Cheddar spread All the ingredients should be at room temperature before starting this
recipe. Whip slowly, in a medium mixing bowl, with the mixer until the
mixture is fluffy. Spread on Bread Slices. (Rye, Sourdough or regular
French Bread are great.) Toast under th
Viennese cucumber salad Score cucumbers lengthwise with a fork and slice thin, preferably with
slicing disk of a food processor. In a large bowl toss cucumbers with salt
and let stand 1 hour.
In a small saucepan bring vinegar and water to a boil with sugar, garlic,
and d
Cinnamon spread Combine ingredients and mix well. Return to container and refrigerate
except when it is being used. Makes 24, 1 teaspoon servings.
Nutritional information per serving: calories - 34, protein - 0 gm.,
fat - 4 gm., carbohydrates - 0 gm.,
Cucumber and mint salsa This goes well with grilled fish.
PEEL THE CUCUMBER and cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out and discard
the seeds. Finely chop the flesh and place in a colander. Sprinkle
with salt and place the colander over a plate to catch the water for
30
Potato-cucumber salad with mango 1. Place the cumin, paprika, coriander, cayenne, ginger, cinnamon and
mustard in a small saut? pan, and heat over medium heat until the first
tiny wisp of smoke appears, about 3-4 minutes. Allow to cool to room
temperature, then grind in a co
Roasted vegetable spread Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Challah, foccacia, or pita bread, for serving
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Place the bell pepper, onion, garlic, zucchini, and olive oil in a medium mixing bowl and toss until the vegetables are coated. Spread the
Chopped chicken liver spread Saute the chicken livers in the butter over medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes,
shaking the pan from time to time until the livers are nicely browned and
just cooked through. Don't overcook them. Grind or finely chop the livers
and hard-boiled eggs
Greek tomato sauce with olive oil Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan, stir in the onions, and cook gently until transparent. Add the garlic, tomatoes, sugar, wine, salt and pepper, and cinnamon, if desired. Taste for seasoning, then allow the sauce to simmer gently for 30 minutes. Remove
Cucumber raita Stir together the cucumber, yogurt, lemon juice, mint, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours, preferably overnight.
Hot chicken and artichoke spread Preheat oven to 350F. Mix all ingredients together. Spoon into a
buttered gratin dish. Bake until mixture is hot and bubbling. Serve
with corn or tortilla chips for dipping.
Chilled kona cucumber soup Cook the potatoes in the stock and white wine until soft, then add all of
the remaining ingredients, except the heavy cream, and simmer for 5
minutes. Cool. Process the soup in a food processor or blender until
smooth. Chill well. When ready to se
Cucumber-stuffed tomatoes Remove stems from tomatoes. Cut thin slice off bottom of each tomato. With small spoon or melon baller, carefully hollow out tomato, leaving 1/8-inch shell. Invert tomato shells on paper towels to drain. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese and mayonnais
Cucumber-mint relish In a small bowl, combine yogurt, cucumber, mint and salt. Mix well.
Avocado dip or spread Mush it up and eat it with whatever. My avocado wasn't very ripe so it had more of a spread consistancy, but if it had been softer I could have mashed it better and made it more dip like. I might add lemon or lime juice the next time, maybe some othe
Sweet garlic spread Cut garlic head in half crosswise. In a square 8 to 9 inch pan, smear oil
in a small area and set garlic halves, cut side down, on oiled section.
Bake at 375F degrees until garlic is soft when pressed and cut sides are
browned, about 40 minutes.
Hot almond spread Preheat oven to 350 F In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, pepper, and nutmeg. Stir in the Swiss cheese. Transfer to small ovenproof glass bowl. Sprinkle 1/2 of the almonds on top. Bake for 7 minutes. Stir, and bake for an additiona
Red bell pepper and cheddar cheese spread Preheat oven to 375øF. Place onion and garlic in small baking dish.
Drizzle with oil. Bake until soft, stirring occasionally, about 50
minutes. Cool. Meanwhile, char peppers over gas flame or under broiler
until blackened on all sides. Cool 10
Orange cucumber salad Peel the cucumber. Cut in half lengthwise, then thinly slice on the
diagonal.
