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Vegetarian
Need a summertime vegetarian main that will wow people? Soft, smoky grilled stuffed eggplants filled with a vibrant tomato, cheese, and herb stuffing, wrapped in foil and cooked on the grill. Grab some crusty bread and enjoy!
Fish and Seafood
Each forkful of grilled branzino with a tangy, briny salsa is pure Mediterranean summer—smoky and sweet, sharp and salty, bright and herby all at once. This grilled fish recipe looks like a centerpiece, but is easy enough to make on a weeknight.
Meat and Poultry
Flour and Parmesan create a rich, silky sauce for Garlic Parmesan Chicken without heavy cream. It’s a cozy, one-skillet meal with plenty of sauce for tossing with pasta or spooning over vegetables.
Meat and Poultry
After two years researching 300 barbecue recipes from around the globe, this Turkish chicken recipe is the one I cook the most often. Chicken thighs in a savory, spiced tomato-pepper marinade pick up savory char from the grill for a dinner that I make on repeat.
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Back-to-school season means busy weeknights, but these Mediterranean weeknight dinners are packed with protein and vegetables, need just 20 to 30 minutes of hands-on time, and require minimal cleanup. That trifecta is exactly what I need when homework and after-school activities take over the evenings!
Appetizer and Mezze
Small green Padrón peppers, charred in olive oil and sprinkled with crunchy salt, are a staple at bars and restaurants throughout Spain, but they’re easy to make at home!
Entree
These tuna burgers are everything you love about a tuna melt, turned into an easy dinner recipe. Smoky paprika, roasted red peppers, and nutty Manchego cheese give these burgers big Spanish flavor and they only take about 30 minutes to make!
Middle Eastern
When it comes to lamb chop recipes this sheet pan dinner of baked lamb chops with roasted carrots, squash and sweet potatoes is an easy weeknight dinner recipe.
Entree
Spaghetti alla Nerano is one of the greatest Neapolitan pasta dishes. It’s studded with coins of golden fried zucchini in a silky sauce with fresh basil.This version is lighter, using tested techniques to make it creamy without butter or cream.
Sides and Small Plates
Marinated tomatoes are the easiest way to make the most of ripe cherry tomatoes. Just mix them and let them sit while the seasonings work their magic, and then use them as a topping or side.
Appetizer and Mezze
Salmon crudo is a restaurant-quality appetizer that requires no cooking, no special equipment, and very little time. All you need to make it is a sharp knife, a beautiful piece of fish, and a handful of pretty, delicious toppings.
Dips and Condiments
This homemade Italian dressing recipe nails the mouth-watering puckeriness and savory depth of the bottled version I grew up with, but requires only pantry staples and a good shake.
Sides and Small Plates
Three vegetables and a hot oven are all it takes to make escalivada, the smoky, silky Catalan classic that rounds out every tapas spread in Catalonia. Make it once and eat well all week.
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Pesto isn’t just for pasta! From sea bass to sunny-side-up eggs, here are 14 ways pesto, basil and beyond, can be the hero flavor-maker on your table tonight.
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Mediterranean meals are built for eating outdoors! Here are 11 of my best picnic recipes for make-ahead salads, sandwiches, and cooling sides.
Entree
Arrosticini are small cubes of lamb threaded tightly onto skewers and grilled over smoldering embers. Seasoned with nothing but salt, this classic dish from Abruzzo proves that the best things on the grill are often the simplest.
Desserts
I perfected this dairy-free ice cream recipe while working as a pastry chef at a vegan restaurant! Coconut milk is the base for a velvety smooth scoop that rivals any you would get from a specialty ice cream parlor. Use it as a sumptuous base as the foundation for many other great flavor combinations.
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Zucchini recipes that celebrate summer’s most prolific vegetable. Eat it raw in salads, fry it into fritters, bake it in bread or enjoy it in any of the Mediterranean recipes on this list!
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Italy’s most famous food may be pizza, but these iconic Italian (and Italian-American!) salads prove that even simple vegetable dishes can upstage the rest. Have you tried all 11 of these Italian salad classics?
Appetizer and Mezze
A classic Provençal street food by way of Liguria, chickpea panisse or panissa are tender chickpea fritters made with just 3 ingredients besides water. They’re as satisfying as French fries, but easier to make because you don’t need to deep fry them!
Entree
This is an easy, one-pan artichoke pasta recipe. It’s studded with ready-to-eat marinated artichoke hearts, Parmesan, toasted pine nuts, and fresh herbs. All the artichoke flavor, with none of the time-intensive prep!
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The best summer side dishes, Mediterranean style! These summer sides are perfect for any cookout, whether a celebration or a relaxing backyard dinner. Most are make-ahead friendly, many are no-cook, and all of them are built on the Mediterranean flavors that sing in summertime.
Breads
This delicious, healthy zucchini bread is exceptionally soft and moist, thanks to the combination of zucchini, olive oil, and yogurt. The trick is grating the zucchini at the last minute, once the other ingredients are measured and mixed, just before mixing it into the batter. Bake it in a loaf pan or divide it into a muffin pan for zucchini muffins.
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These 11 Italian recipes are my personal edit of the summer dinners I make most throughout the season. Ideas for salads and appetizers, simple pasta recipes, and low-lift entrées.
