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Tzatziki with olives and a spearmint garnish, served as meze. Greek-style tzatziki sauce is commonly served as a meze, to be eaten with bread, fried eggplant, or zucchini. [15] Tzatziki is made of strained yogurt (usually from sheep or goat milk) mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt, olive oil, red wine vinegar, and dill or mint or parsley. [16]
The classic Greek condiment plays well with so much more than kebabs and gyros.
Feta cheese sauce, [263] creamy sauce made from feta cheese, finely chopped garlic, crushed garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, thyme. Tzatziki , [ 264 ] [ 265 ] [ 266 ] spread and dip , strained yogurt or diluted yogurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt, olive oil , sometimes with vinegar or lemon juice, and herbs such as dill, mint ...
Gyros, sometimes anglicized as a gyro [2] [3] [4] (/ ˈ j ɪər oʊ, ˈ dʒ ɪər-, ˈ dʒ aɪ r-/; Greek: γύρος, romanized: yíros/gyros, lit. 'turn', pronounced) in some regions, is meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, then sliced and served wrapped or stuffed in pita bread, along with other ingredients such as tomato, onion, fried potatoes, and tzatziki.
You can eat the dip with pita bread, carrots, or "with a spoon out of the bowl if in desperate need."
Benedictine or benedictine spread is a spread made with cucumbers and cream cheese. [1] [2] [3] Invented near the beginning of the 20th century, [1] it was originally and still is used for making cucumber sandwiches, but in recent years it has been used as a dip [3] [4] or combined with meat in a sandwich.
Baklava – dessert made with layers of filo, chopped nuts, and syrup or honey. Banitsa – A Bulgarian dish consisting of eggs, cheese and filo baked in the oven. Börek – A savory filo pie. Bougatsa – A type of Greek breakfast pastry. Bülbül yuvası – A Middle eastern dessert with pistachios and syrup.
Greek salad or horiatiki salad [a] (Greek: χωριάτικη σαλάτα [b] or θερινή σαλάτα) [c] is a salad in Greek cuisine generally made with pieces of tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, feta cheese, and olives (typically Kalamata olives) and dressed with salt, Greek oregano, lemon juice and olive oil.