Recipes from the students of grade D2,

of the 5th primary school of Rhodes,

Greece

Try and enjoy

Our island, we are waiting for you.

Giouler’s plate.

Fresh fish from Rhodes, straight from the Aegean Sea

Ingredients:

-1 Kilo of fresh fish

-olive oil

-a little flour

Instructions:

We heat the oil, we roll the fish in the flour and we fry them οn both

sides. When they are ready, we serve with Greek salad and homemade

bread.

Matina’s plate

Greek salad

Ingredients

Tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce

Olives and feta cheese

Olive oil and salt

Instructions

Cut the tomatoes, cucumber and lettuce in pieces.

Add the olive oil and some salt.

Mix in a bowl.

You have a full, healthy and tasty meal!

Flora’s plate

String beans with pumpkin

Flora’s recipe comes from a village of Rhodes. It’s a traditional recipe. These beans

have fibers, lots of proteins and vitamins and very few calories. They are good for

metabolism, brain cells, memory and cognitive abilities. The red pumpkin also

contains lots of healthy substances. It is good for the intestine, high cholesterol, the

stomach, and the heart.

Ingredients:

String beans

Red pumpkin in slices

Salt- pepper

Olive oil

Instructions:

After leaving the beans in water, we boil them. Then, we put them on a baking tray

with the pumpkin and we sprinkle salt and pepper. We repeat the procedure and on

top we pour olive oil. We roast in the oven for about 20 minutes.

Anastasia’s plate

Are you hungry? Come to Rhodes and try Greek moussaka.

Ingredients:

2 Kilos of aubergines

1\3 cup of olive oil

1\2 cup grated onion

2 cloves of chopped garlic

750 gr of beef minced meat

3 cups of fresh ripe tomatoes salt, pepper

3 cups of cooking cream (béchamel)

1 cup of grated yellow cheese

Instructions:

We fry a little bit the aubergines. In a pot we fry the onion, the garlic and the minced

meat, stirring all the time. We add the tomato, the salt and pepper and we boil until

the sauce thickens. We spread half the aubergines in a baking tray and we put half the

mixture on top. We repeat the procedure with the other half and on top we spread the

béchamel cream and the cheese. We roast in the oven for 35-40 until it roasts well.

Enjoy it with Greek salad!

Filimona’s plate

Spinach pie

Ingredients

- 500 grams of flour

- 1 spoonful of salt

- 2 spoonfuls of olive oil

- 1spoonful of vinegar

- 2 onions

- 500 grams of spinach

Instructions

-We spread the dough into thin sheets

-We fry the onions and the spinach

-We put 5 sheets one on top of the other

- We spread the mixture of spinach, onions and some cheese if we want to

- We put five more sheets of dough on top

- We spread olive oil on top

- We leave it in the oven for one hour.

Michael’s plate

It’s worth trying a tasty recipe from Romania:

Mamaliga (Polenta)

Ingredients:

500 ml of water

50 grams of corn flour

A little salt, a little oil

(If you want) a clove of garlic

Instructions:

We boil the water, the garlic, the salt and the oil for 3 minutes. We turn the switch off

and we let it boil.We add the corn flour, stirring all the time for 2 minutes.We let the

mixture boil until it rises. You can eat it with sausages and fat meat. For something

lighter you can eat it with yoghurt, feta cheese and different kinds of cheese.

Enjoy your meal!

Maria-Anastasia’s plate

Stuffed vine leaves

Ingredients

Vine leaves

Rice

Minced meat

Onion

Tomato

Salt and pepper

Olive oil

Instructions

First we boil the leaves and we let them cool. Then in a bowl we put grated onion,

grated tomato, the minced meat, salt and pepper, the oil and we mix.

After that, we put a little filling on each leaf and we roll. We put then in a saucepan

and we boil for one hour at low temperature. We place a plate on top, so that they

won’t burst. We serve with yoghurt.

Antoni’s plate

Souvlaki with pita

When you come to Rhodes, you must eat souvlaki

with chips and tzatziki salad.

Ingredients

Pork meat (or chicken or lamb)

1 pot of yoghurt

2 cloves of garlic

1cucumber

Salt and pepper

A little olive oil

2 or 3 potatoes

Instructions

Put the yoghurt in a bowl, chop the cucumber and the garlic and mix. Add a little

olive oil, salt and pepper. Grill the meat well. Fry the chips. Grill the pita a little bit on

both sides. Put the meat, the chips and the tzatziki in the pita and roll!

Your souvlaki is ready!!!

Maria-Nefeli’s plate

Octopus with olive oil and oregano

If you are hungry in Rhodes and you want some sea food,

eat octopus in vinegar.

Ingredients

1 kg of octopus

1 onion, 1 carrot

Vinegar, red wine

Some pepper, salt, oregano

Olive oil

Instructions

We put in a pot the octopus, the vinegar, the onion, the carrot, the salt and pepper.

Then we boil them, first at high temperature and then at low, for 45-60 minutes.

We let it cool and then we chop it. We serve with olive oil and oregano.

Maria’s plate

Do you feel run down? You should try Maria’s fish soup! It will make you strong and

give you good sight.

Ingredients

1-2 big fish

3-4 courgettes, 1 onion, 2 potatoes, 3 carrots, a little celery

1,5 litters of water, ½ cup of rice ,oil , salt and mayonnaise.

