6 greek style smashed Recipes

meatballs, boneless, skinless organic chicken thighs, freshly ground, feta cheese, crumbled fine, fresh breadcrumbs, minced fresh parsley, sweet yellow onion, grated, kalamata olives, pitted, chopped, kosher salt (olives and feta already salty!), egg, lightly beaten, olive oil , to brush on meatballs, mango tzatziki, mango, peeled and cubed (or seeded cucumber for regular tzatziki), greek style yogurt, garlic clove, peeled and smashed, handful of fresh mint leaves, a few sprigs fresh dill, plus extra for garnish, sea salt & black pepper, to taste

pita bread rounds, paprika, dried thyme, dried oregano, cinnamon, vine-ripe tomatoes, halved, seeded and thinly sliced, seedless cucumber , halved lengthwise and thinly sliced, red onion, thinly sliced, celery ribs, from the heart thinly sliced at an angle, red bell peppers (seeded , quartered lengthwise, thinly sliced) or 1 green bell pepper (seeded, quartered lengthwise, thinly sliced), flat leaf parsley, coarsely chopped, salt, fresh ground pepper, greek-style plain yogurt, ground cumin, garlic clove, smashed and peeled, lemon , juice of, tabasco sauce, extra virgin olive oil, feta, crumbled, jarred pepperoncini peppers (hot peppers), pitted kalamata olive, jarred grape leaves or 8 store-bought stuffed grape leaves, drained

dried oregano, lemon juice, garlic , smashed, salt, black pepper, lamb loin chops, trimmed, tomato, seeded and diced, cucumber, seeded and diced, feta cheese, couscous

bacon, yukon gold potatoes , cut into 1-inch pieces (about 2 1/2 lb), garlic, peeled and cut lengthwise in half, reduced-sodium chicken broth, plain nonfat greek-style yogurt, salt, ground pepper, plain panko breadcrumbs, shredded cheddar, chopped scallions