GO GREEK THIS WEEK
It is a creamy, delightful Greek dressing made with yoghurt, garlic, cucumber, and olive oil preferably. It is also served as a dip and a sauce for wraps or sandwiches.
INGREDIENTS
1/2 large cucumber, unpeeled 1 1/2 cups plain full-fat Greek yoghurt 2 large garlic cloves, finely minced 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon white vinegar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill
PREPARATION
Grate the cucumber and drain thoroughly. Keep in the refrigerator overnight. Combine the yoghurt, garlic, oil, vinegar, and salt in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Transfer the grated cucumber and fresh dill to the yoghurt mixture and stir to combine. Serve chilled with pita bread for dipping.
INGREDIENTS
1 bunch spring onions (chopped) 1/3 cup olive oil 1kg spinach (chopped, washed, drained) 1 1/3 cups water 1 1/3 cups long-grain rice 5 1/4 cups water Salt to taste Pepper to taste 2 tablespoons lemon juice
PREPARATION
In a pot, sauté the chopped spring onions in the oil over medium heat for 8-10 minutes. Add spinach and 1 1/3 cups of water and cook until the spinach wilts. Add rice and 5 1/4 cups of water, bring to a boil, and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in lemon juice and salt, cook for another Marinated lamb/beef sausages are grilled to perfection and are wrapped with warm pita, and topped with a creamy tzatziki sauce and fresh veggies.
INGREDIENTS
For Meat mixture 1 pound ground lamb (or beef ) 1/4 cup finely chopped onion 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon dried oregano 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice For the Sandwich 4 pita breads 1 leaf of lettuce 1 tomato, sliced 1 onion, sliced Tzatziki sauce
PREPARATION
Thoroughly combine all the ingredients for meat mixture in a bowl. Divide into four equal portion sausages to fit into the pita. Refrigerate for an hour till spices combine with the meat. Either fry these sausages or grill them till well done. Now build the gyro sandwich by spreading tzatziki sauce down the centre of a flat round bread. Add a lettuce leaf, some diced tomato, and a few thin onion slices. Add the grilled or fried meat sausages, fold the bread and enjoy.