RECIPES

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Raw spiny chicory salad

Put the wild greens in a plastic bowl and top with water. Let it stand in water for about one hour. Remove the spiny chicory from the bowl and rinse well under tap water. Do not chop it. Place it back into the same or a different bowl and pour

Salad with fennel and yoghurt

Chop the fennels and mix with the cucumber and radishes. Add the lemon juice, season with salt and pepper and transfer the salad into a deep bowl. Add the cucumber and mint and mix all with a spatula for 2-3 minutes. Top the salad with the

Salad with golden thistle and broad beans

Place beans in a plastic bowl and top them with water. Let them stand for 8 hours to soften. Then strain and let them stand again for 25-30 minutes. Bring water to a boil in a pot and add beans. Chop the golden thistle in large pieces and boil

Salad with raw wild greens

Rinse all the wild greens and vegetables well, then chop them. Mix them all for 1-2 minutes, then sprinkle with salt and dress with olive oil and vinegar.

Urchin Salad

A very tasty salad that can be found in most traditional fish taverns in kriti

White beet and black eyed bean salad

Let the beans soften for 8 hours in cool water. Strain and transfer them to a pot with boiling water. Let them boil for 30 minutes to soften well. Rinse the white beet well and remove the hard parts and yellow leaves. Put the white beet leaves in

Fried snails

Prepare the snails as mentioned above. Leach them out thoroughly under tap water and then put them in a frying pan with their shells facing upwards. Fry over high heat while stirring occasionally. Just before they are done add salt and

Snails in tomato sauce with French fries

Saute the onion in olive oil. Finely chop the tomatoes and add them in the pot. Then add water and bring to a boil. Add the snails in the pot. At the same time, slice the potatoes and fry them. Add the potatoes in the pot, when the snails start

Snails with eggplants

Chop the eggplants, salt them and allow to stand for about 1 hour. Rinse and strain them. Afterwards, sauté them in olive oil and onion and add the snails, the grated tomatoes and let them boil for a while. Pour 2-3 more glasses of water, bring

Snails with pligoùri

After washing the snails, scald them, saute the onion, add the snails and the wine stirring continuously for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the grated tomatoes, some water and allow to boil over low heat. When it is almost done, stir in the pligouri.