sunday supper - "when in Greece"

We just arrived home from a fantastic vacation in Greece. Our days were filled with various hikes around the islands of Tinos and Andros. Our nights were consumed by amazing traditional Greek meals served family style with our fellow travelers. It may sound cliche but they really do eat a lot of "Greek Salad" in Greece. And, no they don't just call it salad.

Last Sunday we experienced our first of what would be 7 nights of Greek Salad.

Ingredients:
Capers, Parsley, Red Onion, Olives, Green Peppers, Cucumber, Tomato and Feta Cheese, Olive Oil, Salt and Pepper.

When it comes right down to it, the Feta Cheese and the Tomato are the most important ingredients. The cheese we had was fantastic and the tomatoes were a color of red I had never seen before - deep and juicy red...

The other ingredient which was used at every meal was Eggplant. Our fellow European travelers got a huge kick out of the name we used for this purple vegetable. Not being a fan of Eggplant, I did not take any picture of the finished dishes, but here is a beautiful display from the farmer's market in Tinos.

Fortunately, it was not all Eggplant and salad. Each island offered a slightly different take on seafood. We ate Sardines that were 8 inches long and Fried Shrimp, Calamari and Octopus.





And of course, no vacation can be complete without a taste of local Bacon. We learned that what we call Bacon is called "Streaky Bacon" by the Brits and can be found in snack form in Greece.




I never thought I would say this but ... not all forms of Bacon are good. After one bite we agreed to take a picture of the bag and donate the contents to the birds.



We arrived home last night we were too tired to cook so I am making Sunday dinner tonight instead. More on that to come ...