Greek Venison Wrap Food

VENISON GYROS

Steps:

• Whisk together the olive oil, cumin, garlic, marjoram, rosemary, oregano, red wine vinegar, salt, and pepper in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add the venison strips, and toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and marinate in the refrigerator at least 2 hours.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the venison strips, a half pound at a time, until the venison has browned on the outside and is no longer pink on the inside, about 8 minutes. Pile the meat onto warmed pitas to serve.

VENISON WRAPS

Steps:

• Cut the venison tenderloin into 12 strips lengthwise. Toss with Italian dressing, and allow to marinate for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
• Preheat a grill for medium heat.
• To assemble the venison wraps, lay a strip of venison on top of a strip of bacon. Place a teaspoon of cream cheese at one end, and top with a slice of jalapeno. Roll up and secure with a skewer. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Season the wraps with desired amount of seasoning salt.
• Grill for 10 minutes, then turn over, and continue cooking until the bacon is crisp.

GREEK SALAD WRAPS

Steps:

• Roughly chop the tomato, cut the cucumber into sticks and split and stone the olives (if using).
• Now heat the tortillas. If you have gas, put each one for 10 seconds on a lit gas ring - you have to be a little bit brave - then turn it over quickly, using tongs, and heat the other side for another 8 seconds or so. The tortillas will be slightly charred in places, which adds a fantastic flavour. If you don't have gas, warm a pan to a medium heat before quickly tossing in your tortillas one at a time. You don't need to have any oil on the pan.
• Make a row of tomato, cucumber, feta and olives down the centre of each warm tortilla. Now spread the hummus around the top and sides of the tortilla. Fold in the sides to seal in the ingredients and roll up tightly to make a big cigar. Cut in half and eat with your fingers.

GREEK VENISON WRAP

Steps:

• Fry bacon in a skillet until brown; remove from pan, crumble and set aside.
• Add onion and mushrooms to pan and sauté until onions are translucent, add sugar and stir well.
• Add venison and sprinkle generously with lemon pepper.
• Add lemon juice and sauté until venison is cooked but still slightly pink.
• Warm tortillas in microwave with a damp paper towel on top.
• Place sour cream in the center of tortilla, add 1/2 cup spinach, feta cheese, crumbled bacon and venison mixture.
• Wrap and serve immediately.

GREEK VEGETABLE WRAPS

Steps:

• Mix dressing and lemon juice. Toss mushrooms, zucchini, red peppers and onions in large bowl. Add dressing mixture; mix lightly. Place in foil-lined 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
• Bake at 400°F for 15 minutes, stirring after 10 minutes.
• Cover tortillas with lettuce; top with vegetable mixture. Sprinkle with cheese. Roll up.

SPANAKOPITA - GREEK SPINACH-FETA STRUDEL

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large frying pan (or skillet) and add chopped onion and minced garlic (adjust amount to your taste).
• Let fry until translucent.
• Add chopped spinach and let wilt.
• Season with nutmeg, vegetable broth granules, salt and pepper.
• Add ricotta cheese and stir to dissolve.
• Crumble walnuts to mixture.
• Add feta cubes and stir again.
• Let spinach filling cool for a couple of minutes.
• Meanwhile heat oven to 175°C and cover a baking tray with baking paper.
• Place puff pastry on baking tray and brush sides with melted butter.
• Pour cooled spinach mixture on pastry and cover two thirds of the pastry with mixture, leave half inch wide edges on the sides and bottom.
• Fold in bottom and sides and roll pastry to a strudel, seam side down.
• Brush with the rest of the melted butter.
• Bake for about 25minutes at 175°C until golden brown. After 15 minutes sprinkle strudel with sesame seeds.

KOLOKITHAKIA ME FETA (ZUCCHINI WITH FETA)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Slice zucchini lengthwise into 1/2" thick slices. Sprinkle with salt, place in a colander and let stand until water drains, approximately 2 hours.
• Rinse zucchini and squeeze dry with paper towels.
• Coat each zucchini slice with flour.
• Place a layer of zucchini in a 9" square greased baking pan.
• Sprinkle with 1/3 of the Parmesan, mint and feta.
• Repeat layers of zucchini, cheeses and mint but save enough zucchini for a top layer.
• Sprinkle mozzarella over all.
• Top with a layer of zucchini.
• Pour oil over all.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until the zucchini is tender.
• Cool for 25-30 minutes. Cut into squares.
• Serve hot or at room temperature.

GREEK CHEESE BREAD (TIROPOSOMO)

Steps:

• Put the flour in a bowl and mix in the salt evenly. Mix the honey and the yeast with the 1/2 cup of water. Make a small dip in the center of the flour and add the yeast/honey water. Mix just a small amount of the flour into the yeast/honey water and cover the bowl and set it in a warm place for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, mix in the rest of the flour, along with enough additional water to make a soft, but not sticky dough. Mix the additional water in a little at a time. Gather the dough into a ball and turn it out onto a working surface and knead it until it is smooth and pliable (about 10 minutes).
• Put the dough back in the bowl, and cover it with plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm place until double in size.
• Brush a shallow oven dish with oil and place the dough into it. Flatten the dough out with your hands, to cover the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle the crumbled feta cheese evenly over the dough and press it in with your fingers. Sprinkle the oregano evenly over the cheese. Brush the edges of the dough with olive oil and pour the rest of the oil over the cheese.
• Let the dough rise uncovered for 30 mins and place in a preheated 450 oven for 30 mins, or until it has a golden color.
• Enjoy!

SPANAKOPITA CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Dice Onion into small pieces.
• Place Onion and Chicken Stock in a saute pan and cook on medium until Onions become translucent.
• Add Dill and Spinach, continue to cook until all liquid is evaporated.
• Remove Spinach and Onion mixture from heat and allow to cool.
• Once cooled, stir in Feta Cheese into filling mixture.
• Open packages of Crescent Rolls and unroll onto cutting board.
• Using a pizza cutter or a knife, cut each Crescent into 2
• Place 1 tsp of the filling at the widest end of the Crescent and roll up dough "jelly roll style" around filling.
• Place Cresents 3 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 425 for 12 - 14 minutes until golden brown.
• *filling may be prepared and refrigerated up to 2 days in advance.
• ** Cresents may be baked earlier in the day and then reheated before serving.