Παπαρούνες. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου
Dish with wild greens from Cypriot nature. Served hot or cold.
Name - Recipe
Αγριόχορτα με κιτρόμηλο, από την περιοχή της Καρπασίας.
2 large bunches of wild greens
2-3 very large onions (5 cm in diameter)
¾ glass of bitter orange juice
1 teaspoon salt
Clean, wash and boil the wild greens in water until they are very well cooked. Drain them completely. While they are in the colander, cut them crosswise to make smaller pieces. Sauté the onion, which has been cut into thin semi-circular slices, with plenty of olive oil. Add the wild greens to the sautéed onion and stir to fry them too, until all the water has been absorbed. Add the salt. Pour the bitter orange juice into the pot and continue to cook the wild greens, until all the juice is absorbed. They are served as a hot or cold dish. (Maria Ioannidou, Rizokarpaso)
Boiling.
Stir frying.
Additional information and bibliography
Oral testimony: Maria Ioannidou, Rizokarpaso. Recording: Stalo Lazarou, 15.03.2010.
Stalo Lazarou
Λαψάνες Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου
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