that, I’d be more than happy to come over and sample it for you 😊 I like the idea of you doing more posts like this. Throw on “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and it’ll be like you’re right there haha
Anngelic
It was Terri! 😃
//Ann
Anngelic
Haha 😃
//Ann
Anngelic
You really should Angela, it tasted great 😊
//Ann
Anngelic
I am all in for the Ouzo 😃
//Ann
Anngelic
I know… the herbes in greece are amazing! 😃
//Ann
Anngelic
Thanks Chelsea!
And you are very welcome to join us! 😃
//Ann
Jessica Collazo
My favorite is my Puertorrican Food. And I love greek food too
Matt
I LOVE Greek food. Someday I will get to travel to Greece and try some there. 😊
Steven Morrissette
Greek food is the best! I always go to a little greek restaurant near my house. After reading your article I feel like ordering some.
Kuntala
I loved your idea of sharing the delicacies from Greece. I have fair idea of what are the special dishes of Greece. Your post gave me good insights. Have a dream to visit Greece and hopefully can make it once the world heals.
Rosey
Ha! That’s fun that you got to throw plates. I do love a good Greek dish.
sayed williams
Greek food looks amazing!! I am yet to try it out. I have make them at home these days.
khoingn | The Broad Life
I heard that Greek food is good for health. Thanks to your post I learn more about that!
Anngelic
I dont think I have ever had Puertorrican Food, I am gonna look into that, thanks! 😊
//Ann
Anngelic
You are gonna love the realdeal Matt 😊
//Ann
Anngelic
Haha go for it Steven 😃
//Ann
Anngelic
I hope that you one day get to eat Greek food in Greece 😊
//Ann
Anngelic
Haha Rosey, it sure was 😃
//Ann
Anngelic
You really should try to make some yourself, it tastes great 😊
//Ann
Anngelic
Thank you for stopping by, we’re happy to hear that you enjoyed our post 😃
//Ann
Subhashish Roy
We were planning to be in Greece this summer. Will make do with these lovely food platters
Stephen
Sadly my holiday to Greece has had to be put on hold, but I will certainly be snacking on some of these suggestions in a vain hope to capture the feeling of being there
Jan
That Greek dinner looks awesome! I love the goat cheese and garlic. They really go with greek food, don’t they? You seem to be a great cook. As you said rightly, if you can’t go to Greece, let Greece come to you! 😊
Desireekujala
Men mums vad Mycket gott!! Tzatsiki är en stor favorit 😃
dianasdrömmar
Gud så gott och mysigt det ser ut kram
littlemisadvencha
The foods look so delicious. and i love the way you shot your photos! <3 most especially, i am loving greek foods..
dianasdrömmar
Så gott och mysigt det ser ut kram
Elisha
Wow! This looks great for parties. Hopefully I can make these for friends soon.
Ntensibe Edgar
Ooohhhh….those skewers!!!! May I have one?
Sue
Great idea to recreate the food & ambience at home! To hear you describe it makes me feel hungry & very nostalgic for all that fantastis Greek cuisine. And I agree, you can only go so far to make it perfect but there is something very special about having it all in the sunshine. We can but dream….
Nancy
Mmmm, everything looks delicious! Thanks for the recipes and great tips!
Anngelic
Hope you get to go soon Stephen 😊
/Angelica
Anngelic
Who does not like cheese and garlic. right? 😃
/Angelica
Anngelic
haha ohja, mer tzatsiki åt folket!
Det känns som den perfekta sommarmaten 😃
/Angelica
Anngelic
Thank you so much!
/Angelica
Anngelic
Kram!
/Angelica
Anngelic
Kram!
/Angelica
Anngelic
I am keeping my fingers crossed for you Elisha 😊
/Angelica
Anngelic
There are plenty to go around, help your self! 😃
//Ann
Anngelic
We had a blast making the food, and an even better time eating it 😃 Soon Sue, soon, we’ll be in the sun again 😊
//Ann
Anngelic
You are most welcome Nancy 😊
//Ann
hilmak
Shit va gott det ser ut!! 😍
Becki
What a great idea for a themed meal. Love how you added so much garlic to evertything, is there such a thing as too much garlic? I don’t think so. I bet that goats cheese tasted divine. And all washed down with Ouzo. I remmeber drinking that once before, but someone had diluted it with water and put in lots of ice to make it into a long drink. Delicious, thanks for sharing the inspiration
Yukti
I love travel themed meals. And so Greek dinner is always great as it has many veggie options for me. I love their feta cheese, Greek yoghurt and peppers filled with rice.
Karthika
Oh my! Greek food looks so great and so many different flavors and textures in your images. I a m sure it was delicious
Ida
Åhh grekiskt är ju så himla gott!! När vi var i Grekland så levde vi loppan gällande maten, otroligt mycket god mat och fräsch också! 😃