2019-08-01 Eat Well

As in neighbouring Greece, Cypriot cooks make the most of locally available fresh ingredients: grains and

pulses, fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, lean meat, seafood and olive oil. In addition, Cyprus’s geographical

position and history have opened it up to other infl uences beyond Greece with the Middle East, Britain,

France, Italy and Turkey all having an impact on the local cuisine. The result is hearty, fresh dishes that are

well-seasoned and spicy. Bring some nourishing Cypriot style to your cooking with: Crispy Haloumi Chips

with Lemon, Rosemary & Honey; Pastitsio (with a yoghurt and tahini blend replacing the cheesy sauce);

Vegetarian Cypriot Sausages; Baked Stuff ed Tomatoes; Feta & Silver Beet Parcels; Honey & Thyme Haloumi

with Broccolini & Lime; and Cypriot Lemon Almond Cakes.

Baked Stuff ed Tomatoes

Recipe / Lisa Guy

Tomatoes are rich in the carotenoid lycopene, vitamin C and beta-

carotene, which are all wonderful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory

nutrients. Consuming tomatoes with olive oil will help increase the

absorption of lycopene.

Serves: 3

1 tbsp cold-pressed olive oil

3 large ripe tomatoes

½ cup uncooked brown rice

or quinoa

⅓ cup cooked corn kernels

1 clove garlic, minced

Pinch sea salt & pepper

3 green onions, finely chopped

Small handful chopped fresh

parsley

½ lemon, juice & zest

Small handful coriander leaves,

roughly chopped

¼ cup crumbled feta or

Parmesan

Fresh herbs, to garnish

Preheat oven to 180°C.

Drizzle olive oil into medium-

sized baking dish.

Cut tops off tomatoes, scoop

out seeds and pulp and reserve.

Cook rice or quinoa.

In small saucepan with olive

oil over medium heat, combine

cooked rice, corn kernels, garlic,

salt and pepper, green onions,

parsley, lemon juice and zest and

coriander leaves.

Add ¼ cup of tomato seeds and

pulp, then combine.

Toss through feta or Parmesan

and spoon mixture into tomatoes.

Place tomato tops back on and

place in oven for 25 mins.

To serve, drizzle with olive oil

and sprinkle with fresh herbs.

Cypriot-style Salmon Skewers

Recipe / Lisa Guy

Salmon is rich in omega-3 essential fatty acids, which are vital for

cardiovascular health and brain function. Salmon also contains

astaxanthin, a super-carotenoid that gives salmon its pink colour.

This antioxidant helps protect against premature ageing and

chronic diseases such as cancer and neuro degenerative diseases.

Serves: 6–8

1 tsp dried oregano

½ tsp sweet paprika

1 tsp ground coriander

1 tbsp cold-pressed olive oil

1 clove garlic, minced

2 fillets wild salmon, cut

in pieces

4 bamboo or metal skewers

1 lemon, sliced thinly

1 capsicum, diced thickly

Juice ½ lemon

Pinch sea salt & pepper,

to taste

In small bowl, mix together

oregano, sweet paprika

and coriander.

Mix olive oil and garlic

together in another small

bowl. Set aside.

Thread salmon pieces onto

skewers with folded lemon

slices and capsicum between

each piece.

Brush with olive oil and

garlic mix, and season with

mixed spices.

Grill or barbecue skewers

for 6–8 mins each side. Drizzle

with fresh lemon juice and

sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Tip: If you’re using bamboo

skewers, make sure you soak

them in water first.

Baked Stuffed

Tomatoe s

Cypriot style

Photography: Lisa Guy, Jacqueline Alwill

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As in neighbouringGreece,Cypriotcooksmakethemostoflocallyavailablefreshingredients:grainsand

pulses, fresh fruit,vegetables,herbs,leanmeat,seafoodandoliveoil.Inaddition,Cyprus’sgeographical

position and historyhaveopenedituptootherinfluencesbeyondGreecewiththeMiddleEast,Britain,

France, Italy and Turkeyallhavinganimpactonthelocalcuisine.Theresultishearty,freshdishesthatare

well-seasoned and spicy.BringsomenourishingCypriotstyletoyourcookingwith:CrispyHaloumiChips

with Lemon, Rosemary&Honey;Pastitsio(witha yoghurtandtahiniblendreplacingthecheesysauce);

Vegetarian Cypriot Sausages;BakedStuffedTomatoes;Feta&SilverBeetParcels;Honey&ThymeHaloumi

withBroccolini&Lime;andCypriotLemonAlmondCakes.

Baked StuffedTomatoes

Recipe /LisaGuy

Tomatoes are rich in the carotenoidlycopene,vitaminC andbeta-

carotene, which are all wonderfulantioxidantandanti-inflammatory

nutrients. Consuming tomatoeswitholiveoilwillhelpincreasethe

absorptionoflycopene.

Serves: 3

1 tbsp cold-pressed olive oil

3 large ripe tomatoes

½ cup uncooked brown rice

or quinoa

⅓ cup cooked corn kernels

1 clove garlic, minced

Pinchseasalt& pepper

3 greenonions,finelychopped

Smallhandfulchoppedfresh

parsley

½lemon,juice& zest

Smallhandfulcorianderleaves,

roughlychopped

¼cupcrumbledfetaor

Parmesan

Freshherbs,togarnish

Preheatovento180°C.

Drizzleoliveoilintomedium-

sizedbakingdish.

Cuttopsofftomatoes,scoop

outseedsandpulpandreserve.

Cookriceorquinoa.

Insmallsaucepanwitholive

oilovermediumheat,combine

cookedrice,cornkernels,garlic,

saltandpepper,greenonions,

parsley,lemonjuiceandzestand

corianderleaves.

Add¼cupoftomatoseedsand

pulp,thencombine.

TossthroughfetaorParmesan

andspoonmixtureintotomatoes.

Placetomatotopsbackonand

placeinovenfor 25 mins.

Toserve,drizzlewitholiveoil

andsprinklewithfreshherbs.

Cypriot-styleSalmonSkewers

Recipe/ LisaGuy

Salmonis richin omega-3essentialfattyacids,whicharevitalfor

cardiovascularhealthandbrainfunction.Salmonalsocontains

astaxanthin,a super-carotenoidthatgivessalmonitspinkcolour.

Thisantioxidanthelpsprotectagainstprematureageingand

chronicdiseasessuchascancerandneurodegenerativediseases.

Serves:6–8

1 tsp dried oregano

½ tsp sweet paprika

1 tsp ground coriander

1 tbsp cold-pressed olive oil

1 clove garlic, minced

2 filletswildsalmon,cut

inpieces

4 bamboo or metal skewers

1 lemon, sliced thinly

1 capsicum, diced thickly

Juice ½ lemon

Pinch sea salt & pepper,

totaste

In smallbowl,mixtogether

oregano,sweetpaprika

andcoriander.

Mixoliveoilandgarlic

togetherinanothersmall

bowl.Setaside.

Threadsalmonpiecesonto

skewerswithfoldedlemon

slicesandcapsicumbetween

eachpiece.

Brushwitholiveoiland

garlicmix,andseasonwith

mixedspices.

Grillorbarbecueskewers

for6–8minseachside.Drizzle

withfreshlemonjuiceand

sprinklewithsaltandpepper.

Tip:If you’reusingbamboo

skewers,makesureyousoak

theminwaterfirst.

Baked Stuffed

Tomatoe s

Cypriot style

Photography: Lisa Guy, Jacqueline Alwill

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