Rice porridge with grilled vegetables

Savory Rice Porridge

Rice porridge with grilled vegetables

Savory Rice Porridge

SpiceBreeze
Cuisine Greek
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb grilled meat and/or grilled vegetables
  • 2 cups rice
  • 4 cups broth
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 1 lemon for juice
  • 1 tbsp parsley chopped
  • 4 tomato/es chopped
  • 1 clove garlic grated
  • green cardamom pods
  • 1/2-1 tsp ground mastic
  • salt

Instructions
 

Rice

  • In a POT, add rice, broth, cardamom and salt to taste.
  • Cover. Bring to boil. Turn heat to low. Cook until rice is done.
  • Optional: Add 1/2 cup milk and cook about 5 minutes until the rice thickens
  • Take cardamom out.

Mastic Butter

  • In a small POT, melt butter with ground mastic to taste over low heat.

Serve

  • Drizzle butter over plated rice.
  • Serve with grilled meat and/or veggies.
  • Add a tomato salad seasoned with 1 tbsp lemon juice, fresh parsley, and garlic. No oil.

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Savory Rice Porridge

Savory Rice Porridge

  • 1 lb grilled meat and/or grilled vegetables
  • 2 cups rice
  • 4 cups broth
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 1 lemon for juice
  • 1 tbsp parsley (chopped)
  • 4 tomato/es (chopped)
  • 1 clove garlic (grated)
  • green cardamom pods
  • 1/2-1 tsp ground mastic
  • salt

Rice

  1. In a POT, add rice, broth, cardamom and salt to taste.
  2. Cover. Bring to boil. Turn heat to low. Cook until rice is done.
  3. Optional: Add 1/2 cup milk and cook about 5 minutes until the rice thickens
  4. Take cardamom out.

Mastic Butter

  1. In a small POT, melt butter with ground mastic to taste over low heat.

Serve

  1. Drizzle butter over plated rice.
  2. Serve with grilled meat and/or veggies.
  3. Add a tomato salad seasoned with 1 tbsp lemon juice, fresh parsley, and garlic. No oil.
Grilled Halloumi Cheese salad

Halloumi Salad

Greek Halloumi Salad

Halloumi Salad

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Welcome to the delicious world of grilled halloumi salad! This vibrant and flavorful dish combines the smoky goodness of grilled halloumi cheese with a medley of fresh vegetables and zesty dressing. Whether you're looking for a light lunch, a refreshing side, or a vegetarian option, this salad is sure to satisfy your cravings.
hands-on time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Greek
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

Salad Base

  • 1 Frisee lettuce or your lettuce of choice

Soft Ingredients

  • 1-2 oranges
  • 8 oz cherry tomatoes halved

Protein

  • 2 Halloumi cheese or firm mozzarella or firm tofu about 8 oz each
  • oil

Salad Dressing

  • 1 tbsp mastic olive oil [1] see notes for recipe
  • 1 orange for juice
  • salt & pepper

Suggested Side

  • 1 baguette sliced

Instructions
 

Prepare Oranges

  • Peel the oranges.
  • With a sharp knife, remove the peel and white pith from the sections.

Mix Dressing

  • In a BOWL, mix mastic olive oil [1] with 1 tbsp orange juice and salt and pepper to taste.

Fry Halloumi

  • Cut halloumi into thin slices (8 slices per package).
  • In a PAN, heat 2 tbsp oil over medium heat.
  • Fry halloumi slices for about 2 minutes until they turn golden on both sides and start slightly to melt.

Assemble

  • Distribute lettuce on plates.
  • Place cherry tomatoes and orange sections on lettuce.
  • Drizzle with vinaigrette.
  • Place halloumi slices on top.
  • Optionally, serve with warm baguette slices.
  • Enjoy!

