Greek Scramble With Artichokes Black Olives And Feta Recipes

GREEK SCRAMBLE WITH ARTICHOKES, BLACK OLIVES AND FETA

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk eggs until light and frothy.
• Quarter artichokes. Place in a medium bowl with ricotta, mozzarella, Aiago, nutmeg, and pepper.
• Coarsely chop basil and add to a bowl. Gently combine all ingredients in a bowl with a wooden spoon and set aside.
• Remove pits from olives, then coarsely chop.
• In a large, nonstick sauté pan over medium heat, melt butter. When butter bubbles, add eggs.
• Cook over medium heat until eggs begin to set on edges of pan. With a rubber spatula, pull eggs at the edges of the pan to the center and gently shake the pan to redistribute the scramble.
• Continue this motion every few minutes until eggs are almost done but still wet.
• Add the cheese mixture in heaping tablespoons over the top of the scramble.
• Stir in cheese to combine and sprinkle with olives. Remove from heat and garnish with crumbled feta cheese.

GREEK FETA AND OLIVE SPREAD

Steps:

• In a food processor, place the feta cheese, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes and oregano. Using the pulse setting, blend the mixture until smooth. Transfer to a medium bowl. Blend in the olives by hand or with a spoon. Refrigerate until serving.

GREEK SCRAMBLED EGGS

Steps:

• Heat butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Beat eggs and water together, then pour into pan. Add feta cheese, and cook, stirring occasionally to scramble. Season with salt and pepper.

GREEK ORZO SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Drain artichoke hearts, reserving liquid.
• In large bowl combine pasta, artichoke hearts, tomato, cucumber, onion, feta, olives, parsley, lemon juice, oregano and lemon pepper. Toss and chill for 1 hour in refrigerator.
• Just before serving, drizzle reserved artichoke marinade over salad.