Do you also get hungry when you think of a Greek buffet with nine recipes and time table, it can't fail!
As promised, today's the wrap-up of the Greek buffet: 9 recipes with timing, which you will give a stress-free buffet, and everything is finished on time. Does that not sound delicious?
9 recipes and schedule
Recipes:
Welcome drink:
Greek cocktail: Ouzo with lemon
Refreshing! That is, in one word summed up the flavor of this recipe for a Greek cocktail: ouzo with lemon and a pinch of oregano. An awfully nice welcome cocktail for your Greek buffet!
1 cocktail
5 minutes
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Buffet:
Chicken souvlaki
This recipe for chicken souvlaki includes delicious spiced chicken, served with a crunchy lettuce in a pita bread. Of course with a delicious dollop of homemade tzatziki sauce.
5 persons
35 minutes
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Cucumber dill yogurt salad
Fresh, delicious and slightly sou, that is the flavor of this cucumber salad. The dill and yogurt gives it a delicious Greek touch.
4 persons
15 minutes
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Traditional Greek Eggplant Moussaka
This Traditional Greek Eggplant Moussaka with ground beef is a delicious dish perfect for a nice dinner. The combination of eggplant, ground beef, and a rich, spicy tomato sauce, topped with a creamy béchamel sauce, explodes in flavor with every bite.
8 persons
2 hours 10 minutes
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Greek marinated olives
Greek marinated olives, marinated in garlic and oregano, which gives them a delicious taste: that’s a good snack at the Greek buffet!
8 persons
8 hours 15 minutes
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Greek salad kebabs
This delicious kebabs with tomatoes, feta, cucumber and olives are fresh and handy. Therefore they are a very good choice when preparing a Greek buffet.
20 kebabs
10 minutes
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Kolokithopita (Greek zucchini quiche)
Kolokithopita, a delicious recipe for a Greek zucchini quiche, of course, shouldn’t be missed at a Greek buffet. These savory quiche with feta cheese, oregano and mint is a winner.
6 slices
1 hour 30 minutes
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Dessert:
Greek Baklava with Walnuts and Honey
Greek Baklava with walnuts and honey is a sweet dessert from Greece, deliciously filled with nuts and spices. The crispy filo pastry layers, interspersed with layers of nut mix, are infused with a spicy honey syrup. This gives baklava its well-known taste. And makes it super tasty. It is not for nothing that this is one of the most famous desserts in Greece; it is always delicious!
12 pieces
9 hours
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Greek yogurt ice cream with walnuts and honey
Creamy yogurt ice cream with caramelized walnuts and sweet honey. A terrific end of a Greek buffet.
6 persons
4 hours 10 minutes
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Time table
Up to 2 weeks in advance:
- Make the quiche and bake for 15 minutes. Let the quiche cool down to room temperature and wrap in plastic. Store the quiches in the freezer.
One week in advance:
- Greek yogurt ice cream with honey and walnuts: make the ice one week in advance and store in the freezer until use.
1 day before:
- Greek yogurt ice cream with honey and walnuts: caramelize the walnuts and keep them in a sealed, airtight container.
- Moussaka: Prepare the tomato sauce and béchamel and put everything into the baking dish. Cover the baking dish with plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator. 1 hour before the start of the buffet put the casserole in the preheated oven at 350 °F (180 °C).
- Baklava: Prepare the baklava 1 day in advance.
- Greek marinated olives: Make the olives, let them cool slightly, and screw the lid on. Store at room temperature.
In the morning:
- Ouzo with lemon: Put the herbs from the garden and wrap them in a damp paper towel. Cover that with plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator.
- Chicken Souvlaki: Cut the chicken into cubes and store covered in the refrigerator. Make the marinade, cover it, and store the marinade at room temperature.
- Cucumber dill yogurt salad: Cover with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator until the buffet starts.
- Greek salad skewers: Make the finished skewers with olives, tomato, and cucumber and put them together. Save a damp tea towel and store it in the refrigerator.
1 hour before the buffet:
- Bake the moussaka in the preheated oven at 350 °F (180 °C)
30 minutes before the buffet:
- Kolokithopita: Bake the quiches for 25-30 minutes in a preheated oven at 350 °F (180°C). The quiches do not need to be defrosted beforehand.
- Bake the pita breads until done.
15 minutes for the buffet:
- Souvlaki: Preheat the grill and cook souvlaki
- Cook the rice
- Salad skewers: Add the feta cheese
Final acts:
- Salad skewers: Place the skewers on a plate
- Souvlaki: Place the tzatziki, iceberg lettuce, and pitas at the buffet.
- Add a lovely dish to serve the souvlaki after baking.
- Cucumber dill yogurt salad: Put the cucumber salad on the table
- Put a bread knife to slice the pita bread
- Put the dishes of olives on the buffet and add some skewers for serving.
- Kolokithopita and moussaka: Put coasters ready for you to put the quiche (s) and the moussaka dish.
- Put a beautiful dish at the table to serve the rice.
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