This was the first time I'd seen this on the menu at a Greek restaurant, and no sooner had I decided to order it, than the manager suggested I try it (as though he were mind reading). The dish is a spicy dip made of feta cheese, olive oil, and walnuts. The walnuts are obviously made into a paste, and what the menu doesn't say is that there is also tomato paste in it, which gives tang and color, and I also tasted garlic. At first, I failed to notice the heat, but it built as I ate, and with this dip, the more you eat the more you want! I scooped up every last bit with my pita bread wedges. Since this restaurant is currently owned by a Turk who is half Greek, I think this recipe is probably more Turkish than Greek. The manager said he thought that his boss may have invented it. With a glass of crisp white wine from the Greek island of Santorini, it was a fabulous afternoon snack.
Location: Santorini, 68375 E Palm Canyon Drive, Cathedral City, California. Date: June 6, 2020.
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alfredo
6/7/2020 12:56:13 pm
Enjoy the Santorini wine, before the island blows up again and there isn't any more. (Little Rumi is into volcanos now.)
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Roland
6/9/2020 11:52:03 pm
I may be worried about a lot of things, but Santorini blowing up again in my lifetime isn't one of them.
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