Instructions

We boil the vegetables until they are soft. And we put them on a plate. In the same

water we boil the fish for 10 -12 minutes, adding the oil. When they are ready, we

take them out of the saucepan and we strain the water. Then, we boil in it the rice for

10 minutes. We serve the fish and vegetables with the mayonnaise, the most delicious

of all!

Nike’s plate

Stuffed cabbage leaves

When you’re hungry and you want something delicious, eat Nike’s dish:

Ingredients:

1 kg of minced meat (veal)

1 kg of minced meat (pork)

1 cup of olive,

1 cup of rice

1 big onion

1 chopped tomato

Salt, pepper, a little chopped parsley

1 big, soft cabbage

Instructions

First, we separate the cabbage leaves. We boil them until they get soft and we cut

them in big pieces. In a bowl we mix the minced meat, the rice, the olive oil, the

tomato, the onion, the parsley and the spices and we plough all together. Then, we

roll the filling in the leaves and we put them in a big saucepan. We put a plate above

them so that they won’t melt, we add two glasses of water and we boil for half an

hour. We serve with egg-lemon sauce or Yoghurt.

Vito’s plate

Lasagna Bolognese

When you go to Italy it’s worth trying a fine Italian recipe.

Ingredients:

50 grams of grated yellow cheese, Salt, pepper

Ingredients for the lasagna:

300 grams of flour, 3 eggs, Salt

Ingredients for the mince:

Chopped celery 3, chopped onion,Rosemary, bay leaves, thyme, oregano, leek, carrot

Salt Pepper, 2 spoonfuls, of olive oil , 300 grams of minced meat (veal), 5 peeled and

chopped tomatoes, 2 cloves of chopped garlic, half a cup of white wine,

Ingredients for the sauce:

Meat broth (300 ml), 30 grams of flour, 30 grams of butter, salt, pepper, grated

nutmeg (1/2 spoonful)

Instructions:

1. We mix the flour with the salt and we add the eggs and water to make the dough. We put it

in the fridge for one hour. Then we spread the dough in thin sheets and we cut it in

rectangular pieces.

2. In a saucepan, we heat the oil and we fly the minced meat. We add the onion, the celery

and the garlic. We also add the wine, the tomatoes, the herbs and spices, salt, pepper and we

boil for half an hour.

3. In another pot we heat the broth. We melt the butter and we add the flour. We boil for 10

minutes. Then we add salt, pepper and nutmeg.

4. We spread butter on a baking tray and we add the mixtures in a row, repeating the

procedure. We sprinkle the cheese on top.

5. We roast at 250 degrees for 30 minutes.

Georgia’s plate

A special cake (Fanouropita)

Whenever you lose something (e.g. your Keys, your glasses, etc) and you can’t find

them, you make this cake in honor of Saint Fanourios, so that he will help you find

them.

Ingredients: 1 glass of olive oil

1 glass of sugar

1 glass of orange juice

1 packet of flour

1 spoonful of cinnamon

1 spoonful of nutmeg

Some sesame.

Instructions:

Beat the oil, the sugar and the orange juice in a bowl until the sugar melts. Then, add

the cinnamon, the nutmeg and the flour. Put the above mixture in a baking tray and

sprinkle some sesame on top.

Bake at 180oC for 40-45 minutes.

Mateo’s plate

Halvah Sweet

Ingredients:

Semolina

Butter

Sugar

Salt

Water

Instructions:

We fry the semolina in a frying pan and we stir until it gets brown. Then, we add the

butter, we stir well and we add the water. We add sugar and salt and we put it in the

oven until it’s ready.

Faidra’s plate

ΜΠΑΚΛΑΒΑΣ (Baklava)

Do you feel bitter? Eat Fedra’s baklava and sweeten!

Ingredients:

For the thin pastry sheets we need:

1 kg of flour,

3 eggs

A little salt

A little sugar

Half a cup of seed- oil.

For the filling we need:

1 kg of graded walnuts

4 spoonfuls of cinnamon

4 spoonfuls of sugar

1 kg of fresh butter.

Instructions: To make the pastry for the sheets:

Beat the eggs in a bowl, then add the flour, the oil, the salt and the sugar. We mix all

these until we get a soft pastry.

We cut the pastry in small balls and we open it into sheets. We spread 5 sheets, then

we add the filling and again, until we finish all the sheets and the filling.

Then we bake at low temperature, at 150oC.

For the syrup we need:

2 litres of water

2 kilos of sugar

Some lemon skin.

We pour the syrup over the baklava when the syrup is cool.

We serve when it’s cold

Enjoy every bit of it!

Angel’s plate

Greek doughnuts

If you come to Rhodes, you must try Greek doughnuts.

Ingredients:

-600 gr of soft flour

-water

-yeast

-sugar

-salt

-oil

For the syrup we need:

-1 cup of honey

-water

-1 cup of sugar

-lemon juice

-cinnamon and walnuts

Instructions:

-We mix the flour with the yeast and the salt, adding warm water as we knead with

our fingers. We leave it somewhere hot and covered until it rises at double size.

-We heat the oil in a saucepan and we throw in little pieces of the dough and we let

them fry until they get yellow.

-We make the syrup by boiling one cup of water with the sugar and the honey and we

pour it all over the doughnuts.

-We put the cinnamon and walnuts on top and we can serve with ice-cream or

chocolate syrup.