Celebrating Authentic Greek & Mediterranean-Inspired Recipes - The Greek Foodie

Celebrating Authentic Greek & Mediterranean-Inspired Recipes

Send your taste buds on a culinary vacation with delicious plant-first and fresh Greek recipes. From traditional favorites to inspired fusion dishes, bring the tastes of the Mediterranean to your dinner table today!

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A plate with sliced tomatoes and onions, olives, feta cheese cubes, pieces of greek gyro lemon wedges and pitas.

Homemade Traditional Greek Pork Gyros

bowl of lentil soup and a spoon.

Greek Lentil Soup – Fakes

A pita bread with pork, tzatziki, tomatoes and onions.

Greek Souvlaki With Pita

A white dutch oven with beef stew and a serving spoon on a cloth napkin.

Stifado – Greek Red Wine Beef Stew

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A fig toast with feta, herbs and honey on a table.

Fig Toast With Feta

Chicken meatballs on lemon rice in a plate with a lemon wedge and utensils.

Chicken Meatballs With Lemon Rice

A skillet with Za'atar Lemon Chicken Orzo, two lemon wedges and serving utensils, and a cloth napkin on a table.

Za’atar Lemon Chicken Orzo

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I am Jenny, a Greek living in the greater New York City area. I like to say I am a beauty art director turned foodie, aka the Greek foodie. Born and raised in Greece, my fondness for good food goes hand in hand with my heritage. My absolute favorite thing to do is cook delicious food to enjoy with family and friends…

Make this delicious fig tart

This beautiful tart has a phyllo crust and a delicious filling of figs, caramelized onions, rosemary, and gorgonzola cheese. It is a perfect way to show off late summer figs.

Appetizer Recipes

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A pita pizza with arugula, prosciutto and parmesan.

Pita Pizza Four Ways

A bowl with skordalia, the Greek potato garlic dip on a wooden table.

Skordalia-Greek Potato Garlic Dip

Close up of a shallow bowl with marinated olives in olive oil, lemon peel, feta cheese, and herbs.

Marinated Olives With Feta, Lemon And Garlic

A yellow plate with Cretan Dakos, a rusk with choppy tomatoes, mizithra cheese and extra virgin olive oil. At the back partial view of a plate.

Dakos Kritikos

Browse Recipes by Course

A plate with yogurt, sliced figs, walnuts and honey and a spoon. At the back a plate with figs and nuts.

Fried halloumi and tomatoes on toast, on a plate with a cloth napkin, tomatoes and fresh herbs.

A plate with two biftekia, greek burgers and roasted potatoes on a cloth napkin, next to a loaf of bread on a wooden table.

A white cup with Greek coffee on a black saucer, partial view of another cup and a glass of water.

Trigona, almond pastry triangles on a serving plate with a white holiday environment.

A plate with horta vrasta-Greek greens wit two slices of lemon and utensils.

Comfort Food for Anytime

Cozy recipes that feel like a hug.

A bowl with burst tomato pasta with fried halloumi and a spoon.

Quick Burst Tomato Pasta With Halloumi

A large bowl with fresh tomato pasta, two serving utensils and a cloth napkin. Partial view of a small plate with olives.

One-Pot Fresh Tomato Pasta

A large cast iron deep skillet with Greek chicken orzo-Giouvetsi and a spoon, on a napkin.

Greek Chicken Orzo-Giouvetsi Kotopoulo

A plate with two fried eggs and oven fries with a loaf of bread behind it, next to utensils and a cloth napkin.

Fried Eggs And Fries-Avga Me Patates

Vegetarian Recipes

Guaranteed-to-be-a-hit Greek vegetarian dishes.

Three glass bottles filled with olive oil, various herbs and garlic cloves on a white table.

How To Make Infused Olive Oil

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Drizzle fresh lemon juice and the rest of the olive oil. Mix well and enjoy!

Roasted Corn Tomato Salad

A plate with horta vrasta-Greek greens wit two slices of lemon and utensils.

Horta-Greek Greens With Olive oil And Lemon

A plate with two stuffed eggplants and some herbs.

Papoutsakia – Greek Stuffed Eggplants

Modern Greek Food

Dishes inspired by Greek traditional flavors and contemporary ingredients.

A cast iron skillet with Mediterranean tuna spaghetti and utensils.

Mediterranean Tuna Spaghetti

A cast iron large saucepan with spicy shrimp spaghetti - garidomakaronada, utensils, and a cloth napkin.

Shrimp Spaghetti-Garidomakaronada

A bowl with two lamb burgers, orzo and tomato salad and lemon wedges.

Greek Lamb Burger Bowl

A brioche bun with ham and a fried with bacon jam on top.

Fried Egg Sandwich

Sunday Dinner Ideas

Satisfying recipes for wonderful family meals.

Roasted cinnamon chicken and sweet potatoes in a baking dish with few herbs . On the table, and partial view of a salad, a bread loaf and serving utensils.

Roasted Cinnamon Chicken & Sweet Potatoes

A lamb roast with potatoes, tomato, olives and garlic in parchment paper in a pan.

Greek Slow Roasted Leg of Lamb In Parcel- Kleftiko

A chicken seasoned with fresh herbs in a black dutch oven.

Greek Dutch Oven Roast Chicken

A plate with soutzoukakia-cumin meatballs.

Cumin Meatballs In Red Sauce – Greek Soutzoukakia

Savory pies & galettes

Use these recipes and tips to make your homemade pies.

A greek pie with phyllo and sesame seeds, a napkin and utensils.

Kasseri Cheese Pie With Pastourma – Pita Caesarias

Savory Galette With Figs And Prosciutto

A tomato galette with feta cheese, onions and tomatoes on a cutting board surrounded with different color and size tomatoes.

Tomato Galette with Feta

A piece of crusted zucchini pie on a plate with a fork and spoon. Some basil leaves on the pie.

Greek No Crust Zucchini Pie – Kolokithopita

Curiosities

Foodies love all cuisines, and so do we!

A bowl with Mexican-inspired spicy chicken chipotle pasta, two serving utensils. A piece of parmesan cheese and parsley bunch above it. All on a wooden surface.

Spicy Chicken Chipotle Pasta Recipe

Brown butter salmon with capers and sundried tomatoes in a yellow pan with a cloth napkin on a white table.

Brown Butter Salmon With Capers And Sundried Tomatoes

Two pieces of parmesan crusted chicken with mayo and grilled vegetables on a white plate.

Parmesan Crusted Chicken With Mayo

A Meyer lemon ginger tart with a piece cut out on white wood.

Meyer Lemon Ginger Tart

Easy-breezy recipes

Good food does not have to be complicated.

A white cup with Greek coffee on a black saucer, partial view of another cup and a glass of water.

How To Make Greek Coffee

A plate with two biftekia, greek burgers and roasted potatoes on a cloth napkin, next to a loaf of bread on a wooden table.

Bifteki-The Greek Burger

Close up of a bowl with Greek seasoning blend and two spoons. Next to it rosemary leaves.

Greek Seasoning Blends

A platter with roasted Greek lemon chicken pieces and lemon potatoes.

Classic Greek Lemon Chicken And Potatoes