Tahini Sauce Recipe
BEST tahini sauce recipe with lime juice, fresh garlic and parsley! Serve it as part of your mezze table, or use it to jazz up sandwiches like falafel pitas or chicken shawarma; or to drizzle on things like roasted cauliflower. The possibilities are
Cucumber Tomato Tahini Salad
A simple and authentic Middle Eastern Tahini Salad made with cucumbers, tomatoes, and fresh herbs swimming in a homemade tahini dressing. Serve with falafel, kabobs, or as an appetizer with pita wedges.
Mediterranean Cabbage Salad (No Mayo Coleslaw)
You'll love this extra crunchy and bright Mediterranean Cabbage Salad, a no-mayo coleslaw with loads of fresh veggies, herbs, toasted almonds, and a zippy Dijon vinaigrette! This is the perfect make-ahead salad, and it comes together in 20 minutes!
Mediterranean Cauliflower Salad
Simple and bright cauliflower salad, prepared Mediterranean-style with chopped veggies, garlic, and a zippy dressing of fresh lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil. This is a great way to gluten free tabouli!
Çılbır: Turkish Poached Eggs
A simple savory breakfast, Cilbir (Turkish Eggs), is made of perfectly poached eggs that are served over garlicky yogurt and finished with a spicy olive oil or butter sauce with red pepper flakes. Enjoy with rustic toast for a complete, flavorful bre
Crunchy Roasted Chickpeas
Make these crunchy chickpeas for an easy, healthy, flavor-packed snack! Salt and olive oil is all you need for the roasted chickpeas, but if you want to jazz them up, add some spices or seasoning as soon as they're out of the oven!
Homemade Pita Bread Recipe
My family's authentic, fool-proof pita bread recipe is easy to make and requires a few ingredients you may already have on hand! Mix up the very simple dough, let it rise, and experience the magic of fresh, warm, perfectly puffy homemade pita bread.
How to Make Baklava
My family’s secret baklava recipe combines layers of honey-soaked crisp phyllo pastry and a cinnamon-scented nut mixture with pistachios, walnuts, and hazelnut. Baklava is the perfect make-ahead dessert because it’s even better the next day!
Easy Breakfast Stuffed Peppers
Easy stuffed peppers for breakfast, brunch or dinner. Prepared Mediterranean-style and filled with a flavor-packed, vegetarian, gluten-free potato hash. Then topped with the perfect egg.
Mediterranean-Style Mango Salad Recipe with Spinach
Healthy Mango Salad with Spinach, prepared Mediterranean-style with pomegranate arils and fresh herbs, and tossed with fresh lime juice and extra virgin olive oil.
Mediterranean Tomato Feta Salad Recipe
Simple Mediterranean tomato salad with feta, red onions, and fresh herbs, and finished with a bright citrus dressing of citrus and extra virgin olive oil.
Mediterranean Chickpea Egg Salad Recipe
Simple and satisfying chickpea egg salad recipe, prepared Mediterranean-style! Tons of texture and flavor.
Shrimp Pasta Recipe, Mediterranean-Style
20 minutes or less is all it takes to make this bright garlic shrimp pasta recipe! Prepared Mediterranean-style and tossed in a light sauce with garlic, onions, white wine, and lemon juice. To save time, get the pasta cooking and make the rest in the
Grilled Vegetable Kabobs
These Grilled Vegetable Kabobs with summer squash, mushrooms, onions, and brussels sprouts are a quick and easy way to add vegetables to any meal. Instructions for how to cook vegetable kabobs on the grill and how to make them in the oven included be
Crispy Lemon Roasted Broccoli Recipe
A high-heated oven and a couple of small tips make all the difference in this roasted broccoli that is tender on the inside and crispy with caramelized edges on the outside. The perfect side dish finished with lemon juice, red pepper flakes, and a sp
No-Fail Basmati Rice Recipe (two ways)
Learn how to cook basmati rice perfectly every time! Tender, fluffy, and fragrant rice is ready in 20 minutes. Stovetop and Rice Cooker methods included.
Kibbeh Recipe (How to Make Kibbeh)
In this kibbeh recipe, a mixture of bulgur wheat, onions, and ground beef forms a hollow shell for a delicious stuffing. Enveloped in warm and earthy Middle Eastern spices like allspice and ground cinnamon, kibbeh is the epitome of Middle Eastern com
Simple Mediterranean Cucumber Salad Recipe
Bright and refreshing cucumber salad, prepared Mediterranean-style with shallots, fresh dill, peppery radish and a light citrus dressing.
Easy Baba Ganoush Recipe
BEST Baba Ganoush recipe! Creamy, silky, flavor-packed eggplant dip with garlic, tahini and lemon or lime juice. Perfect served with homemade pita chips or warm pita along with other mezze favorites.
Mustard Potato Salad, Mediterranean-Style
Mediterranean-style mustard potato salad with fresh dill, parsley, red onions and capers. The key to this potato salad is to dress the boiled potatoes while they're hot with the Dijon mustard dressing, this way, they will better absorb all the flavor
Avocado Hummus Recipe
This creamy avocado hummus packs flavor from garlic, lime juice, cumin and a pinch of caynne. Perfect with just a drizzle of good extra virgin olive oil. But if you want to go the extra step, jazz things up by adding the slasa verde on top or next t
Dolmas (Stuffed Grape Leaves)
These flavor-packed grape leaves are stuffed with a tantalizing mixture of rice; meat; and loads of fresh herbs and warm spices, then cooked in a bright lemony broth
How To Make Greek Red Lentil Soup
This creamy red lentil soup, prepared Greek-style, will surprise your taste buds in the best way possible! Red lentils, combined with onions, garlic, and sweet carrots in a tomato-based broth.
How to make Homemade Greek Chicken Gyro Recipe
Can't get enough of your favorite Greek restaurant's gyros? Try this quick and easy chicken gyro recipe for something just as delicious, but far better for you!
How To Make Mediterranean Cucumber Salad Recipe
This bright and healthy cucumber salad takes 4 fresh ingredients and a light citrus dressing! You can serve it next to almost anything like lemon garlic salmon, grilled chicken, beef kabobs.
How To Make Homemade Pita Chips Recipe
As far as snacks go, not only are they versatile but homemade pita chips are healthier than other store-bought chips and savory snacks. For one, they pack significantly less fat. And you get to control the amount of salt.
How To Make Chicken Schnitzel
“Wiener schnitzel” is an Austrian term, and it refers to a thin slice of veal (about 3 to 6 ounces or so), covered in breadcrumbs and fried. And traditionally served with a lemon slice, fries or potato salad.
How To Make Traditional Greek Salad
In Greece, Horiatiki or Greek village salad, is served most often from early spring to the early part of fall. And it’s truly the best use of the season’s quality produce including juicy tomatoes, cucumbers, green bell peppers, and onions.
How To Make Tabouli Salad Recipe
Tabouli salad or Tabbouleh is a simple Mediterranean salad of very finely chopped vegetables, lots of fresh parsley and bulgur wheat, all tossed with lime juice and olive oil. Grab my tips and watch the video for how to make tabouli below.
How To Make the Best Shakshuka
Shakshuka is one of the best meal of Mediterranean diet. This easy Shakshuka is made with eggs that are gently poached in a simmering mixture of tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, and garlic. A few warm spices and some fresh herbs complete this satisfy
How To Make The Best Falafel
Falafel is a popular Middle Eastern “fast food” made of a mixture of chickpeas (or fava beans), fresh herbs, and spices that are formed into a small patties or balls. It’s thought that falafel originated in Egypt as Coptic Christians looked fo
