Farfalle Pasta Salad Mediterranean Style is a great pasta salad with super fresh ingredients like cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and peppers. Kalamata Olives, marinated artichokes and feta cheese, combine to enhance those mediterranean flavors. Dressed with a red wine based vinaigrette, instead of mayo, makes for super light and refreshing spin on a classic.
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Pizzette with Garlic Shrimp & Roasted Red Pepper Pesto
This beautiful Pizzette with Garlic Shrimp and Roasted Red Pepper Pesto is the perfect appetizer for any Holiday gathering. They’re also easy to make and taste incredible! They’re made with store-bought pizza dough; homemade roasted red pepper pesto, with Cured Mahon-Menorca Cheese; shredded Semi-Cured Mahon-Menorca Cheese; and Spanish styled Garlic Shrimp, with a hint of smoked paprika. …
Mushroom Pesto Toasts with Fontina Cheese
These Mushroom Pesto Toasts with Fontina Cheese are very unique and sophisticated and a huge crowd pleaser. Wild porcini mushrooms combined with fresh sauteed crimini mushrooms, roasted garlic, walnuts, parsley, and pecorino cheese make for an irresistible pesto! Place it on pieces of French bread, top it with Fontina, toast them, serve and watch the…
Melitzanosalata (Greek Eggplant Dip)
Melitzanosalata is a Greek Eggplant Dip that’s made from roasted or charred eggplants, garlic, onions, olive oil, lemon juice, and parsley. It has a chunky consistency and is usually served as a mezze (appetizer) with either a pita or crusty bread. If you’re looking for full emersion, you can top it with some Kalamata olives…
Baked Mustard Chicken with Clementines
This Baked Mustard Chicken with Clementines recipe is inspired by the chef Ottolenghi, from one of my favorite recipes out of the famous ‘Jerusalem: A Cookbook’ (Roasted Chicken with Clementines & Arak). The original Ottolenghi chicken recipe is prepared with a lot of anis flavors with Arak, roasted fennel, and fennel seeds. I know that anis…
Kolokithokeftedes (Greek Zucchini Fritters with Feta)
There are so many zucchini fritters recipes out there but I am totally obsessed with Greek Zucchini Fritters with Feta, called ‘Kolokithokeftedes’. They’re a perfect pairing of fresh, summer zucchinis, feta cheese and tons of fresh herbs, like dill and mint. Simply put, they taste like summer in Greece. If you doubt me, then make…
Andalusian Gazpacho – Classic Spanish Recipe
When the summer arrives with its abundance of fresh produce like tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers; you’ll surely find Gazpacho in practically every household throughout Spain. Originating in Andalusia, here’s the recipe for the most simple and classic Andalusian Gazpacho. This post may contain affiliate links. I get commissions for purchases made through the affiliate links….
Greek Spinach Rice With Feta (Spanakorizo)
This Greek Spinach Rice also known as ‘Spanakorizo,’ is perhaps one of the most popular, healthy, traditional and authentic of Greek dishes. It has a soft and creamy texture with an abundance of nutrients from the cooked spinach, fresh herbs, lemon juice, and extra virgin olive oil. It can be served as a main dish…
Mediterranean Platter with Hummus & Feta
With the arrival of summer, so too comes the call for light and refreshing meals. This Mediterranean Platter with homemade roasted red pepper hummus, a medley of fresh veggies, olives, and feta, is the perfect way to satisfy this summer itch. Serve it with some pita bread and I’m sure it’ll leave you feeling amazing. Mediterranean…
Whole Roasted Cauliflower Mediterranean Style
This Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Mediterranean spices and feta, then drizzled with lemon juice and sprinkled with parsley, is incredibly flavorful and very easy to prepare. If you want to impress your guests, try this recipe. This post may contain affiliate links. You can read my disclosure policy here. Why make Whole Roasted Cauliflower? You…
