Mediterranean Side Dish Recipes

Zucchini Butter Polenta

Cooking Time: 30m

Soft and steamy, this Italian-style Zucchini Butter Polenta with plenty of Parmesan mixed in is deeply satisfying and summer-bright. Finish it off with a sprinkle of toasted pine nuts and a pinch of Calabrian chili flakes, a staple in the cuisine of the Calabria region, or chili oil for extra...

August 20, 2024

Greek Lemon Rice

Cooking Time: 37m

For a fresh variation on your go-to rice recipe, try this Greek Lemon Rice. It’s as simple as can be: Sauté the garlic and onions in a little olive oil, then stir in the rice and cook until the grains become translucent, and then cook the rice in a chicken...

August 13, 2024

Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

This Mediterranean Chickpea Salad brings together pantry staple chickpeas with fresh summer produce for a delightful, healthy and delicious vegan dish. Oven-roasted eggplant, bell pepper, and garlic get tossed with canned chickpeas, fragrant herbs and aromatic spices, making each bite a flavor explosion. Enjoy this salad as a lunch with...

July 29, 2024

Roasted Greek Lemon Potatoes

Cooking Time: 45m

45 minutes is all you need to make these Roasted Greek Lemon Potatoes. Crispy, lemony oven-roasted potatoes are perfect when scooped up with homemade tzatziki sauce that’s so delicious it will quickly become a family favorite. And you can whip it up while the potatoes roast. So good. Any variety...

August 21, 2023

Greek Salad

Cooking Time: 5m

This traditional Greek Salad screams summer. Fresh, ripe cherry tomatoes paired with cool cucumber, sweet bell pepper, pungent red onion, creamy feta, briny olives, and fresh mint. All tossed in a zingy dressing for a salad that’s extra easy to put together. Vibrant and bright, this salad will perk up...

July 26, 2023

Mediterranean Yellow Rice

This deeply aromatic and flavorful Mediterranean Yellow Rice recipe features fluffy long-grain rice and aromatics from the onion, garlic, cumin, and turmeric. Add the pine nuts and fresh cilantro leaves for the finishing touch. Serve this delicious vegan side dish with any main or use as part of a Mediterranean...

September 21, 2022

Polenta with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes

This Italian-inspired Polenta with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes is the ultimate answer to lunch or light dinner. Creamy and cheesy polenta topped with oven-roasted tomatoes and homemade green pesto. Finish it off with a sprinkle of crumbled feta cheese and freshly cracked black pepper for extra flavor. Yum! Start out...

July 6, 2022

Mediterranean Baked Sweet Potatoes

After the excesses of the festive season, these Mediterranean Baked Sweet Potatoes are just the thing for a simple, healthy yet satisfying dinner. Perfectly roasted sweet potato topped with crispy chickpeas and creamy garlic-herb sauce garnished with a fresh parsley tomato salad. Hearty winter dish at its best! This recipe...

January 13, 2022

Middle Eastern Eggplant Salad

This Middle Eastern Eggplant Salad is a delicious vegan dish packed full of Middle Eastern flavors thanks to the Baharat spice blend. It can be enjoyed as a vegetarian main or side dish. This recipe is quick and easy to make, budget-friendly, and surprisingly delicious. Start by cooking couscous and...

November 18, 2021

Roasted Baby Zucchini

Cooking Time: 15m

This Roasted Baby Zucchini recipe is an incredible, healthy Mediterranean-style side dish and one of the best ways to enjoy zucchini. And if you are looking for a simple and quick recipe to share with friends and family, this recipe is a breeze to make, and it tastes great too....

November 9, 2021

Top 10 Mediterranean Recipes

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1. Moroccan Baked Fish Tagine This Moroccan Baked Fish Tagine with Potatoes, Carrots, Tomatoes and Peppers has everything a baked fish should have. Cooked in a baking dish, I use 2 whole fish to feed my family, along with potato slices, tomato slices, green pepper rings and whole chilis and...

June 24, 2021

Healthy Baked Falafel

Cooking Time: 1h 5m

This Healthy Baked Falafel recipe is in my lunch and dinner meal rotation for years now. Falafel is a great source of high-quality vegetable protein, especially when you cut out meat from your diet. Traditionally, falafel should be deep-fried, which results in a crispy and crunchy exterior. No doubt it’s...

January 7, 2021

Healthy & Delicious Baked Falafel

Cooking Time: 50m

Healthy & Delicious Baked Falafel is the best vegan falafel recipe I’ve found! It’s an authentic falafel recipe that you can easily make at home! The best thing about this falafel recipe is that you can achieve crispy, soft and delicious falafels by baking! Start the night before by soaking...

