Staka me ayga is a simple Cretan dish consisting of poached or fried eggs and local staka (a type of buttery cream mixed with flour). The combination is usually seasoned with salt and pepper, and it is typically enjoyed warm for breakfast.

In Greece, fried zucchinis can be enjoyed as a meze or a side dish. The zucchinis are sliced, seasoned, and then simply dusted with flour or dipped in an egg batter before they are fried until crispy and golden. It is recommended to pair them with various dips such as yogurt-based tzatziki or garlicky skordalia.

Horta is a traditional salad consisting of steamed or boiled greens and weeds that are drizzled with lemon juice and olive oil. The greens usually include dandelion, vleeta, nettles, wild spinach, mustard greens, and chicory. The flavor of the salad can be more or less bitter, depending on the plant.

Though it only uses a few ingredients, Greek fava dip is an incredibly flavorful dish. It consists of yellow split peas that are cooked alongside onions and various spices until they completely disintegrate and transform into a creamy, velvety purée.

Greek potato salad is incredibly versatile and can complement various Greek dishes. It usually consists of large bite-sized potato chunks that are coated in a flavorful dressing based on olive oil, mustard, yogurt, or mayonnaise. The salad is easily adapted with various additions that may include different vegetables, boiled eggs, olives, and fresh herbs such as dill or parsley.

Simple in ingredients but packed with flavor, briám is a classic Greek dish that can be enjoyed as a main course or as an accompaniment to various meat dishes. Best described as mixed roasted vegetables, it typically consists of sliced potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, and zucchinis that are generously seasoned with olive oil and various spices, then neatly layered and baked until all of the flavors are combined.

In its simplest form, spanakorizo consists of rice and spinach that are slowly simmered until creamy and well combined. The dish is usually generously seasoned with lemon juice and olive oil and is easily adapted with additional ingredients such as spring onions, chickpeas, leeks, and a variety of herbs and spices.

This simple Cretan dish is prepared with the bulbs of Leopoldia comosa, a plant that typically grows in wild, mountainous areas. When collected, the bulbs are thoroughly cleaned and can be cooked, stewed, pickled, or served fresh, usually dressed up with olive oil and lemon juice or vinegar.

This Greek vegetable stew consists of artichokes, vegetables such as onions, carrots, potatoes, peas, various herbs, and lemon juice. The name of the dish is roughly translated as city-style artichokes since it hails from Istanbul, a city that was formerly known as Constantinople, which many Greeks refer to as Polis (the City).