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Recipe book by Jane Grigson.

Contents:
Introduction 5

Mediterranean Ingredients 7

Sauces and Relishes 11
Skordalia (Greek Garlic Sauce)
Pesto (Basil Sauce)
Mayonnaise
Tomato Sauce
Vinaigrette
Greek Vinaigrette
Pickled Lemons
Aioli and Rouille (Provençal Garlic and Chilli Sauces)
Cucumber and Yogurt

Soups 19
Avgolemono Sopa (Greek Egg and Lemon Soup)
La Soupe de Poissons (Provençal Fish Soup)
Mourtayrol (Chicken and Saffron Soup)
Gazpacho (Chilled Tomato and Pepper Soup)

First Course and Meze Dishes 24
Zucchini in Agrodolce (Sweet-sour Courgettes)
Ratatouille Niçoise (Mediterranean Vegetable Stew)
Tapenade (Anchovy, Olive and Caper Paste)
Okra and Tomatoes
Peperonata (Italian Pepper Salad)
Hummus bi Tahina (Chick-pea and Sesame Salad)
Felafel (Chick-pea Fritters)
Olives in Oil
Bagna Cauda (Hot Anchovy Dip)
Fonduta (Hot Cheese Dip)
Salade aux Poivrons (Pepper and Garlic Salad)
Little Pies
Spanakopitta (Greek Spinach Pie)
Pan Bagna (Salad in a Sandwich)

Fish 43
Fish Fritters with Skordalia
Tagliatelle with Mussels
Pissaladière (Pissaladiera) (Savoury Tart with Anchovies)
Strata (Seafood Pudding)
Sarde a Beccafico (Sicilian Stuffed Sardines)
Kalamarakia Yemista (Stuffed Squid)
Pesce Bollito con Maionnese (Poached John Dory with Mayonnaise)

Meat, Poultry and Game 52
Afelia (Cypriot Sautéed Pork)
Couscous
Poulet aux Cinquante Gousses d’Ail (Chicken with Fifty Cloves of Garlic)
Kebabs
Paella
Dolmades (Stuffed Vine Leaves)
Ossi Buchi (Italian Shin of Veal)
Stifado (Braised Beef, Greek Style)
Cerkes Tavugu (Circassian Chicken)
Pigeons aux Olives (Pigeons with Olives)
Kleftiko (‘Robbers’ Lamb’)
Fegato alla Veneziana (Venetian Liver and Onions)

Grains and Bread 76
Pilaff
Rissotto alla Milanese
Pitta
Elioti (Cypriot Olive Bread)

Sweet Dishes 82
Cannoli (Sicilian Cream Horns)
Granita di Caffe con Panna Coffee Granita with Whipped Cream)
Aranci Caramellizzati (Caramel Oranges)
Halvas tis Rinas (Rina’s Halva Cake)
Halva Butter Cream
Prunes Stuffed with Walnuts
Festival Shortbreads
Helvaci Kabagi Kompostosu
Baklavas
Halva Ice Cream
Pastizzi (Maltese Cheesecake Tarts)
The Author 96