These easy baked falafel with lemon-tahini sauce are crispy from the outside, light tender, crumbly from the inside, and full of bright, Mediterranean flavors. It is surprisingly easy to make your own falafel at home. There’s nothing like the flavor of crispy falafel with lemony tahini sauce! This popular traditional Middle Eastern dish is a …
Appetizers, Mezze, and Small plates
A selection of first courses, appetizers, and mezze (small plates) recipes, your guest will love! Mezze plates are an integral part of Eastern Mediterranean cuisine. Typically they are served before a meal to stimulate the appetite; however, they can often become an entire delicious meal to enjoy in a casual gathering with family and friends.
How To Make The Best Italian Antipasto Platter for Entertaining: A Complete Guide
Rather than a “recipe,” this post serves as a guide for making your own delicious and attractive southern Italian antipasto platter featuring delectable traditional regional ingredients. This post may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Are you planning your next gathering and need a charcuterie board …
Spicy Tuna Cucumber Bites
Simple to make, these satisfying cucumber bites are topped with spicy tuna. A quick, no-cook, low-carb, healthy appetizer or snack. This post may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. These Spicy Tuna Cucumber Bites are the perfect appetizer for your next party! They’re sure to be …
Sweet Potato Appetizers With Cranberry Sauce and Walnuts
Sweet Potato Appetizers With Cranberry Sauce and Walnuts are the perfect holiday appetizer. They have all Thanksgiving and holiday flavors in one tasty bite. The mix of sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, and walnuts is delicious. This post may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This Sweet …
Baked Brie with Cranberries and Walnuts
Looking for an easy and elegant appetizer for the holidays? This Cranberry Walnut Baked Brie is perfect! It is a show-stopping holiday appetizer that impresses your guests yet is easy and quick to make. The brie is baked until it is gooey and then topped with a sweet, crunchy glaze of cranberries and walnuts. This …
Easy Creamy Whipped Feta Dip
This Easy Creamy Whipped Feta Dip is the perfect appetizer for your next party! Made in only 10 minutes, it’s light and fluffy yet packed with flavor. The rich feta cheese provides a salty, briny tang, while the thick Greek yogurt gives it a rich, creamy, velvety texture. The lemon adds a touch of brightness, …
Bacon-wrapped dates stuffed with goat cheese
The sweetness of the Medjool dates pairs perfectly with the tanginess of the goat cheese and the smoky, salty, crispy bacon. It is like a salty, sweet, tangy love affair in your mouth. This post may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. With the holidays approaching, …
Quinoa Tabouli
This super easy Quinoa Tabouli is a gluten-free spin on the classic Middle Eastern dish. It’s a light, refreshing, filling salad perfect on a warm spring/summer day. Well, I already have a grain-free cauliflower tabbouleh, but today I’m sharing another tabbouleh variation for the quinoa lovers! This post may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. …
The Best Roasted Garlic Hummus
This Roaster Garlic Hummus is a smooth spread, dip, or appetizer made from chickpeas (also called garbanzo beans in the US), tahini (sesame seed paste), olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic. This post may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Its creamy smooth texture makes it …
Baba Ghanoush
Baba ghanoush is a typical meze (or mezze) of Eastern Mediterranean cuisine, often served as a dip with pita bread, appetizer, or side dish. It is similar to hummus, but it calls for grilled or roasted eggplant instead of chickpeas. This post may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying …
Tzatziki Sauce
Liven up any meal with this fresh Greek Tzatziki (Tzah-tzee-kee) sauce recipe! Its rich, creamy texture and fresh, bright flavor make it a delicious dip with pita and cruditèes, or a side for grilled veggies, grilled meats, or a spread for sandwiches. This recipe for homemade tzatziki sauce is ready in 20 minutes or less …
Spicy Roasted Red Pepper and Feta Dip – Htipiti
This post may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This spicy, tangy, irresistible, creamy Greek Spicy Red Pepper Feta Dip – Htipiti in Greek (pronounced ch-tee-pee-tee) is the perfect appetizer or snack for your next gathering. It is easy and quick to make, and it is …
Caprese Skewers with a Balsamic Glaze
In this post, some of the links are affiliate links, which pay me a small commission for my referral at no extra cost to you! Thank you for supporting my website. The Caprese Skewers are an elegant and easy twist on the classic Caprese Salad dish. They are an excellent appetizer for a casual get-together or …
Greek Roasted Eggplant Dip – Melitzanosalata
Roasted Greek Eggplant Dip – Melitzanosalata, is a simple yet tasty dish of roasted eggplant, red pepper, onion, garlic, oil, and lemon juice. It’s perfect spread on crusty bread, toasted pita, crudités, or as part of a larger Greek meze platter! Melitzanosalata (meh-lee-TZAH-noh-sah-LAH-tah) is a delicious dip that makes a wonderful snack, appetizer, part of …
Cauliflower Tabbouleh (Grain Free)
Cauliflower tabbouleh is a grain-free version of the classic tabbouleh salad.Tabbouleh or Tabouli is a Middle Eastern salad, which is typically made with bulgur (cracked wheat), parsley, mint, tomato, and lemon. It is typically served as part of a mezze (metzea) appetizer assortment, and it can be perfect in the summer as a side or …
Tahini sauce
Tahini sauce is a traditional recipe from Cyprus. It is served alongside grilled meat dishes and is used in place of the typical tzatziki sauce that is used in Greece. The tahini sauce is a mixture of tahini paste (sesame paste), lemon juice, garlic, cumin, and water. By adjusting the amount of the water, it …
Bouyiourdi – Baked Feta Cheese with Tomatoes and Peppers
Bouyiourdi, baked feta cheese with tomatoes and peppers, is an appetizer, meze as we call it in Greek, which is made with feta cheese, onion, tomato, and hot peppers. It is a different kind of cheese saganaki as this is baked and not fried. This post may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. As an …
