
Vefa Alexiadou literally wrote the book on Greek cuisine with her 700-plus page tome, Greece: The Cookbook (previously published as Vefa's Kitchen). It's a truly comprehensive book on original Mediterranean cuisine. But there's no need to be overwhelmed by the (hundreds of) recipes contained within — the recipes are straight-forward and easy to prepare. While you're waiting for your copy to arrive, we've rounded up 13 Greek-inspired dishes to get you in the groove:
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2. Greek lemon soup — avgolemono
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6. Grilled skirt steak with Greek salsa
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8. The WFP: Greek mahogany potatoes
9. Greek style shrimp in tomato sauce with feta
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10. Grilled whole branzino with "Greek fish sauce"
11. Batsaria (phyllo-less spanakopita)
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12. Pastitsio
13. Mrs. Z's secret-ingredient baklava
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This story was originally published on Food52.com: 13 Greek-inspired dishes to enjoy from sunrise to sunset.