Greek Dinner (easy)
This dinner menu is relatively easy to prepare. Still it brings some typical flavors of Greece, so it can be nice to use it to impress your friends or family. The chicken and the rissoles can be prepared in advance (even a day before) to save preparation time before the guests arrive. In case you want to prepare everything in one day, I suggest you start the preparation with the Tzevremedakia syrup (see the recipe), then prepare the chicken, since it needs the most cooking time. When the chicken is cooking, you can shift to rissoles, starting with their sauce first (see the recipe). When the rissoles are cooking, there is time to prepare the pie and after you put it in the oven, switch to rice and afterwards the salad. Finally fill the Tzevremedakia. You can put them in the oven just before the dinner starts, so they will be ready by the time you get to the dessert. Bon appetite or kalí órexi as they say in Greece.
Menu
Shopping List (for 6 persons)
7 tomatoes
1 large head lettuce
2 red bell peppers
9 green spring onions
3 white onions
2 heads garlic
500g (1 lb 2 oz) spinach
1 bunch fresh parsley
1 bunch fresh dill
1 orange
1 lemon
250g (9 oz) black Kalamata olives
300g (10½ oz) Feta cheese
150g (6 oz) Ricotta cheese
500g (1 lbs 2 oz) Myzithra cheese
1 Kg (2 lbs 3 oz) minced beef
1 whole chicken or 6 servings
5 eggs
1 Kg (2 lbs 3 oz) sugar
400g (14 oz) tomato paste
1 Kg (2 lbs 3 oz) phyllo dough
white bread
400g (14 oz) long grain rice
white flour
olive oil
vinegar
salt
pepper
sesame seeds
cinnamon
ground nutmeg
thyme
oregano
basil fresh or dry
ras el hanout spice (optional)
1 cup red wine
Info & Comments
Preparation time: 3 hrs
Preliminary preparations: chicken and rissoles can be prepared a day in advance
Difficulty level: Easy - Medium
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