Salmon in the oven with fennel, Orange and Kalamon Olives

Ingredients :

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 200 °.
Remove the green stems from the fennel, cut in half and cut into approximately 0.5 cm slices. blanch in salted water for 5 minutes, drain and rinse immediately under cold water.
Peel the orange and cut into thin slices
Arrange the fennel, red onion and orange in an oven dish.
Put the salmon fillets on top and sprinkle the Kalamon Olives from Samos around.
Sprinkle with black pepper, sea salt and the fresh herb.
Put in the oven for 10 minutes
Finish with a few tufts of the herb you chose.
Many thanks to Ronny for this recipe !
Markou Olive oilSalmon in the oven with fennel, Orange and Kalamon Olives

Lamb with Orange in the oven

Ingredients: 

– Lamshoulder with bone
– Markou Samos olive oil with garlic
– Fresh rosemary
– 1 orange
– Mustard
– Honey
– (option) Metaxa
– Markou Samos olive oil with orange

Directions :

Pour some of Markou Samos olive oil with garlic  in the meat, add salt and pepper.
Prepare the topping : mustard, honey, Metaxa and Markou Samos olive oil with orange . Mix everything with a fork.
Put ‘a bed’ of fresh rosemary in a large tray and put the meat on top.
Pour the topping generously over the meat.
Wash the orange and Make thick slices (1 cm). Put the slices around the meat.
Place the tray in the middle of the pre-warmed oven (I prefer at 160° and let it slowly cook). Put the juice over the meat every 15 minutes.
The meat is ready when it comes off the bone very easily.
Serve with aubergines with tomatoes and feta in the oven and kritaraki.
Use the sauce to put over the meat when serving.

Many thanks to Ronny for this recipe !
Markou Olive oilLamb with Orange in the oven

Linguini with Clams

Ingredients:

  • 500g Linguini
  • 800g Clams
  • 2 Shallots thiny sliced
  • 1/3 cup Markou Olive Oil garlic
  • 120 ml Dry white wine
  • 1-2 Tablespoons Markou Olive Oil Chili
  • 4-6 Tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Directions:

In a large pan, bring 6lt of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta and cook for 8 minutes. Heat the Markou olive Oil Garlic in a large pan, then add the shallots and saute until soft and translucent about 3-4 minutes.

Add clams and wine, cover and simmer until most clams have opened. Add the chopped parsley.

Drain the pasta and place it into the clam pan and mix thoroughly.

If you like garnish with zest lemon over the dish or chopped parsley.
Markou Olive oilLinguini with Clams

Easy Cake with Markou Olive Oil

Ingredients:

Directions:

Preheat oven to 170°C. In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and set aside.

In a large bowl, add the sugar, 3 eggs, vanilla extract and Greek yogurt and mix untill everything is combined.

Add in the mixture of wet ingredients the dry ingedients and mix well. Then add the Markou Olive Oil and keep mixing until everything is combined.

Place the mixture into a pan and bake in oven in 170°C for about 30′.
Markou Olive oilEasy Cake with Markou Olive Oil

Filled Peppers with Markou Olive Oil

Ingredients:

Directions:
Slice the peppers in 2 pieces, but keep the head on. Put them in a plate and poor Extra virgin olive oil ”Elia”, over them. Put them in the oven (180°) for 15 minutes. Turn them over and put them again in the oven for 5 minutes. Take the plate out of the oven and let the peppers cool down.
In the meanwhile, prepare the filling. Put Some Markou olive oil Garlic, a red pepper, feta cheese and the parsil in the blender. Add some Markou chili olive oil (quantity depends on how strong you want it!). Mix until you get a nice filling. Add some roasted pine kernels and fill the peppers with the filling. Decorate with some extra roasted pine kernels
Many thanks to Ronny for his recipe !!!
Filled Peppers with Garlic Markou Olive Oil
Markou Olive oilFilled Peppers with Markou Olive Oil

Pythagoras of Samos

Remote destination…green, fairytale … is located in the eastern Aegean Sea,  with an area of ​​480 sq. Km and at a minimum distance from the Asia Minor coast … Samos … Endless olive groves spread to the lower parts, while linear vines cover even the highest mountain slopes. These were, in antiquity, the main crops of the island that gave the famous Samian olive oil and wine as it is today. Of the three basic products, “Wheat, Samian olive oil and wine, essential for human nutrition, the island could secure the two.

