Greek Thanksgiving – Pylos Restaurant

Thanksgiving, the quintessential American holiday, is also a mirror of the American melting pot.

PYLOS is preparing a Greek-inspired Thanksgiving feast, with a menu of traditional and contemporary Greek dishes that derive from New World ingredients.

Soup

Kolokythosoupa me meli, moscocarido kai strangisto yiaourti

Acorn and butternut squash soup with honey, nutmeg and Greek yogurt

First Course

Garides ouzo

Large shrimp cooked in a light ouzo and tomato cream sauce

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Salata me roka, rodi, xismeni graviera kai pasatempo kabourdismeno me elaiolado

Baby arugula salad with olive-oil-toasted pumpkin seeds, pomegranate and shaved graviera cheese

Main Course

Psiti galopoula gemisti me kima, stafides, koukounari kai kastana, glasarismeno me rodi, ouzo, kai portokali

Roasted turkey breast stuffed with classic Greek chestnut-pine-nut-raisin-ground meat, glazed with pomegranate, ouzo, and orange

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Solomos marinarismenos me meli kai portokali

Honey-orange marinated grilled salmon

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Moussaka

layers of lightly sautéed eggplant, zucchini and potato baked in a clay dish with aromatic ground meat sauce and béchamel

Sides

Agrio rizi kai basmati me caramelomena prasa, karydia kai stafides

Wild and basmati rice with caramelized leeks, walnuts and raisins

Glykopatates sto tigani, opos tis kanoun stin Kerkira, me meli

Corfu style fried sweet potatoes drizzled with Greek honey

Spitiki composta me krana kai alla moura

Homemade cranberry sauce

Dessert

Napoleon me mousse apo vissino kai yiaourti

Crisp phyllo napoleon layered with Greek yogurt and sour-cherry mousse

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Mouzo

PYLOS’ chocolate mousse spiked with ouzo