Wednesday, December 16, 2009

The Cookbook Challenge - Week 5 - Greek



This weeks challenge was Greek.  Unfortunately I dont own any Greek cook books as yet though I know for a fact that I will be receiving George Calombaris' Greek Cookery from the Hellenic Heart which I am dying for, I have now been twice to Hellenic Republic, am going again for my mums birthday on xmas eve with the kids in tow & cant wait to start cooking some of my now favourite recipes.  So this weeks challenge is a bit early for me & so I stuck to a very simple Greek Salad from Bill Granger's Open Kitchen.  I know it's very boring for a challenge however with the craziness of Christmas in full swing this week I just dont have the time for anything more elaborate than a bit of chopping & grilling.  A lovely light salad with lots of fresh mint & parsley from the garden & to make it irresistible, lots of gorgeous grilled haloumi heaped on top.  The recipe can be found here.

7 comments:

Iron Chef Shellie said...

I shall be cooking from a George book this week me thinks!! =D

Nice looking salad though! nom nom

Rilsta @ My Food Trail said...

The grilled haloumi looks seriously yum and a great change from a normal salad of just vegetables!

penny aka jeroxie said...

Chopping and grilling is good enough for me! Looks so fresh and healthy.

Conor @ HoldtheBeef said...

Loving this salad. You absolutely cannot go wrong with grilled haloumi, and the rest looks fresh and tasty :)

Unknown said...

If you love the Hellenic Republic, you'll love his cookbook - enjoy Christmas eve...and I think anything with grilled haloumi on top has to be a winner.

Agnes said...

There's nothing wrong with simple, particularly where grilled cheese is involved!

Cherrie Pie said...

It may be a simple recipe but it definitely looks delish (and healthy)