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Recipes: It's All Greek

Anya Hoffman

Recipe for Ravani Semolina Cake with Olive Oil, adapted by the James Beard Foundation

Recipe for Ravani Semolina Cake with Olive Oil, adapted by the James Beard Foundation

Anya Hoffman

Mon, May 16, 2016

Horiatiki, a bright, rustic salad of tomatoes, …

Horiatiki, a bright, rustic salad of tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, feta, and herbs, starts off this menu of traditional and modern Greek dishes. For the main course, go with either a hearty pastitsio (a baked pasta layered with eggplant, ricotta, and béchamel) or lamb loin stuffed with olives, sun-dried tomatoes, and cheese. (Extra hungry? Serve both.) Dessert is ravani, a Greek semolina cake flavored with olive oil and orange zest, from chef Mike Isabella.

Domatasalata Horiatiki: Greek Village Salad

Lamb Stuffed with Feta Cheese, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, and Kalamata Olives

Pastitsio

Ravani: Semolina Cake with Olive Oil