Taste of Greece - Stuffed Tomatos "Gemista"

Summer is coming - and I'm SOOOO ready for it!

Why not have some typicial greek dish to make waiting a little easier ? Stuffed Tomatos and Peppers are not only delicious but also easy to prepare (especially you have guests and dont want to spend too much time in the kitchen)

You can fill the vegetables (I prefer tomatos, but thats totally up to your taste) either with minced meat or - in case you are vegetarian - with rice, chopped tomato and dill. Both ist ypical greek as you can order it in every little taverna.

If you need a side dish simply put some potatos in the oven together with the stuffed vegetables - this will make them tasyt and juicy. make sureyou use high quality olive oil and a bit of lemon to get that holiday taste ;)

Tomatos are a good source of Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol), Thiamin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Copper, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Potassium and Manganese.

But above that Tomatos are the major dietary source of the antioxidant lycopene, which has been linked to many health benefits, including reduced risk of heart disease and cancer.

#eatshitfu%!

Taste of Greece - Holidays on a plate

Even though the weather starts gettin' a bit more pleasant (well...a tiny bit), still it's much too long until summer - so why not get yourself a bit of greek summer taste to overcome that melancholy?

Spinach - feta cheese - tomato - olive oil - lemon

For this simply but delicious, typical greek dish you can use either spinach or any other green leave such as chard (mangold), dandelion or nettle - each greek househould has it's own sepcial mix of greens for "horta". Make sure you use high-quality native olive oil - this will give that typical holiday taste!

SPINACH did you know that most of the calories in spinach come from protein? Above that spinach is one of the best sources of dietary potassium and a great non-heme source of iron, along with lentils, tuna and eggs. Spinach is also one of the best sources of dietary magnesium, which is necessary for energy metabolism, maintaining muscle and nerve function, heart rhythm, a healthy immune system and maintaining blood pressure.

FETA is a good source of Protein, Riboflavin, Vitamin B12, Calcium and Phosphorus.

#eatshifu%!