Top 10 Mediterranean Diet Breakfast Recipes
Delicious and Healthy Mediterranean Foods Everyone Should Learn to Cook
1. Red Pepper and Baked Egg Galettes.
These Red Pepper and Baked Egg Galettes are a cute breakfast idea to serve if you’re having guests and you want to serve something unique and eye catching. Authentic breakfast pastries filled with red bell peppers and onions seasoned with thyme, cumin and coriander and topped with parsley and cilantro. …
Ingredients for Red Pepper and Baked Egg Galettes:
2 Bell pepper
2 Onion
sprigs Fresh thyme
1 tsp Cumin
1 tsp Ground coriander
6 tbsp Olive oil
a handful Parsley
a handful Cilantro
1 sheet Frozen puff pastry
1 Egg wash
12 tsp Sour cream
4 Large eggs
Salt
Black pepper
2. Open-Face Roasted Eggplant & Herb Salad Pita Sandwiches
Open-Face Roasted Eggplant & Herb Salad Pita Sandwiches are a favorite summer meal in my house! They’re light and fresh, but with the addition of hard boiled eggs, they’re quite filling too. I love the fresh flavors of Middle Eastern cuisine and this recipe brings ingredients like preserved lemon, cilantro, parsley and cumin to the table. Delicious! …
Ingredients for Open-Face Roasted Eggplant & Herb Salad Pita Sandwiches:
1 Eggplants
⅓ cup Olive oil
¾ tsp Black pepper
½ tsp Kosher Salt
2 cups Cilantro
2 cups Parsley
½ Red onion
2 tbsp Lemon
1 tbsp Lemon juice
1½ tsp Turmeric
1 tsp Cumin
2 large Whole-wheat pitas
4 large Eggs
3. Easy Shakshuka with Feta
This Easy Shakshuka with Feta is one of my family’s favorite midweek meat free meals. Shakshuka is a classic Mediterrannean dish in which eggs are poached in a spicy savory tomato sauce. The beauty of this dish is that it works for brunch, lunch or dinner too! Start by toasting…
Ingredients for Easy Shakshuka with Feta:
1 tsp Coriander seeds
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1 tsp Fennel seeds
2 tbsp Olive oil
1 Red bell pepper
1 Yellow onions
1 tsp Smoked Paprika
1 tsp Kosher Salt
1 (28-ounce) can Diced tomatoes
1 (15-ounce) can White beans
4 to 6 Large eggs
Black pepper
½ cup Parsley
½ cup Feta cheese
4. Vegan Falafel Burgers
Vegan Falafel Burgers are one of my favorite healthy burger recipes. I love falafel – bursting with flavor and goodness. Falafel is a really common form of street food which is eaten throughout the Middle East. The chickpea and herb mixture is fried until crispy on the outside and soft…
Ingredients for Vegan Falafel Burgers:
400 g can Chickpeas
1 Red onion
1 clove Garlic
handful Parsley
1 tsp Cumin
1 tsp Ground coriander
1⁄2 tsp Chili powder
2 tbsp Plain flour
2 tbsp Sunflower oilTO SERVE:
Pitta bread
200 g tub Tomato salsa
Green salad
5. Low Carb Eggs Baked in Tomatoes
Ingredients for Low Carb Eggs Baked in Tomatoes:
2 tbsp Olive oil
8 Tomatoes
8 Large eggs
8 tsp Milk
¼ cup Parmesan cheese
Salt
Black pepper
4 tbsp fresh Herbs
6. Mediterranean Yogurt Flatbread with Crispy Eggplant
Mediterranean Yogurt Flatbread with Crispy Eggplant. Sometimes the best things in life take that much more time and effort and that is the exact case with this delicious recipe. An extremely long name to an actually pretty simple recipe. Prepare your Mediterranean eggplant, homemade flatbread, shirazi salad and fry up…
Ingredients for Mediterranean Yogurt Flatbread with Crispy Eggplant:
FOR THE EGGPLANT:
1 large Eggplants
Kosher Salt
Olive oilFOR THE FLATBREAD:
1¼ cups All-purpose flour
1 cup Whole wheat flour
2 tsp Kosher Salt
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Sugar
2 cloves Garlic
1 cup Plain yoghurt
Olive oilFOR THE SHIRAZI SALAD:
1 medium English cucumber
2 Plum tomato
¼ cup Red onion
1 Lemon
1 tbsp Fresh mint
1 tbsp Fresh dill
Kosher Salt
Black pepperFOR ASSEMBLING:
4 Large eggs
2 tbsp Olive oil
½ cup Labne
Tahini
Fresh dill
7. Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers
Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers might just be my most cooked recipe this year. I’ve made them so many times and each time I try a different flavor combination. As soon as I hit this mix, I knew it was the one! I think the addition of feta cheese really elevates the…
Ingredients for Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers:
2 large Red bell pepper
2 large Yellow bell pepper
1 lb Ground turkey
1 tbsp Garlic
¾ tsp Salt
¼ tsp Black pepper
1 cup garlic Pasta sauce
¾ cup Chickpeas
1 jar (6 oz) Artichoke hearts
¾ cup Mozzarella
1 package (4 oz) Feta cheese
2 cups Plum Tomatoes
⅓ cup Basil
8. 10-Minute Healthy Cabbage Bowls
Ingredients for 10-Minute Healthy Cabbage Bowls:
4 outer leaves of Cabbage
1 (15 oz) Can kidney beans
1 Avocado
½ Red onion
½ cup Grape tomatoes
1 tsp Sea salt
1 tsp Red chili
¼ tsp Cayenne pepper
¼ tsp Chipotle peppers
1 tbsp Soy sauce
1 tbsp Olive oil
9. Avocado Toast with Persimmon and Pomegranate
Ingredients for Avocado Toast with Persimmon and Pomegranate:
1 Avocado
1 tbsp Goat Cheese
½ tsp Lime juice
¼ tsp Salt
2 pieces Bread
1 Persimmons
1 Fennel bulb
2 tbsp Pomegranate seeds
2 tsp Honey
10. Authentic Baba Ganoush
Ingredients for Authentic Baba Ganoush:
3 Eggplants
2 cloves Garlic
2 tbsp Tahini
1 Lemon
2 tbsp Olive oil
1 tsp Ground paprika
Salt
Black pepperOPTIONAL EXTRAS:
1 handful Pomegranate seeds
1 tbsp Cilantro