This traditional Spanish spinach and chickpeas recipe features chickpeas, sautéed spinach, infused with garlic, smoky paprika, and earthy cumin. Perfect for a delicious and quick weeknight dinner, a hearty side and of course as a tapas. It’s a delicious way to enjoy greens and beans! Ready in under 15 minutes! Spain has such a large...| OliveTomato.com
Simply delicious roasted sardines with a garlic herb crust – you can practically eat them with your hands. There is so much to be said about fish, particularly when it comes to the Mediterranean diet. Greeks traditionally consumed the small, cheap fish: sardines and anchovies that also happen to be rich in omega-3 fatty acids...| OliveTomato.com
This Mediterranean Chicken and rice is an easy one pan recipe, featuring flavorful Mediterranean flavors: juicy chicken is roasted along Greek style lemony garlic rice, providing the perfect balance of flavors and textures. Chicken and rice or chicken and potatoes is a classic weekend meal here in the Mediterranean. It’s comforting, easy to make and...| OliveTomato.com
For this easy and delicious sheet pan fish recipe, sole fillets are baked with the flavorful Greek ladolemono dressing and herbs. Fish plays an important role in the Mediterranean diet, but you don’t have to it eat all the time. I like to add small fatty fish as often as possible such as sardines and...| OliveTomato.com
Juicy bite-size Greek meatballs seasoned with herbs and baked to perfection. For someone who prefers mostly vegetable based dishes, there is one red meat dish that I will always say yes to: Keftethakia. Bite-size (or a little bit larger) meatballs made from ground beef or ground pork, along with all those tasty Greek herbs (especially...| OliveTomato.com
As you may know, my mom has greatly influenced my eating habits and taste, as most mothers, right?. She is very loyal to Greek cuisine and we pretty much ate only Greek food at home. Occasionally she would make what she called “American” food. One of those times she made “hamburgers”. Now for Greeks a...| OliveTomato.com
This is one of those recipes that just comes together so beautifully and tastes so good! It is common practice to cook beans and greens together, not only in the Mediterranean but in many parts of the world. And what a delicious and healthy combination it is! Black-eyed peas and spinach, stewed together with tomato...| OliveTomato.com
Chicken has an important role on the Mediterranean table, it was a more accessible meat and traditionally consumed once a week. And while some people consider chicken a bit boring, in the Greek kitchen it is transformed. Cooked with herbs or in sauces it is a family favorite. Usually we will make it the classic...| OliveTomato.com
Orzo is called kritharaki or manestra in Greek and we use it quite often, especially as an accompaniment with meat. The traditional Greek way is to cook it along with the meat in the oven or in a pot. This recipe basically takes the risotto technique and applies to orzo. Orzo is more forgiving than rice,...| OliveTomato.com
The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners This is the only guide you’ll need to get started on the authentic Mediterranean diet! The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners is packed with everything you need to know about the Mediterranean Diet: guidance, menu plans, lifestyle advice, cooking tips, a comprehensive food list and 100 delicious recipes! And...| OliveTomato.com
