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Cheese Appetizers & Mezethes

Hot and cold dishes made with a variety of delicious Greek cheeses.
3-Cheese Eggplant Appetizer Rolls - Bourekakia Melitzanas
Three cheeses - mild, sharp, and feta - make up the filling for these delightful eggplant rolls that are coated with breadcrumbs and fried.
3-Minute Fried Halloumi Cheese Meze or Appetizer
Halloumi is a fabulous cheese from Cyprus and a favorite in Greek cooking. A quick and easy recipe for fried halloumi.
5-Cheese Pie with Mushrooms - Typropita me Manitaria
This cheese-lover's dream is made with a fabulous combination of five cheeses, fresh cap mushrooms, and commercial packaged phyllo sheets. A party favorite!
A Slice of Feta Cheese
This no-cook "recipe" puts an authentic touch of Greece on your table in two minutes.
Cheese Pie Triangles - Tyropitakia
Whether your passion is flaky pastry dough or the cheeses of Greece, these little cheese pie trianges are a delight. Try fixing them with young cooks since they are fun and easy, and the triangles are the perfect "kid size" for eating. Great finger food.
Dakos: The Original Cretan Meze
Almost too quick and easy to be called a "recipe," the dakos is a signature dish on the Greek island of Crete, and is a favorite served with drinks - from beer to raki to wine.
Fried Greek Cheese - Saganaki
Saganaki is one of the most well known dishes served as an appetizer before a meal or as a meze with drinks, especially Ouzo, the anise-flavored Greek liqueur. It's quick and easy and can be made with several different cheeses.
Grilled Bread with Tomatoes, Feta Cheese, and Oregano - Riganatha
Grilled slabs of bread topped with extra virgin olive oil, chopped tomatoes, feta cheese, and a healthy sprinkle of oregano. A classic Greek taste, perfect as an appetizer, snack, or light meal.
Grilled Feta Cheese - Feta Skharas
Feta cheese is a familiar sight at a Greek meal, and just because you're cooking outside on the grill, don't leave it out.
Hot Pepper Cheese Dip - Tyrokafteri
Make this dip as hot or mild as you like with hot green or red peppers. It's quick and easy, and adds a spicy touch to appetizers, mezethes, or a meal.
Microwave Feta & Tomato Appetizer
A simple, quick, and delicious recipe for a hot appetizer with feta cheese and tomato.
Quick Fried Cheese Appetizers - Proheira Tyropitakia
The name loosely translates to last-minute cheese pies, but these small appetizers or mezethes are actually made almost like French toast. They taste wonderful, are quick and easy, and are a great addition to a party platter for unexpected guests.
Roasted Greek Cheese Appetizers
Greek cheeses are enormously versatile and can be cooked using almost every techniques to create unique dishes. These roasted cheeses are simple to make and delicious to eat.
Roasted Red Peppers with Feta Cheese - Piperies Psites me Feta
This very easy recipe combines the tastes of roasted peppers with feta cheese, and offers two different serving options - both fabulous.
Spicy Stuffed Peppers with Feta -Piperies me Tyri
Quick and easy, these bull's horn (long green peppers) stuffed with feta cheese are delicious as a meze, appetizer, or side dish. Roast in the oven or on the grill.

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