Olessa, Drysa, Hydrilis, Kyparissia, Melampylos, Filalas, Melanthemos, Anthemias. With such adjectives the ancient friendship worshiped Samos, its vast forests, the great variety of plants and flowers and its many waters. In the extremely mountainous marble of her territory she says that SAMOS owes its name – from an ancient SAMA root that declares the height.

Nature in turn brought it with euphoria and a rare beauty. SAMOS rewarded the gifts, giving unique monuments and masterpieces of art, such as the temple of Hera, the Eupalinos Tomb, the Polycrates library, and rare examples of ancient sculpture, Kouros and Daughters: and also giving the world a form of unsurpassed : Pythagoras, the assistant, Eupalinus, Aristarchus and many others.

The first marked, not only Samos but also the entire Greek and global civilization. Pythagoras, known to all of us Pythagoras (5th century BC), apart from an important Greek philosopher, geometr, music theorist and founder of the Pythagorean faculty, he was also the founder of mathematics with the well-known PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM.

SAMOS was a source of creativity for Pythagoras, because besides his Theorem, he created the FAIR CUP  to give the citizens of ancient Samos the message of respect for the measure, equality and justice. It is no accident that the name that ultimately prevailed for Samos as “The island of Pythagoras”, with its most significant attraction being its statue (Pythagoras statue) and its most important tourist destination Pythagorion, a village named after its name.
Markou Olive oilPythagoras of Samos

Health Benefits of Samos Olive Oil

 

 

  • Prevents breast cancer

  • Helps in weight loss

  • Boots metabolism

  • Aids indigestion

  • Prevents gallstones

  • Reduces heart problems

  • Rich in anti-aging properties

  • Reduces bad cholesterol levels

 

Nutrients = Saturated fat 69%, Calories 44 %

Minerals = Iron 3 %

Vitamins = Vitamin K 75 %, Vitamin E 72 %

Markou Olive oilHealth Benefits of Samos Olive Oil

Using Olive Oil instead of Butter

olive oil vs butter

Extra Virgin Olive Oil offers so much more nutrient value with no downside, unlike the alternatives and can be readily substituted in most main course dishes where margarine or butter is used for frying or sauteing.

One tbsp (15ml) of olive oil has 120 calories and 14 g of total fat, including 12g of unsaturated fat.

Olive Oil contains no trans fats or cholesterol.

Salted butter has 102 calories per tbsp. and 11.5 g of total fat, of which 7g are saturated. Butter also contains 31mg of cholesterol. Excess monounsaturated fats, a low saturated-fat content and an absence of cholesterol make olive oil a better alternative than butter fot the heart.

Imperial

 
1 ml butter = 0.96 gr 
1 ml Olive Oil =0.92 gr

Metric
BUTTER OLIVE OIL BUTTER OLIVE OIL
1 teaspoon ¾ teaspoon 5 ml 3ml
2 teaspoons 1 ½ teaspoons 10ml 7.5ml
1 tablespoons 2 ½ teaspoons 15ml 12.5ml
2 tablespoons 1 ½ tablespoons 30ml 22.5ml
¼ cup 3 tablespoons 60ml 45ml
1/3 cup ¼ cup 80ml 60ml
½ cup ¼ cup+ 1 tablespoon 125ml 90ml
2/3 cup ½ cup 160ml 125ml
¾ cup ½ cup + 1 tablespoon 185ml 140ml
1 cup ¾ cup 250ml 175ml
2 cups 1 ½ cups 500ml 375ml

Combined data provided by Emm. Karpadakis/2015

Markou Olive oilUsing Olive Oil instead of Butter