Mediterranean Diet Recipes
A Cookbook of Mediterranean-Inspired Dish Ideas!
BY: Allie Allen
Copyright 2020 Allie Allen
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Can you make your own Mediterranean Diet dishes that are authentic and tasty?
Can you create main dishes & appetizers made with easy to find ingredients?
Are you curious about the various Mediterranean Diet dishes you can make?
If you want to eat a healthy, Mediterranean diet, youre not alone. Its one of the worlds healthiest, most popular diets. These recipes are fresh, real and delicious.
This diet is designed around the way the people eat who live in the countries around the Mediterranean Sea, including Greece and Italy. It is not as strict as some diets, but rather one with more lenient guidelines.
With a daily consumption of healthy fats, whole grains, fruits and veggies and weekly consumption of poultry, fish, eggs and legumes, the Mediterranean Diet allows for a great deal of variety in your meals. You can use dairy products and intake some red meat. Having a concept this loose can be helpful, since it offers you more flexibility in your meals. Its not just about the food, either. Its also about your lifestyle. Read on, and learn more
The Mediterranean diet has a variety of breakfast dish ideas. Try one of these soon
1 Mediterranean Diet Breakfast Tostadas
If youre actually having trouble getting motivated in the morning, these healthy tostadas will help you out. Theyre delicious, so the meal wont feel like a sacrifice.
Makes 4 Servings
Cooking + Prep Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
4 corn tostadas
1/2 cup of roasted hummus, red pepper
1/2 cup of diced pepper, red
1/2 cup of chopped onions, green
8 beaten eggs, large
1/2 cup of milk, skim
1/2 tsp. of oregano
1/2 tsp. of garlic powder
1/4 cup of crumbled feta cheese
1/2 cup of seeded, chopped cucumbers
1/2 cup of diced tomatoes, ripe
Instructions:
1. In large-sized, non-stick skillet on med. heat, add red peppers. Cook for two to three minutes till they soften. Add milk, eggs, oregano, green onions and garlic powder to skillet while stirring constantly, till egg whites are not translucent anymore, two minutes or so.
2. Top tostadas with hummus, then egg mixture, tomatoes, feta and cucumbers. Serve promptly.
Nutrition Information
For each serving:
2 Blueberry Mediterranean Breakfast Salad
These fluffy fruit and grain spoonful are dressed with lemon juice, syrup and yogurt. Its a good dish to make ahead, since the flavors blend well overnight.
Makes 8 Servings
Cooking + Prep Time: 1 hour & 45 minutes + 8 hours refrigeration time
Ingredients:
1 cup of oats, steel-cut
1 cup of dry quinoa, golden
1/2 cup of millet, dry
3 tbsp. of oil, olive
1 x 1 piece of peeled, circle-cut ginger, fresh
2 lemons, large, juice and zest only
1/2 cup of maple syrup, pure
1 cup of yogurt, Greek
1/4 tsp. of nutmeg, ground
2 cups of chopped, toasted hazelnuts
2 cups of berries, mixed or just blueberries
Instructions:
1. Mix millet, oats and quinoa in fine strainer. Rinse under running cool water for about one minute. Set them aside.
2. Heat 1 tbsp. oil in pan on med-high. Add grains from step 1. Cook for two to three minutes, till they smell toasted. Add 4 & 1/2 cups water. Add 3/4 tsp. of salt, ginger and zest from one lemon and stir well.
3. Bring to boil. Next, cover pan. Reduce heat. Simmer for 18-20 minutes. Turn heat off. Allow pan to sit for five minutes. Remove lid and use fork to fluff. Remove ginger. Spread the hot grains on large cookie sheet. Allow to cool for 1/2 hour approximately or longer.
4. Spoon cool grains into large-sized bowl. Add and stir in zest from second lemon.
5. Whisk last 2 tbsp. oil with juice from two lemons in med. bowl till they emulsify. Whisk in yogurt, syrup and then nutmeg. Pour mixture into grains. Stir till coated well. Add and stir in the blueberries and hazelnuts. Season as desired.
6. Place in the refrigerator overnight so flavors can blend. Serve the next morning.
Nutrition Information
For each serving:
3 Mediterranean Egg Scramble