Greece Is The Word!

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ripe tomato, skinned and chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed divided
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon
• 3 small shallots, very finely chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 20 -24 large prawns or 1 lb fish fillet, in chunks
• 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
• 4 green onions, chopped put aside some of the green tops for serving
• 2 tablespoons ouzo or 2 tablespoons pernod
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
• halved black olives

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 make the sauce by putting the tomatoes, 2 crushed garlic cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf and shallots in a pan and bring to the boil, simmer for 10/15 minutes, if there is not much juice from the tomatoes add a little water.
• 3 add 4 tablespoons olive oil, salt and pepper.
• 4 remove the bay leaf.
• 5 pour the sauce into a flat ovenproof dish, (or individual serving dishes if you prefer), sprinkle the cheese over the sauce and put in the oven.
• 6 heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and stir-fry the prawns or fish, the remaining garlic and green onions until the prawns/fish are cooked, add salt, pepper and the ouzo.
• 7 take your dish (es) out of the oven, put the prawn mixture on top of the feta, garnish with thyme, onion tops, olives and serve with your favorite mediterranean bread.
• 8 this will serve 4 as a starter, or 2 as a main course.