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Traditional Greek rizogalo

Rizogalo Rice Pudding

Traditional Greek rizogalo

Rizogalo Rice Pudding

SpiceBreeze
Cuisine Greek
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

Shopping list

  • 1/2 cup rice rinsed with cold water
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup sugar use less or more to taste
  • 1/2-1 tsp small mastic tears ground

Optional

  • 1 stick stick cinnamon or cinnamon powder
  • 3 pods cardamom

Instructions
 

  • 1/2 cup rice, rinsed with cold water
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup sugar (use less or more to taste)
  • 1/2-1 tsp mastic (ground)
  • Optional:
  • 1 stick cinnamon or cinnamon powder
  • 3 pods cardamom
  • In a POT, add rice and 1 cup cold water with a pinch of salt.
  • Optional: Add cinnamon and/ or cardamom.
  • Cover. Bring to boil.
  • Turn heat to low and cook for 15-30 minutes until the rice is cooked. The time depends on the type of rice.
  • Add milk and sugar. Mix well.
  • Stir in ground mastic. Start with 1/2 tsp. Add more to your taste.
  • Cover. Bring to boil.
  • Turn heat to low and cook for about 5 minutes, until the rice thickens.
  • Fill rice pudding in 3-4 dessert dishes.
  • Let cool for 30 minutes.
  • Let cool in the fridge for 1 hour.
  • Enjoy!

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Rizogalo Rice Pudding

Rizogalo Rice Pudding

Shopping list

  • 1/2 cup rice (rinsed with cold water)
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup sugar (use less or more to taste)
  • 1/2-1 tsp small mastic tears (ground)

Optional

  • 1 stick stick cinnamon or cinnamon powder
  • 3 pods cardamom
  1. 1/2 cup rice, rinsed with cold water
  2. 1/2 cup milk
  3. 1/4 cup sugar (use less or more to taste)
  4. 1/2-1 tsp mastic (ground)
  5. Optional:
  6. 1 stick cinnamon or cinnamon powder
  7. 3 pods cardamom
  8. In a POT, add rice and 1 cup cold water with a pinch of salt.
  9. Optional: Add cinnamon and/ or cardamom.
  10. Cover. Bring to boil.
  11. Turn heat to low and cook for 15-30 minutes until the rice is cooked. The time depends on the type of rice.
  12. Add milk and sugar. Mix well.
  13. Stir in ground mastic. Start with 1/2 tsp. Add more to your taste.
  14. Cover. Bring to boil.
  15. Turn heat to low and cook for about 5 minutes, until the rice thickens.
  16. Fill rice pudding in 3-4 dessert dishes.
  17. Let cool for 30 minutes.
  18. Let cool in the fridge for 1 hour.
  19. Enjoy!
Olive Oil

Mastic Olive Oil

Olive Oil

Mastic Infused Olive Oil

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Cuisine Greek
Servings 0

Ingredients
  

  • 5 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp small mastic tears

Instructions
 

  • In a small POT, heat olive oil over low heat.
  • Add all mastic tears and stir over low heat until they are dissolved.
  • Pour oil into a glass container and let cool.
  • It keeps fresh in a cool, dark place.
  • Always stir or shake oil before using it.

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Hortobágyi Palacsinta

Hungarian Hortobágyi Palacsinta

Hortobágyi Palacsinta

Hungarian Hortobágyi Palacsinta

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Cuisine Hungarian
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

Shopping list

  • 1 lb ground meat beef recommended
  • 1-2 red and/or green bell pepper cut in 1 inch pieces
  • 2 cup beef or vegetable broth
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste

You might have

  • 2 onions chopped
  • 8 oz sour cream
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1.5 cup milk
  • 0.5 cup mineral water
  • oil
  • salt & pepper

Culinary Spice Kit

  • [Gulyás] Hungarian paprika marjoram, black pepper, bay leaves

Instructions
 

Pancakes

  • In a BOWL, beat eggs. Add milk and mineral water. Slowly beat in flour.
  • Cover and set aside in the fridge for 15 minutes.
  • In a medium-size PAN, heat oil over medium heat. Pour one laddle pancake batter onthe PAN and spread the batter out until it covers the whole PAN.
  • Cook on medium-low heat until done. Flip the pancake halfway (when the top is not anymore liquid).
  • Repeat this until all batter is used.

Gulyás

  • In a large POT, heat 1 tbsp olive oil over medium heat.
  • Add ground meat, Gulyás Spices, onion, and bell pepper.
  • Stir-fry until meat is crumbled.
  • Add broth, tomato paste, and salt & pepper to taste. Mix well.
  • Cover. Bring to boil. Turn heat to medium.
  • Cook over medium heat for about 10-15 minutes until the bell peppers are almost cooked.
  • Stir in sour cream and bring to boil.
  • Turn heat off. Set aside.

