Recipe index

anchovy and parsley stuffing 56

apple and rose-water bâtons 72

apricot and ginger biscuits 105

avocado and green pepper stuffing 56

beans

white bean pâté 15

Yannis’s broad beans 17

beef dishes

beef with root vegetables 162

meatballs 149

biscuits

apricot and ginger 105

kourabiedes 73

blitz cake 154

breakfast

menemen 59

bredies

Edna Helfet’s spicy pumpkin 64

brinjals

brinjal and chickpea salad 141

brinjal bake with tomatoes and capers 22

papoutsakia 119

burghul wheat

tabbouleh 81

cakes

blitz cake 154

carrot cake legally adopted by la Petite Tarte 94

cream cheesecake 97

lemon cake 42

Milly Noik’s southern Georgia chocolate cake 153

capers

brinjal bake with tomatoes and capers 22

caper and yoghurt sauce 25

flavour combinations 25

caramelised pear and phyllo pastries 102

carrots

carrot and feta upside-down tart 161

carrot cake legally adopted by la Petite Tarte 94

cooked carrot salad 142

cauliflower soup 129

celeriac salad and pink grapefruit segments 110

champignons à la Grecque 86

cheese

carrot and feta upside-down tart 161

cheesecake, cream 97

chicken dishes

avgolemono chicken soup 189

Philip’s chicken pie 11

poached chicken breasts 78

poached chicken salad 78

tarragon chicken pie in phyllo 8

chickpeas

chickpea and brinjal salad 141

chickpeas and spinach 149

harira 178

chocolate

Milly Noik’s southern Georgia chocolate cake 153

chutney stuffing 56

cordial, rose-water 72

coriander, lime and chilli prawns 113

courgettes

courgette mash with roasted cherry tomatoes 120

courgettes with sultanas and pine nuts 121

cream cheesecake 97

crespelle di verdura 136–137

cucumbers

same-day bread and butter pickles 168

desserts

apple and rose-water bâtons 72

blitz cake 154

caramelised pear and phyllo pastries 102

lemon cake 42

Milly Noik’s southern Georgia chocolate cake 153

plum and frangipani tart 30

vinegar pudding 171

dressings

balsamic 143

pickled lemon dressing 43

yoghurt dressing 78

drinks

rose-water cordial 72

sahleb 126

eggs

avgolemono chicken soup 189

menemen 59

stuffed 56

farfalle with smoked salmon and dill 134

fennel

orange and fennel salad with pickled lemon dressing 43

fillings and stuffings

anchovy and parsley stuffing 56

avocado and green pepper stuffing 56

butternut filling for pancakes 136–137

chutney stuffing 56

leek filling for pancakes 136–137

leek, apple and celery stuffing 186

pear filling 102

plum and frangipani filling 30

spinach filling for pancakes 136–137

meringue filling 154

fish and seafood

coriander, lime and chilli prawns 113

farfalle with smoked salmon and dill 134

lightly smoked fillets of salmon trout with a celeriac salad and pink grapefruit segments 110

smoked salmon trout pâté 96

gem squash

soup in a gem squash 67

ginger and apricot biscuits 105

Greek lamb and potatoes with lemon and oregano 181

harira 178

kourabiedes 73

lamb dishes

Edna Helfet’s spicy pumpkin bredie 64

Greek lamb and potatoes with lemon and oregano 181

harira 178

meatballs 149

rice noodles with lamb 177

lemons

avgolemono chicken soup 189

lemon cake 42

pickled 170

light meals

brinjal bake with tomatoes and capers 22

menemen 59

poached chicken salad 78

stuffed eggs 56

Yannis’s broad beans 17

main course dishes

beef with root vegetables 162

crespelle di verdura 136–137

Greek lamb and potatoes with lemon and oregano 181

lightly smoked fillets of salmon trout with a celeriac salad and pink grapefruit segments 110