Use a vegetable peeler to remove a few thin strips of rind from the
orange. Remove only the colored part, not the underlying bitter white
pith. Very thinly slice the r
Broiled swordfish and cucumber sauce Mix 6 T butter and 2 T anchovy paste then spread on both sides of steaks.
Season with salt and pepper. Oil broiler pan or grill and cook steaks about
3 minutes each side (for 1 inch steaks). Mix cucumber and ghi and pour over
steaks to serve.
Shrimp spread * Green onions should be to taste. 1 to 2 Tablespoons.
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In small mixer bowl, beat cheese until fluffy; gradually beat in lemon
juice. Stir in remaining ingredients. Chill to bl
Crabmeat spread Tangy Boiled Dressing: Beat or whisk together water, vinegar, eggs, flour
mustard, salt and pepper in a heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat,
stirring constantly, about 6 minutes until smooth and thickened. Stir in
margerine and artificial sw
Skordalia (greek potato dip) Peel and boil potatoes. Drain (save some of the cooking water), cool, mash
with garlic. Mix in lemon juice, then mayo. Mix until well incorporated.
Add potato-cooking water as need to thin slightly. Chill before using.
Makes just under 3 cups.
Saucy cheese spread SOURCE: Sugar Free...That's me! by Judith S. Majors, copyright 1978,
ISBN #0-345-28708-8. Formatted into MM by Ursula R. Taylor.
Put cheese on plate. Make holes with fork along top. Pour soy sauce over
slowly, sprinkle with sesame se
Greek isles pasta salad COOK pasta as directed on package; drain. Place in large bowl.
ADD remaining ingredients; mix lightly.
SERVE immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Terrific turkey spread Cut turkey into small pieces. Process the turkey and onion together in food
processor, or chop them together by hand. Add remaining ingredients, mixing
them well. Chill the spread before serving it.
This was originally published in "Diabet
Greek salad In a salad bowl, combine tomatoes. cucumber and onion. Sprinkle with oil, then with lemon juice, oregano and salt and pepper to taste. Mix in crumbled tofu and olives.
Cover for several minutes to let the tofu absorb some of the flavor.
Eat.
A jad - cucumber pickle This pickle is often confused with the similar-in-concept, but functionally
quite different, than gkwa kiaowan, a sweet & sour cooked relish.
Slice the cucumber in four lengthwise, then slice the pieces to segments
about an eighth of an inch t
Gurkensalat (cucumber relish salad) Slice cucumbers paper-thin. Sprinkle slices with sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper. Marinate for 20 minutes, drain off liquid, and toss lightly with sour cream. Top with minced parsley.
Honey crunch peanut spread Combine all ingredients, mix well.
* To toast oats; place uncooked quick cooking oats in a single layer on a
ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated 350 oven for 15-20 minutes,
until lightly browned.
Per serving: 6g protein, 9g fat, 19g
Greek tsoureki (easter bread) In a small saucepan, combine the milk and butter over medium heat and
scald. Stir until the butter melts, then pour into a mixing bowl. When
lukewarm, sprinkle in the yeast, and with fingers or a heavy spoon
gradually stir in the 1/2 cup suga
Greek lamb sausages Mix together the breadcrumbs and milk. Add the lamb, onion, garlic, cumin and parsley and
season with salt and pepper.
Shape the mixture with your hands into little fat sausages, about 5cm/2in long and roll them
in flour. Heat about 60ml/4tb of
Company cheese spread If using a food processor, cut low-fat cheddar cheese into cubes. Process
until finely chopped. Add ricotta cheese, process about 10 seconds. Add
remaining ingredients, except milk, and process until all ingredients are
finely chopped. Add mil
Mushroom spread In a large skillet, heat the oil. Saute the leeks and garlic for 2 minutes,
stirring frequently.
Add the mushrooms, oregano, salt, and black pepper. Reduce the heat
slightly and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms
are co
Herbed cheese spread Press cottage cheese through a food mill or large strainer into a
medium-size bowl. Beat in cream cheese until smooth. Stir in parsley,
chives, salt, thyme, basil, and savory. Spoon into a serving dish; cover.