December 8, 2020

Greek Chickpea Salad

Cooking Time: 30m

This Spring season I have decided that this Greek Chickpea Salad is a necessity so I opted to add it to our list of healthy spring salad recipes. Nutritionally balanced with all the right bells and whistles from canned chickpeas, cherry tomatoes, onion, bell pepper and cucumber to give you...

April 4, 2020

Millet with Roasted Tomatoes and Chickpeas

Cooking Time: 45m

This Millet with Roasted Tomatoes and Chickpeas is vegan and gluten free and everything that I personally look for in a healthy, nutritionally balanced and tasty dinner idea for me and my family. Perfect for four people, I roast onions with red tomatoes and some salt and pepper then toss...

March 25, 2020

Mediterranean Chickpea Naan Wraps

Cooking Time: 16m

Mediterranean Chickpea Naan Wraps are one of my favorite weekday lunches. I love the combination of creamy chickpeas with fresh cucumber, tomato and red onion. And the best thing is that these wraps are super healthy too. Start by sautéing chickpeas with a blend of lemon juice, salt, pepper, paprika...

December 23, 2019

Gremolata Couscous-Stuffed Peppers

Cooking Time: 1h 10m

This Moroccan inspired Gremolata Couscous-Stuffed Peppers recipe is a perfect dinner option for something fresh and healthy. Using parsley, lemon zest and garlic to make a Gremolata herb mix for flavoring the couscous stuffing with and mixed with raisins and chopped tomato salad served inside large red roasted peppers, in...

September 5, 2019

Greek Potato Wedges

Cooking Time: 45m

These Greek Potato Wedges are everything! You can trust me to think of new and exciting ways to serve vegetarian dishes and this recipe is a new top favorite. This recipe is more than just a potato wedge recipe or any boring side dish, it includes crispy potatoes topped with...

August 30, 2019

Mediterranean-Style Mustard Potato Salad

Mediterranean-Style Mustard Potato Salad is a staple dish on my table all year round. It puts in many appearances because it is just so damn tasty. My whole family loves it. I was delighted when I came up with this recipe because it is so hard to find good vegan...

August 27, 2019

Greek Nachos

Cooking Time: 20m

My Greek Nachos recipe is inspired by my travels in Greece. I fell in love with Greek food and flavor combinations when I was there. Fresh salads with tomatoes, olives and feta. Sprinkled with the freshest oregano, mint and olive oil with a slight hint of spice. Invariably, our meals...

August 24, 2019

Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers

Cooking Time: 55m

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...

August 20, 2019

Fruited Tabbouleh with Walnuts and Feta

Cooking Time: 3h 5m

This Fruited Tabbouleh with Walnuts and Feta is my take on the Middle Eastern classic dish. Tabbouleh is a classic Middle Eastern salad which is usually made of finely chopped parsley, tomatoes, mint, onion, olive oil and lemon juice. In my take on tabbouleh though, I add some extra ingredients...

August 17, 2019

Eggplant with Yogurt and Dill

Cooking Time: 50m

Eggplant with Yogurt and Dill is a recipe I learned from a friend of mine who was shocked when I told her I wasn’t the biggest eggplant fan. “You simply haven’t found the right recipes yet” she scolded me! And you know what? She was right. She taught me how...

August 13, 2019

Mediterranean Couscous Salad

Cooking Time: 1h 25m

And with this Mediterranean Couscous Salad you will officially know how to make the best couscous of all time! I mean everybody loves couscous, what is there not to love? Filled with Roma tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers, kalamata olives, green onions and dill, well coated in olive oil and lemon juice...

August 12, 2019

Mediterranean Bulgur Bowl

Cooking Time: 20m

This Mediterranean Bulgur Bowl is the perfect lunch time salad. Completely nutritionally balanced with bulgur wheat, chickpeas or garbanzo beans, hummus, feta cheese and fresh salad ingredients topped with a lemon juice and mint salad dressing. Your office lunch will never be tastier. One pan, one bowl, quick and simple,...

May 30, 2019

Greek Potato Wedges with Feta

Cooking Time: 30m

These tasty Greek Potato Wedges with Feta are a high end version of your standard potato fries! I guess you could call them Greek fries as I add all the best things from Greek cuisine – feta, lemon, mint and seasoning – to make them extra tasty. These flavors go...

February 26, 2019

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