Greek Night

A Saturday braai platter built around lemon, oregano, garlic and yoghurt — charred halloumi on crushed chickpeas, lemon-oregano chicken, herbed yoghurt, chopped Greek salad and pizza-dough flatbreads straight off the coals. Serves 4 in about 40 minutes.

6 recipes

38 min (incl. resting)easyServes 4

Lemon-Oregano Chicken Breasts

Butterflied so they cook fast and stay juicy. The marinade is barely more than lemon, garlic, oregano and oil — which is exactly the point.

25 mineasyServes 4

Charred Halloumi with Crushed Chickpeas

Halloumi gets a deep golden crust in cast iron on the braai. The chickpeas underneath are a mix of whole and smashed — lemony, garlicky, loaded with herbs. The whole thing sits on warm flatbread.

15 min (incl. resting)easyServes 4

Herbed Yoghurt

The glue of the platter. Goes on everything — chickpeas, chicken, halloumi, straight on the flatbread. Make it first, let the flavours marry.

15 mineasyServes 4

Chopped Greek-Style Salad

Simple. No feta needed — the halloumi is doing that job tonight. The trick is salting the tomatoes early so they release their juice, which becomes the dressing.

20 minmediumServes 4

Pizza-Dough Flatbreads on the Coals

Your usual quick pizza dough, portioned smaller and rolled thinner. It will puff hard on the braai — which is exactly what you want. Closer to a proper pita than a thin lavash.

14 mineasyServes 1

Salami Picante Pizza

A punchy, spicy pizza loaded with salami or chorizo, melted mozzarella and a hit of chilli — simple and seriously satisfying. One 28 cm pizza.