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Mediterranean Diet Recipes

Homemade Vegetable Soup

Learning how to make vegetable soup is easy and will satisfy even the heartiest eaters. Homemade vegetable soup is budget friendly, healthy, and feeds a crowd.

Breakfast

Easy Baked Eggs

Oven baked eggs are an easy, healthy and budget friendly breakfast. Learn how to make baked eggs then serve them for quick and easy meals.

Desserts

Italian Hot Chocolate

Italian Hot Chocolate (Cioccolato Caldo) is a velvety and rich dessert with no heavy cream. This hot chocolate this recipe is for you!

Breakfast

Breakfast Strata (Baked Egg Casserole)

Strata is a savory, layered breakfast casserole made with bread, eggs, meat and vegetables. Make it the day before and bake it in the morning!

Italian

Mulled Wine (Italian Vin Brulé)

Vin Brulé, an Italian mulled wine, is a warm, spiced red wine drink with hints of orange, cinnamon, clove and honey. It’s easy to learn how to make mulled wine at home.

Lebanese

Maamoul (Date Filled Cookies)

Maamoul are delicate date-filled butter cookies with a decorative pattern on the outside made by using a maamoul mold, a fork, or pinching the dough with a strawberry huller. Ma’amoul is on the dessert table throughout the Middle East for holidays and celebrations of all kinds.

Greek

Kleftiko (Greek Lamb in Parchment)

This recipe is all you need to make the best fall-apart tender lamb kleftiko! This traditional Greek lamb roast is easy to make and perfect for a small crowd.

Italian

Pizzicati (Italian Pinch Cookies)

Pizzicati are delicate Italian shortbread cookies filled with jam. Sometimes called biscotti pizzicati or simply pinch cookies, the jam-filled cookies are not too sweet and beautiful on a dessert tray.

Turkish

Simit (Turkish Sesame Bread Rings)

Simit is an easy-to-make Turkish bread coated in sesame seeds. Sometimes called a Turkish Bagel, this simit recipe is delicious on its own, or sliced in half to make a sandwich.

Desserts

Turkish Delight (Lokum)

Turkish Delight or Turkish Delights also called Lokum are a fragrant jelly candy recipe native to Turkey. They are often made with rosewater, bergamot, cinnamon or orange and sometimes include coconut, dried fruits and nuts.

Italian

Cioppino Recipe (Seafood Stew)

Cioppino is seafood stew at its finest. Created by Italian-Americans who fished in San Francisco this stew is loaded with clams, mussels, shrimp and halibut. Topped with a fresh and herby gremolata this cioppino recipe is sure to please.

Breakfast

Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes

Wondering what to do with leftover mashed potatoes? Make crispy mashed potato pancakes with creamy feta, green onions, and parsley!

Appetizer and Mezze

Easy Stuffed Dates

Goat cheese stuffed dates are an easy, no-cook appetizer. The sweet and savory combo will make this stuffed dates recipe a favorite at your next gathering.

Appetizer and Mezze

Sigara Boregi (Turkish Cheese Rolls)

A flaky pastry encases a savory cheesy filling in this recipe for Sigara boregi, Turkish cheese rolls. The perfect (easy) party appetizer!

Desserts

Baklava Cheesecake

In this Baklava Cheesecake recipe, flaky phyllo envelops an orange-scented ricotta cheesecake, all finished with honey and pistachios.

Fish and Seafood

Sautéed Shrimp with Garlic and Lemon

This quick and easy sautéed shrimp recipe cooks in 5 minutes! Learn how to make pan-fried shrimp with lemon, garlic, and Italian seasoning.

Soups and Stews

One-Pot Sausage Tortellini Soup

This sausage tortellini soup is loaded with fresh veggies, hearty Italian chicken sausage, and cheese-filled tortellini in a rich tomato broth. Comfort food in a bowl!

Salads

Radicchio Salad

Say goodbye to boring salads with this radicchio salad recipe! Quick & easy, it’s the perfect balance of sweet & peppery flavors.

Meat and Poultry

Crispy Chicken Schnitzel Recipe

Golden and crispy chicken schnitzel recipe that’s ready in about 15 minutes! See my tips for juicy, tender chicken cutlets.

Appetizer and Mezze

Baked Brie with Fig Jam

Learn how to make baked brie with jam. This easy holiday appetizer is ready in only 15 minutes. Top baked brie with nuts for a textural contrast.

Middle Eastern

Arabic Tea with Fresh Mint

Authentic recipe for Arabic tea with fresh mint leaves. This simple steeped mint tea recipe uses four ingredients including: water, black loose-leaf tea, fresh mint, and sugar or honey. Learn how to make and serve Arabic tea it as they do in Egypt and parts of the Middle East.