Wondering how to make food that’s healthy and delicious? These Mediterranean diet recipes are for you! Whether you’re looking for a quick recipe or ready to make a big change, we’ve got you covered. We are sharing over 60 Mediterranean diet recipes from breakfast to salads, seafood and vegetarian dishes all packed with wholesome ingredients.

 

About Mediterranean diet

The Mediterranean diet has been the top ranked diet for several consecutive years. However, it’s important to know that it’s more than a diet, it’s a lifestyle followed by people of the Mediterranean region who tend to live longer and healthier lives.

Mediterranean way of eating focuses on consuming more traditional ingredients such as fruit, vegetables, legumes and a moderate amount of fish, poultry and healthy fats such as olive oil. Moreover, it encourages people to be active and spend more time with their families and loves ones and share meals together which would reduce stress and make you feel better.

What to eat

When it comes to food, Mediterranean diet offers all the good things! From fresh fruit and vegetables to lean proteins such as chicken and seafood, this lifestyle is all for using real and wholesome ingredients and keeping it simple. Here is what you need to know about what to eat on the Mediterranean diet:

• Use more olive oil: Instead of store-bought salad dressing, opt for some extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice. Use olive oil for cooking and roasting instead of vegetable oil.
• Eat more vegetables and plant-based food: Ingredients such as legumes, whole grains, nuts, vegetables, fruit and leafy greens such as lettuce and spinach are consumed on a daily basis when following the Mediterranean diet.
• Lean protein: Chicken, eggs, seafood and fish are the main protein to cook with.
• Red meat and sweets: Red meat is used very occasionally in Mediterranean cooking, about once a week or even less, and usually lean cuts of meat or ground meat is consumed. As for sweets, an occasional dessert is all fine.
• Leave out: Sugary drinks and sodas and processed food with too many unnecessary ingredients.

Mediterranean breakfast recipes

Shakshuka with feta

Menemen (Turkish scrambled eggs and tomatoes)

Creamy oatmeal with nuts and honey

Healthy banana date shake

Gozleme (Turkish stuffed flatbread)

Borek (Turkish stuffed filo pastry)

Manakish Zaatar Recipe (Manakeesh)

MEDITERRANEAN MEZZE PLATTER

Spinach and eggs

Mediterranean breakfast hash with tahini sauce

Mediterranean spinach omelette

Spanish Tortilla (Tortilla de patatates)

Cilbir (Turkish poached eggs in yogurt sauce)

Italian baked eggs in marinara sauce

Easy Roasted Artichoke Recipe

Avocado caprese sandwich

Sausage breakfast muffins

Greek avocado egg sandwich

Homemade granola bars

Mediterranean salad recipes

Turkish white bean salad (Piyaz)

Mediterranean Orzo Salad Recipe

Grilled Zucchini with Tahini Yogurt

Fattoush salad

Mediterranean salad

Traditional Greek salad

Mediterranean couscous salad

Tabouli salad (Tabbouleh)

Mediterranean Healthy Egg Salad Recipe (No Mayo!)

Gavurdagi Turkish tomato salad

Mediterranean three bean salad

Cucumber tomato feta salad

Nicoise salad

Kisir (Turkish bulgur salad)

Mediterranean potato salad

Caprese salad

Mediterranean dips and spreads

Turkish ezme recipe

Homemade hummus

Muhammara

Baked feta with honey and zaatar

Tzatziki

Homemade labneh

Homemade Harissa Paste Recipe

Baba ganoush

Melitzanosalata (Greek eggplant dip)

Skordalia Greek potato and garlic dip

Easy Patatas Bravas Recipe

Mediterranean recipes with chicken or beef

Baked Greek chicken recipe

Homemade chicken shawarma

Chicken gyro

Grilled zaatar chicken

Mediterranean Grilled Chicken Sandwich