Vegetarian main dishes

Very popular during fasting periods, such as the Great Lent:

• Aginares A La Polita: artichokes with olive oil.
• Arakas Me Aginares: fresh peas with artichokes in the oven.
• Bamies: okra with tomato sauce (sometimes with potatoes and/or chicken/lamb).
• Briám: an oven-baked ratatouille of summer vegetables based on sliced potatoes and zucchini in olive oil. Usually includes eggplant, tomatoes, onions, and ample aromatic herbs and seasonings.
• Domatokeftedhes: tomato fritters with mint, fried in olive oil and typically served with fava (split pea paste). Mainly a Cycladic Island dish.
• Fasolakia freska: fresh green beans stewed with potatoes, zucchini and tomato sauce.
• Gigantes: baked beans with tomato sauce and various herbs. Often made spicy with various peppers.
• Horta (greens) already mentioned in the Appetizers section, are quite often consumed as a light main meal, with boiled potatoes and bread.
• Kinteata, dish from boiled young nettles.
• Lachanorizo (Λαχανόριζο) (Cabbage with rice)
• Prassorizo (Πρασόριζο) (Leeks with rice)
• Lachanodolmades: Cabbage rolls, stuffed with rice and sometimes meat, spiced with various herbs and served with avgolemono sauce or simmered in a light tomato broth.
• Spanakorizo: Spinach and rice stew cooked in lemon and olive oil sauce.
• Yemista: Baked stuffed vegetables. Usually tomatoes, peppers, or other vegetables hollowed out and baked with a rice and herb filling.