Gemista recipe updated!

 

Check my authentic recipe on Gemista that I have just updated. Yummy!

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Menu #5 (Greek again :)

 Menu of 12/02/2025 (Click to find all my Menu ideas so far. )

A Taste of Greece: Healthy and comforting

Here’s another Greek-inspired menu featuring Keftedakia (Greek meatballs) as the starter and Fakes Soupa (lentil soup) as the main course:

🥗 The Starter: Keftedakia (Greek Meatballs)

Flavorful meatballs made with ground beef, onions, garlic and herbs. Serve with a side of tzatziki sauce and pita bread.

🥘 The Main Dish: Fakes Soupa (Greek Lentil Soup)

A hearty, comforting soup made with lentils, carrots, onions, garlic, and tomatoes, seasoned with olive oil and vinegar, and topped with crumbled feta and Kalamata olives.

Crusty Bread (for dipping in the soup)

Steamed Broccoli with Olive oil and Lemon (light and fresh)

🍫 The Sweet Finale:

• Baklava (flaky pastry filled with nuts and soaked in honey syrup)
• Greek Yogurt with Honey & Walnuts (simple and satisfying)

Drinks

• Assyrtiko Wine (a crisp white wine from Greece, great with Mediterranean flavors)
• Ouzo (a traditional Greek aperitif, served chilled)
• Sparkling Water (with lemon slices)

✨ Are you tempted? Let me know in the comments! ✨

Kali orexi! 🍽️

Gemista = Stuffed tomatoes, the greek way! [updated]

[Updated on 26/02/2025]

In several countries people cook stuffed tomatoes, find today how we cook them in Greece that is extremely healthy and at the same time very tasty. Home will smell amazingly nice and you won't be able to resist! 

Again a recipe that will make happy all vegetarians out there :)

Gemista (which means "stuffed" in Greek) is a traditional dish of vegetables—usually tomatoes and bell peppers, sometimes zucchini—filled with a flavorful mixture of rice, herbs, and occasionally ground meat. It’s a classic summer dish, best enjoyed with a side of feta cheese and crusty bread.

My mother used to make it without meat, which I consider closer to the authentic version, as it belongs to a category of vegetarian Greek dishes known as “ladera” (which means "oily" due to the generous use of olive oil). That being said, a meat variation is also delicious! (see at the end how to do the meat variation)