mushroom risotto 89

papoutsakia 119

Philip’s chicken pie 11

quails stuffed with leeks, apple and celery 186

stuffed tomatoes and peppers 116

tarragon chicken pie in phyllo 8

Youvetsi me arnaki (rice noodles with lamb) 177

marinades

for beef 162

for prawns 113

meatballs with chickpeas and spinach 149

menemen 59

milk

sahleb 126

Milly Noik’s southern Georgia chocolate cake 153

mushrooms

champignons à la Grecque 86

mushroom risotto 89

soup in a gem squash 67

nettle and roasted pear soup 36

onions

same-day bread and butter pickles 168

orange and fennel salad with pickled lemon dressing 43

pancakes

crespelle di verdura 136–137

papoutsakia 119

pasta

farfalle with smoked salmon and dill 134

pastry 30

see also phyllo pastry

pâtés

smoked salmon trout pâté 96

white bean pâté 15

pea soup with garam masala 148

pears

caramelised pear and phyllo pastries 102

nettle and roasted pear soup 36

peppers

avocado and green pepper stuffing 56

menemen 59

stuffed tomatoes and peppers 116

Philip’s chicken pie 11

phyllo pastry

caramelised pear and phyllo pastries 102

potatoes wrapped in phyllo pastry 49

tarragon chicken pie 8

pickled lemons 170

pies

Philip’s chicken pie 11

tarragon chicken pie in phyllo 8

plums

plum and frangipani tart 30

stewed fresh plums 29

poached chicken breasts 78

poached chicken salad 78

poaching liquid 78

pork dishes

meatballs 149

potatoes

potato salad 50

potatoes wrapped in phyllo pastry 49

skordalia 46

prawns, coriander, lime and chilli 113

preserves and pickles

pickled lemons 170

same-day bread and butter 168

stewed fresh plums 29

pumpkin

Edna Helfet’s spicy pumpkin bredie 64

quails stuffed with leeks, apple and celery 186

red autumn salad 143

rice noodles with lamb 177

rice dishes

mushroom risotto 89

stuffed tomatoes and peppers 116

risotto, mushroom 89

rose-water

apple and rose-water bâtons 72

kourabiedes 73

rose-water cordial 72

sahleb 126

salads

brinjal and chickpea salad 141

celeriac salad and pink grapefruit segments 110

cooked carrot salad 142

orange and fennel salad with pickled lemon dressing 43

poached chicken salad 78

potato salad 50

red autumn salad 143

tabbouleh 81

salmon trout

pâté, smoked 96

lightly smoked, with a celeriac salad and pink grapefruit segments 110

salmon

smoked, with farfalle and dill 134

same-day bread and butter pickles 168

sauces

caper and yoghurt sauce 25

my tomato sauce 137

side dishes see vegetable and side dishes

skordalia 46

soups

avgolemono chicken soup 189

cauliflower soup 129

harira 178

nettle and roasted pear soup 36

pea soup with garam masala 148

soup in a gem squash 67

spinach and chickpeas 149

starter dishes

avgolemono chicken soup 189

carrot and feta upside-down tart 161

cauliflower soup 129

champignons à la Grecque 86

coriander, lime and chilli prawns 113

harira 178

nettle and roasted pear soup 36

orange and fennel salad with pickled lemon dressing 43

potatoes wrapped in phyllo pastry 49

skordalia 46

smoked salmon trout pâté 96

stuffed eggs 56

tabbouleh 81

white bean pâté 15

stewed fresh plums 29

stews and casseroles

beef with root vegetables 162

Edna Helfet’s spicy pumpkin bredie 64

stocks

homemade vegetable stock 148

stuffed eggs 56

stuffed tomatoes and peppers 116

stuffings see fillings and stuffings sugar-syrup 77

sweet treats

apple and rose-water bâtons 72

apricot and ginger biscuits 105

blitz cake 154

carrot cake legally adopted by la Petite Tarte 94

cream cheesecake 97

kourabiedes 73

lemon cake 42

Milly Noik’s southern Georgia chocolate cake 153

plum and frangipani tart 30

sahleb 126

tabbouleh 81

tarragon chicken pie in phyllo 8

tarts (savoury)

carrot and feta upside-down tart 161

tarts (sweet)

plum and frangipani tart 30

tomatoes

courgette mash with roasted cherry tomatoes 120

my tomato sauce 137

stuffed tomatoes and peppers 116

toppings

carrot cake 94

Philip’s chicken pie 11

vegetable and side dishes

brinjal and chickpea salad 141

brinjal bake with tomatoes and capers 22

carrot and feta upside-down tart 161

cauliflower soup 129

champignons à la Grecque 86

cooked carrot salad 142

courgette mash with roasted cherry tomatoes 120

courgettes with sultanas and pine nuts 121

meatballs with chickpeas and spinach 149

mushroom risotto 89

orange and fennel salad with pickled lemon dressing 43

papoutsakia 119

pea soup with garam masala 148

potato salad 50

potatoes wrapped in phyllo pastry 49

red autumn salad 143

skordalia 46

soup in a gem squash 67

stuffed tomatoes and peppers 116

tabbouleh 81

white bean pâté 15

Yannis’s broad beans 17

vegetable stock, homemade 148

vinegar pudding 171

white bean pâté 15

Yannis’s broad beans 17

yoghurt

caper and yoghurt sauce 25

dressing 78

Youvetsi me arnaki (rice noodles with lamb) 177