Option 1: Assembly & Serve

  • On a PLATE, place one pancake. Add Gulyás meat in the center.
  • Close the pancake first from left and right, next from the other two sides. It should look like a little square package.
  • Pour Gulyás sauce over pancakes.
  • Serve immediately.

Option 2: Assembly & Bake

  • Preheat OVEN to 300°F.
  • On a PLATE, place one pancake. Add Gulyás meat in the center.
  • Close the pancake first from left and right, next from the other two sides. It should look like a little square package.
  • In a BAKING DISH, place filled pancakes next to each other in one single layer.
  • Pour Gulyás sauce over pancakes.
  • Bake for 10-15 minutes, until it's baked through but not crisp.
  • Enjoy!

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Persian Kuku Sabzi

Persian Kuku Sabzi

Persian Kuku Sabzi

Persian Kuku Sabzi

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Eat like a President! Kuku Sabzi is part of the traditional menu served for Nowruz, the Persian New Year. This healthy and easy dish was once served at the White House at Michelle Obama's Nowruz celebration.
Cuisine Persian
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

Ingredients

  • 5 eggs
  • 3 cup fresh herbs mixed from: parsley, cilantro, dill
  • 1 cup chives or green onions or scallions chopped
  • 0.5 cup walnuts chopped
  • 2 tbsp dried barberries or cranberries

You might have

  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • oil
  • salt

Optional for serving

  • bread
  • yogurt
  • olives

Culinary Spice Kit

  • [Kuku Sabzi] Turmeric, rosebud, black pepper, cinnamon, cumin, mace, cardamom

Instructions
 

Prepare Berries

  • In a small BOWL, add berries and cover with cold water.
  • Let soak for 10 minutes. Then rinse and drain.

Prepare Batter

  • In a large BOWL, whisk eggs.
  • Add baking powder and salt to taste.
  • Stir in about 1/2 of the Kuku Sabzi spices.
  • Add chopped herbs. Mix well.

Optional

  • Add some walnuts and berries to the batter.

Fry

  • In a PAN, heat 2 tbsp oil.
  • Pour egg-herb mixture evenly into PAN.
  • Cover and let cook over medium-low heat until the top isn’t liquid anymore.
  • Cover with a plate, turn.
  • Slide Kuku Sabzi back into the PAN and cook until it’s cooked through.

Serve

  • Cut Kuku Sabzi into quarters.
  • Garnish with walnuts and berries.
  • Serve with bread, yogurt and/or olives (optional).
  • Enjoy!

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Persian Kuku Sabzi

Persian Kuku Sabzi

Eat like a President! Kuku Sabzi is part of the traditional menu served for Nowruz, the Persian New Year. This healthy and easy dish was once served at the White House at Michelle Obama’s Nowruz celebration.

Ingredients

  • 5 eggs
  • 3 cup fresh herbs (mixed from: parsley, cilantro, dill)
  • 1 cup chives or green onions or scallions (chopped)
  • 0.5 cup walnuts (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp dried barberries or cranberries

You might have

  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • oil
  • salt

Optional for serving

  • bread
  • yogurt
  • olives

Culinary Spice Kit

  • [Kuku Sabzi] Turmeric, rosebud, black pepper, cinnamon, cumin, mace, cardamom

Prepare Berries

  1. In a small BOWL, add berries and cover with cold water.
  2. Let soak for 10 minutes. Then rinse and drain.

Prepare Batter

  1. In a large BOWL, whisk eggs.
  2. Add baking powder and salt to taste.
  3. Stir in about 1/2 of the Kuku Sabzi spices.
  4. Add chopped herbs. Mix well.

Optional

  1. Add some walnuts and berries to the batter.

Fry

  1. In a PAN, heat 2 tbsp oil.
  2. Pour egg-herb mixture evenly into PAN.
  3. Cover and let cook over medium-low heat until the top isn’t liquid anymore.
  4. Cover with a plate, turn.
  5. Slide Kuku Sabzi back into the PAN and cook until it’s cooked through.

Serve

  1. Cut Kuku Sabzi into quarters.
  2. Garnish with walnuts and berries.
  3. Serve with bread, yogurt and/or olives (optional).
  4. Enjoy!
Persian
cardamom, rosebud, turmeric