Greek recipes
Easy Greek Recipes to Cook at Home
Greek home cooking runs on a short list of ingredients used generously: good olive oil, lemon, garlic, dried oregano, ripe tomatoes and a block of feta. Our Greek recipes cover the dishes people order most at a taverna, from a layered moussaka to pork gyros and a proper village salad.
Each one is written for a regular supermarket kitchen, with metric and imperial measurements and doneness temperatures. Where we simplify, we say so: the moussaka eggplant is roasted instead of fried, and the gyros pork is seared in a skillet because few home kitchens have a rotisserie.
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Quick answer
Savour has three Greek recipes. The quickest is Greek salad (horiatiki), ready in 15 minutes with no cooking. Pork gyros take 100 minutes in total, including a 1-hour marinade, with 40 minutes of prep and cooking. Classic moussaka is a weekend project at 2 hours 45 minutes, including 30 minutes of resting, and it can be made a day ahead.
- Recipes
- 3
- Average total time
- 1 hr 33 mins
- Quickest
- Greek Salad (Horiatiki) (15 mins)
- Rated Easy
- 2 of 3
- Average calories
- 568 per serving
- Newest
- Greek Salad (Horiatiki)
All Greek Recipes (3)
Frequently Asked Questions
What pantry staples do I need for Greek cooking?
Keep extra-virgin olive oil, lemons, garlic, dried oregano, red wine vinegar, canned tomatoes and Greek yogurt on hand, plus a block of feta in brine and some Kalamata olives. Ground cinnamon and allspice give Greek meat sauces such as moussaka their warm flavour.
What can I use instead of Greek cheeses like kefalotyri?
Kefalotyri is a hard, salty Greek cheese used in the moussaka topping. Parmesan or Pecorino Romano are easy substitutes. For feta, buy a block in brine rather than pre-crumbled; sheep's milk feta is the creamiest, and cow's milk feta works too.
Which Greek recipe should I start with?
Start with Greek salad, which takes 15 minutes and needs no cooking. Pork gyros come next: mix a marinade, sear the pork in batches and stir together a quick tzatziki. Save moussaka for a weekend, since it has three components and needs to rest before slicing.
Can I make Greek recipes ahead of time?
Moussaka can be assembled up to 1 day ahead, or baked and reheated, which gives the neatest slices. Gyros pork can marinate for up to 24 hours and tzatziki keeps for 3 days in the fridge. Greek salad is best dressed just before serving.