{"id":257206,"date":"2020-05-10T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/257206\/quick-and-easy-greek-recipes-to-make\/"},"modified":"2020-05-09T11:48:17","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T09:48:17","slug":"quick-and-easy-greek-recipes-to-make","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/05\/10\/quick-and-easy-greek-recipes-to-make\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick and easy Greek recipes to make"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greek food is Hirsch\u2019s Lindsay Kleynhans\u2019s favourite, with fresh flavours and shared eating.<\/p>\n

It brings back many memories of Saturday afternoons cooking with her gran for family get-togethers and laughter.<\/p>

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These are a few of her family favourites.<\/p>\n

Greek chicken:<\/strong><\/p>

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Ingredients:<\/strong>
\n500g chicken fillet
\nFresh lemon
\nSelection of herbs
\nSalt and pepper to taste<\/p>\n

Method:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Cut chicken into bite-sized chunks.
\n\u2022 Marinate chicken in the lemon and herbs.
\n\u2022 Saut\u00e9 chicken in a small amount of olive oil until cooked through.<\/p>\n

Easy tzatziki:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ingredients:\u00a0<\/strong>
\n1 cup Greek yoghurt
\n100g grated cucumber
\n1 tablespoon fresh crushed garlic
\nSalt and pepper to taste<\/p>\n

Method:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Mix all above ingredients together and refrigerate.<\/p>\n

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Easy hummus:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ingredients:\u00a0<\/strong>
\n1 can of chickpeas drained, save the liquid
\n1 garlic clove crushed
\n1 teaspoon salt
\n3 tablespoons lemon juice
\n3 tablespoons olive oil<\/p>\n

Method:\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Add the drained chickpeas, garlic and one teaspoon of salt to a tall cup.
\n\u2022 Pour over the olive oil, lemon juice, five tablespoons of water and two tablespoons of the reserved chickpea liquid.
\n\u2022 Attach the extractor blade of the Nutribullet and blend until smooth and combined.
\n\u2022 Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with more olive oil.<\/p>\n

Roasted pepper and feta salad:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/strong>
\n1 whole red pepper
\n1 whole yellow pepper
\n1 block of good quality feta<\/p>\n

Method:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Place seasoned and halved red and yellow peppers on a baking tray and brush with olive oil.
\n\u2022 Roast until slightly charred for approximately 20 minutes.
\n\u2022 Allow to cool, slice and sprinkle with feta.<\/p>\n

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