7 Fresh Mediterranean Diet Recipes (Including This Amazing Salmon Niçoise Salad)
The Mediterranean diet is one of the most studied diets out there, shown to promote heart and brain health. Based on the traditional foods of the countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, it’s full of heart-healthy fats, nuts, fish and seafood, vegetables and fruit, legumes and whole grains. Best of all—it's less of an actual “diet” and more of a way of life. (Which means it’s easier to stick to it.)
It's far from the only cuisine that promotes a low-meat, high-produce and whole-grain diet, and as a full-on diet may not fit with everyone's own healthy, locally based ways of eating. But as a guide, it's useful—and it's the backbone of plenty of tasty dishes to boot. We’ve created a group of fresh new recipes that are based on this heart-healthy cuisine.
If you want to go all-out, you can even make your own dips.
Broiled Salmon Niçoise Salad
A rainbow of fresh vegetables makes this broiled salmon salad a hearty and healthy meal. Get this broiled salmon niçoise salad recipe.
Cauliflower Chickpea Wraps
This roasted vegetable wrap also makes a great portable picnic dish. Get this cauliflower chickpea wraps recipe.
Whole Wheat Mediterranean Pizza with Ajvar
Pizza gets a makeover with a homemade ajvar–a tomato and eggplant sauce–as the base! Get this whole wheat mediterranean pizza with ajvar recipe.
Greek Salad with Toasted Buckwheat
We’ve elevated the traditional recipe with fibre-rich buckwheat and great northern beans. Get this Greek salad with toasted buckwheat recipe.
Greek Chicken Skewers
A quick and easy Greek-inspired marinade makes this chicken skewer irresistibly delicious. Get this Greek chicken skewers recipe.
Mediterranean dips
Feeling extra keen? Try making any of the dips on your own. Get these Mediterranean dip recipes.
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