Lunch
The most tender cut of beef, a few minutes on the grill, with boiled broccoli and olive oil. Salt and pepper are all a fillet needs. After cooking, give it five minutes' rest.
25 minutesMedium
6.7 g net carbs per serving
Lunch
At 13.9 g of fat per 100 g, mackerel is richer than sardines (9.2 g), which is why a lemony cabbage salad suits it: the lemon cuts through the oiliness.
25 minutesEasy
4.1 g net carbs per serving
Lunch
Leg of lamb cut into chunks and slow-roasted with garlic, lemon and oregano. It comes with tzatziki and a lettuce and rocket salad; a Greek Sunday lunch without the potatoes.
75 minutesMedium
6.1 g net carbs per serving
Lunch
Lemon chicken braised in a pan, with cauliflower mash in place of potatoes. For a silky mash, drain the cauliflower very well before you blend it with the butter.
60 minutesMedium
6.0 g net carbs per serving
Lunch
A cheap fish full of omega-3 with the bitter greens of the Greek market stall, dressed with olive oil and lemon. The sardines take ten minutes on a grill or in a non-stick pan.
30 minutesEasy
6.2 g net carbs per serving
Lunch
No bread or breadcrumbs go into the mix; an egg holds the bifteki together. Serve them with lettuce, cucumber and tzatziki.
35 minutesEasy
5.5 g net carbs per serving
Lunch
Chicken thighs roasted with lemon and oregano, next to a proper Greek village salad. We use thighs because they stay juicy even if you leave them in the oven five minutes too long; breast is far less forgiving.
50 minutesEasy
8.8 g net carbs per serving
Lunch
Sunday moussaka with two changes: the aubergines are baked instead of fried, and the béchamel is made without flour, from cream cheese, double cream and eggs. There are no potatoes. A 25 × 30 cm dish gives 6 servings.
90 minutesMedium
10.4 g net carbs per serving
Lunch
Strips of courgette stand in for the pasta in this Greek bake, roasted first so the dish doesn't go watery, and the topping is thickened with egg yolks and graviera instead of flour. A serving has about 8 grams of net carbs.
75 minutesMedium
7.7 g net carbs per serving
Lunch
Our take on Greek gemista, with grated cauliflower in place of the rice in the filling; mince, mint and parsley keep the taste of the home-cooked dish. We use green peppers, which have roughly half the carbs of red ones.
85 minutesMedium
11.5 g net carbs per serving
Lunch
The filling of a Greek spanakopita, bound with eggs and baked without filo in a cast-iron pan or small tin, with dill and spring onions giving it the familiar smell. It cuts into six slices, each with about 4 grams of net carbs.
60 minutesEasy
4.2 g net carbs per serving
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