Feasting on mezze

Feasting on mezze is a deliciously easy way of getting in your 5 a day (and more). It’s also a classic example of eating the rainbow in one easy go.

Tonight’s rustic menu included:

Red: tomato paste in kebab marinade

Green: cucumber in Greek salad

Yellow: roasted pepper

Purple: aubergine in baba gahnoush

Dishes included:
 Baked feta cheese
 Oregano and paprika turkey
 Greek salad
 Tzaziki
 Baba ghanoush
 Potato and caper salad
 Rye sourdough and pita bread

Here’s a recipe for homemade Tzaziki, which I know you’ll love.

Tzaziki recipe
 1/2 tub 500g Greek yoghurt
 1/2 cucumber grated
 1 medium clove garlic finely chopped
 1/2 tbsp virgin olive oil
 1 dessert spoon apple cider vinegar
 Sprinkle of salt and pepper
 
 Method
 ⭐️ Grate the cucumber then squeeze out the juice and keep for a salad dressing
 ⭐️ Chop the garlic
 ⭐️ Add all of the ingredients into a serving bowl and mix
 ⭐️ Wait for half an hour for the garlic to infuse before serving
 ⭐️ Mix again and serve
 
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