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Greek Cookery Class with Jet2

September 11, 2019 by manjirichitnis 18 Comments

Celebrating Greek cuisine

Greek cuisine has always fascinated me and though I haven’t yet been to Greece (I know!) I do, very often dream of visiting this stunningly beautiful destination. The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of Greek cuisine is moussaka and tzatziki. This popular cuisine has some much to offer with dishes made using fresh fish, delicious meat, cheese and of course plenty of vegetables.

Jet2.com invited me to a Greek cookery class a few weeks ago to celebrate the launch of two new destinations in Greece for 2020. The azure waters of the coast at Lefkas and the quieter beach town of Parga can go onto your travel itinerary for 2020 with Jet2

#JetMe2theGreek event with Jet2

To celebrate the two new destinations for 2020, Jet2 came up with the wonderful idea of celebrating Greek cuisine with a cookery class.

Jenius social kitchen organised a very enjoyable group cooking class for us. A very talented chef and her team patiently taught a large group of us how to quickly rustle up a five-course Greek feast.

We cooked a very simple but beautiful summery greek salad, stuffed peppers and stuffed juicy tomatoes, delicate filo pastry parcels stuffed with two different fillings, skewers, and my absolute favourite tzatziki.

All of us were divided into groups and each group made generous portions of each dish. There was great attention given to all guests, ensuring that everyone’s dietary requirements were met.

I personally loved making the filo pastry parcels because they were so delicate to handle and it was great to pick up some pro tips on how to create the perfect triangular shape and not overdo the stuffing.

It was an incredibly warm and humid summer evening and the salad proved to be a crowd favourite. The recipe created by the chef at Jenius social Kitchen, we followed is very easy to re-create at home and can complement any main dish very nicely. Why not create this dish at home and enjoy it while you plan your Greek adventure for 2020?

Greek Salad
Ingredients:
• 3 large tomatoes
• 1 cucumber
• 1 red onion
• Handful of Kalamata olives
• 80g feta cheese
• Glug of Greek extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 8 fresh mint leaves
• Salt
• Pepper

Method:

  1. Cut the tomatoes into 2cm wedges.
  2. Quarter the cucumber and cut into chunks.
  3. Peel and thinly slice the red onion.
  4. Halve the Kalamata olives.
  5. Roll the mint leaves up and thinly slice into ribbons, place these into a small bowl with the
    oregano, salt and pepper, and mix.
  6. Place all of the ingredients into a large bowl, along with the seasoning and some extra virgin olive
    oil and mix.
  7. Chop or crumble the feta on top of the salad to serve.

After all that hard work, we enjoyed a proper Greek feast at the huge and neatly set table. The menu was perfect for a summer evening and the stuffed filo parcels and skewers dipped into the cooling dip went down a treat. The wine kept flowing thanks to the fab team at Jenius social kitchen.

Ready to fly to Greece for a relaxing holiday soon? Well why not consider Lefkas and Parga where you can fly straight into with Jet2.com.

Lefkas and Parga

Lefkas – home to spectacular scenery and stunning sandy beaches. The turquoise waters, wild olive groves, and breathtaking hills are the stuff dream holidays are made of.

Lefkas, Greece

Parga – Sitting on the slope, this picture-postcard perfect town has the best of both worlds. Cobalt sea and rugged hillside dotted with traditional terracotta-topped houses. This beach town is home to unspoilt white sand beaches and a promenade that will coax even the most camera-shy out of their shell to proudly pose for pictures.

Parga,Greece

*With thanks to Jet2 Holidays for an invite.

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Comments

  1. Samantha says

    October 1, 2019 at 4:07 pm

    I love Greek food, so this sounds right up my street! I would love to learn how to make moussaka (my favourite).
    Those filo pastry parcels look delicious.

    Reply
    • manjirichitnis says

      October 3, 2019 at 10:28 am

      Yes me too, so fresh, delicious and healthy! The filo pastry parcels are really tricky but once you get the hang of it, they are fun to make 🙂

      Reply
  2. Rhian Westbury says

    October 2, 2019 at 7:31 am

    Greek is one of my favourite cuisines, especially all the little pastry parcels. This looks like it must have been a lot of fun x

    Reply
    • manjirichitnis says

      October 3, 2019 at 10:30 am

      It was a great evening Rhian. Yes Greek food is in my list of top 5 fav cuisines too.

      Reply
  3. Melanie williams says

    October 2, 2019 at 2:16 pm

    Looks like you all had a fab time at the event. what a fab way to network and enjoy food xx

    Reply
    • manjirichitnis says

      October 3, 2019 at 10:31 am

      Thanks Mealnie, yes I really enjoyed the event and the cookery class was so well organised, I loved it!

      Reply
  4. Rebecca Smith says

    October 2, 2019 at 7:47 pm

    The cookery class looks like lots of fun! I am a big fan of Greek cuisine but am no good at cooking it!

    Reply
    • manjirichitnis says

      October 3, 2019 at 10:32 am

      It was a brilliant cookery class and the chef who took us through and her team were all very efficient and calm, the dinner was really good.

      Reply
  5. Emily says

    October 2, 2019 at 9:42 pm

    Ok I’m hungry now. This has brought back memories of my trip to the Greek islands. I ate so much delicious food! I’m going to need to save this recipe for the weekend when I have friends over 🙂

    Reply
    • manjirichitnis says

      October 3, 2019 at 10:22 am

      Hi Emily, Thank you for stopping by 🙂 Which part of the Greek islands did you visit? I would love to go sometime soon, am a huge fan of Greek food! Do let me know how it goes with the recipe over the weekend, enjoy!

      Reply
  6. katie says

    October 3, 2019 at 6:47 am

    This looks like so much fun, I love learning about new cuisines!

    Katie xoxo

    Reply
    • manjirichitnis says

      October 3, 2019 at 10:12 am

      Me too Katie, and I particularly love Greek food!

      Reply
  7. Jess Howliston says

    October 3, 2019 at 10:37 am

    This sounds like such a lovely event and wow the food all looks and sounds so delicious! I absolutely love Greek food so learning how to make some dishes would be amazing, so pleased so hear you had such a great time.

    Reply
    • manjirichitnis says

      October 18, 2019 at 9:39 pm

      Thanks for stopping by Jess 🙂 Yes it was afab event and I could eat Greek food way more often than I do now if only I could cook up some of the fabulous dishes!

      Reply
  8. Playdays and Runways says

    October 4, 2019 at 5:39 pm

    I went to a Greek restaurant for the first time just recently. The food was amazing

    Reply
    • manjirichitnis says

      October 15, 2019 at 11:52 am

      That’s nice, what did you order? I love greek food and can eat it any time of the year.

      Reply
  9. Anosa says

    October 5, 2019 at 8:12 pm

    What an amazing event, we love Greek food and would be awesome to learn how to cook a couple of the greek dishes.

    Reply
    • manjirichitnis says

      October 15, 2019 at 11:54 am

      Yes! It was quite a fab event and an evening well spent. I do keep making a few greek dishes now and then but would love to learn the more complex ones!

      Reply

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