Mediterranean Diet Cookbook: Delicious Mediterranean Diet Recipes for Better Health

By Melanie Bennet

Mediterranean Diet Cookbook

People living in Mediterranean countries such as Greece, Italy, Spain, France, and Morocco tend to live healthy and long lives. One of the factors contributing to this excellent health is diet. They eat natural, seasonal, and healthy foods, including quality fruits and vegetables, olive oil, and sources of protein that are good for the heart and the body.

 

The Mediterranean Diet is an eating plan developed from the lifestyle habits of people living in Mediterranean countries. After studying the Mediterranean Diet, nutritionists began recommending that people with weight management issues, or anyone trying to stay lean and healthy, adopt similar eating styles.

 

This book explains the Mediterranean eating plan and features 75 easy and healthy recipes. You will learn:

• Which foods you should eat and which foods you should avoid.

• Yummy recipes for breakfast, vegetables and beans, poultry and meats, seafood, snacks, and dessert.

• Mediterranean Instant Pot recipes to make cooking a breeze.

 

Order your copy of the Mediterranean Diet Cookbook now!

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Melanie Bennet
• Release date: Mar 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9781393446965

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Mediterranean Diet Cookbook

Delicious Mediterranean Diet Recipes for Better Health

Melanie Bennet

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE

What Is the Mediterranean Diet?

Principles of the Mediterranean Diet

Health Benefits

Foods to Enjoy on the Mediterranean Diet

Foods to Avoid on the Mediterranean Diet

CHAPTER TWO

Breakfast

Mediterranean Couscous

Veggie and Herb Frittata

Oats with Banana and Strawberry

Multigrain Hot Cereal

Scrambled Eggs with Spinach

Baked Eggs with Feta Cheese and Olives

Carrot Bread

Walnut Muffins

Toast with Avocado

Tapioca Pancakes

Whole Wheat Pancakes with Greek Yogurt

Fruit and Nut Breakfast Salad

Simple Smoothie

CHAPTER THREE

Vegetables and Beans

Avocado and Egg Sandwich

Stuffed Zucchini

Pasta and Artichoke Salad

Rice and Bean Salad

Fruity Wheat Berry Salad

Tomatoes Stuffed with Cheese and Olives

Nutty Quinoa

Bean and Farro Stew

Quinoa Casserole

Fully Loaded Baked Potato

Phyllo Spinach Pie

Vegetarian Chili

CHAPTER FOUR

Poultry and Meats

Chicken Pasta

Baked Chicken Wings with Tzatziki Dipping Sauce

Chicken Soup with Orzo

Balsamic Chicken Wrap

Roasted Chicken

Balsamic Chicken and Beans

Turkey Sausage and Peppers

Slow Cooker Mediterranean Short Ribs

Grilled Steak

Spicy Roasted Leg of Lamb

CHAPTER FIVE

Fish and Seafood

Salmon Spinach Salad

Spicy Shrimp Salad

Tuna Salad with Capers

Pasta with Shrimp

Lemon Pepper Cod with Chickpeas

Mediterranean Baked Salmon

Pepper Tilapia with Spinach

Baked Snapper with Olives

CHAPTER SIX

Snacks

Caprese Kebobs

Grilled Figs and Goat Cheese

Spicy Olives

Marinated Olives & Feta Cheese

Roasted Eggplant Dip

Basic Hummus

Feta Hummus

Spiced Nuts

Fruity Nut Bars

Tomato Sandwiches with Basil

Date Wraps

CHAPTER SEVEN

Dessert

Apples with Parmesan

Galatopita

Pudding Parfait

Fruit and Yogurt Lasagna

Banana Balls

Chocolate Hazelnut Baklava

CHAPTER EIGHT

Mediterranean Diet Instant Pot Recipes

Good Morning Quinoa

Mediterranean Calamari

Quick Vegetable Curry

Chipotle Black Beans

Spiced Okra

Spinach with Tomatoes

Lemon Garlic Chicken

Cilantro Lime Drumsticks

Mediterranean Beef

Tasty Fish Stew

Coconut Curry Tilapia

Orange Salmon

Crustless Seafood Quiche

Instant Pot Hummus

Wine Poached Figs on Yogurt Crème

Final Thoughts

CHAPTER ONE

What Is the Mediterranean Diet?

People living in Mediterranean countries such as Greece, Italy, Spain, France, and Morocco tend to live healthy and long lives. One of the factors contributing to this excellent health is diet. They eat foods that are natural, seasonal, and healthy, including quality fruits and vegetables, olive oil, and sources of protein that are good for the heart and the body.

The Mediterranean Diet is an eating plan developed from the lifestyle habits of