Greece may be the only country on the planet that has a category of dishes – Ladera – identified as oil-based. These dishes are integral to Greece’s summer cuisine, which includes dozens of recipes.
The main ingredient is, of course, olive oil, which dominates the dish and is complemented by summer vegetables, which together give the dish its ultimate taste. In fact, accompanying the ladera dish with thick feta cheese is the quintessence of flavour.
Oil-based foods, although they use a lot of olive oil, are usually low in calories since it is mainly the vegetables that end up on our plate. Of course, no one can resist dipping the stuffed vegetables in the delicious oil, especially when we add a little feta cheese. Fresh beans, okra, and stuffed vegetables are the main oil-based dishes.
