Category: Salads

Spicy Mushrooms With Chili Peppers and Garlic

  USEFUL TIP: The best way to protect your unpacked, loose mushrooms from fridge humidity is inside a paper bag or wrapped with newspapers.

Spiced Raw Carrot Salad

  FUN FACT: Carrots are about 10 percent carbs, consisting of starch, fiber, and simple sugars. They are extremely low in fat and protein. Also, the beta carotene in carrots is a skin-friendly nutrient that gets converted to vitamin A inside the body, and we need vitamin A to strengthen our immune systems, for eye […]

Dry-roasted Cauliflower with Cayenne and Lemon

  CAULIFLOWER & LONGEVITY: It is usually the colorful veggies that get all the attention for being the brightest stars in the healthy diet universe. But cauliflower, which has grown in popularity, is an exception. All the cruciferous vegetables play an important role in eating for health and longevity. In Ikaria, people grow all manner […]

Waldorf Salad with a Greek Figs

  One doesn’t usually think of anything Greek when it comes to a Waldorf salad, named for the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City. It was first created there, by Oscar Tschirky, maître d’hotel, to be served at a charity ball in honor of St. mary’s Childrens’ Hospital in March of 1896. It has become […]

Seared Cauliflower Steaks Baked Over Herbed Apples

  There’s no end to the good things cauliflower gives our bodies. But did you also know that it is one of the best detox vegetables around? There are many ways to detox but nixing the refined carbohydrates and sugar from our diet is first and foremost. If we focus on adding nutritious vegetables to […]

Giant Bean Greek Village Salad

  FUN FACT: Many of us have seen, tried or at least heard of a Greek salad, but chances are we may also have experienced it in its American version, with lettuce and vinaigrette. Real Greek salad calls for neither! The brininess of the olives and/or capers or sea fennel provides ample acidity and lots […]

Lentil Tabbouleh With Crumbled Nuts

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Red, White & Blueberry Watermelon Pizza

  Looking for the perfect Greek salad on a steamy, hot day? Try this wonderful combination of fruit and feta, spiked with a little mint and Greek olive oil and shaped like an individual pizza, and serve yourself a slice of Mediterranean diet goodness! Make sure to use Greek feta!

Watermelon Pizza with Feta, Tomatoes & Arugula

  This Greek recipe for watermelon-feta salad is shaped like a pizza! The classic combination of feta and watermelon, together with arugula, tomatoes, and a little drizzle of extra virgin Greek olive oil will lighten up any warm day and fill you, too! The perfect Greek-Mediterranean dish and even better Mediterranean diet recipe!

Grilled Shrimp, Pepper and Peach Salad

  One of my all-time favorite Greek salads is this! The unlikely combination of peppers and peaches, studded with crispy shrimp, makes any summer meal brighter. This is a Greek recipe that jives with the robust, vibrant flavors of the whole Mediterranean diet!