Refrigerate several hours.
Greek sausages Mix together the breadcrumbs and milk. Add the lamb, onion, garlic, cumin
and season with salt and pepper.
Shape the mixture with your hands into little fat sausages, about 2 inches
long and roll them in flour. Hear about 4 Tbsp olive oil in a
Cool cucumber salad Using a sharp knife, slice the cucumber thinly. Arrange the cucumber
slices on a round serving plate.
Using a sharp knife, Chop the green chili. Scatter the chopped
chili over the cucumber.
To make the dressing, mix together the cilantro, lemon
Briami - greek vegetable casserole 1) Prepare the vegetables: Cut the eggplant, zucchini and pot
atoes
in bite sized chunks (do not peel the zucchini or the eggplant).
Remove the stems and seeds from the peppers and slice them into
strips. Peel and slice the onions. Dice the toma
Ricotta chutney spread Spread ricotta on a serving plate and sprinkle with curry powder (to your liking). Spread chutney on top, then the almonds. Serve with crackers. Can be made ahead, but add nuts just befor serving.
A jad (cucumber pickle) Combine the ingredients, and leave to stand overnight.
Greek beef stew w. macaroni Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large flameproof casserole, heat the olive oil over high heat. Add the meat in batches and cook, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, 6 to 8 minutes per batch. Return all the beef to the pan. Add the
Greek style chicken salad Combine pasta, chicken, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, cheese, and olives. Mix together the remaining ingredients for the dressing. Pour the dressing over the pasta mixture and lightly toss until coated with dressing. Chill until ready to serve.
Jalapeno spread Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Fold a 6-inch piece of foil over double; fold
up edges to make a tray. Place nuts, chili powder, and cumin in center and
place on a baking sheet.
Bake nut mixture in preheated oven for 6 minutes or until spices are fr
Cheesy vegetable spread In food processor, process cheese, yogurt, lemon juice, and soy sauce
until smooth.
Stir in remaining ingredients. Use as a spread on crackers, whole wheat
bread, or pita crisps, or stuffed into pita pockets.
Makes 1 1/2 cups
Variations: - substitute shre
Greek grilled cheese Heat a skillet over medium heat. Butter one side of each slice of bread. On the non buttered side of one slice, layer the feta cheese, Cheddar cheese, red onion and tomato. Top with the other slice of bread with the butter side out.
Fry the sandwich unti
Cucumber salad 1 Peel cucumbers, cut in half lengthwise and remove seed with a spoon. Slice
2 halves into thin crescents. Lay them on paper towels, sprinkle with
coarse salt and refrigerate, uncovered, for 1 hour.
Remove cucumbers from refrigerator and pat dry. Co
Savory cheese spread In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients.
Cut the top fourth off the loaf of bread; carefully hollow out bottom, leaving a 1-in. shell (save removed bread for another use).
Spoon cheese mixture into bread shell.
Wrap in a piece of heavy-duty f
Artichoke olive spread Drain and finely chop the artichokes. Stir together artichoke, celery,
red pepper, olives, basil, and mayonnaise in a medium-size bowl until
combined. Scrape into serving. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and
refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
The
Hummus - middle eastern chickpea spread In a food processor or blender combine all ingredients at medium speed
until fairly smooth. The dip will be thick. Fold in the minced parsley.
Refrigerate to store. Can be served with pita or pocket bread or as a dip
with raw vegetables.
Note: Tahini is o
Cold cucumber soup Cut 6 thin slices from the cucumber; reserve. Cut remaining cucumber into
3/4-inch chunks. Place half the cucumber chunks and 1/4 cup of the yogurt
into a blender container. Cover and blend on high speed until smooth.
Add remaining cucumber, the s
Greek whole chicken Rinse whole chicken; pat dry with paper towel. Sprinkle inside and out with salt and pepper. Place in slow cooker.
Squeeze the juice from a halved lemon and mix with 1/2 cup of Greek with feta and oregano dressing in a small bowl. Place the squeezed lemo
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