Fasolada, the Greek bean soup, satisfies all the criteria for a classic, delicious Mediterranean diet recipe. In the Greek diet, beans and legumes are an elemental food, savored in every season and every which way. This Greek recipe for bean soup is a variation on the bean soup theme, with a few unusual additions in the corn and pumpkin, both of which, although New World vegetables, have worked their way onto the long list of Mediterranean diet ingredients! Add to that an overflowing amount of extra virgin Greek olive oil and some robust herbs and you’ve got a soup that will become part of your own personal Mediterranean diet mindset!