Diet

Mediterranean Diet Recipes

The Mediterranean diet was defined by studying what Cretans actually ate in the 1960s. These are the dishes that study was describing.

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Greek cooking accommodates most dietary requirements without special effort, largely because the Orthodox fasting calendar required it for roughly half the year. Dishes developed to meet those restrictions are not diminished versions of anything, they are the tradition itself.

Recipes here include Horiatiki salata, Gigantes plaki, Horta vrasta, Dakos, Gemista and Fasolada.

Every recipe on Kalliopi's Kitchen carries the dish's Greek name and a pronunciation, its region where that is meaningful, ingredient quantities in both metric and imperial, and an honest note on what commonly goes wrong. Nutrition figures are calculated estimates and are labelled as such.

Mediterranean Diet Recipes

23 recipes on the site so far.

A Greek village salad with tomato wedges, cucumber, red onion and a whole slab of feta topped with oreganoGreek SaladHoriatiki salata Χωριάτικη σαλάταSalads · 12m · serves 4A dish of baked giant beans in a rich orange tomato sauce with parsley and olive oilBaked Giant Beans in TomatoGigantes plaki Γίγαντες πλακίMain Courses · 2h 5m · serves 6A plate of dark boiled greens dressed with olive oil and lemon wedgesHortaHorta vrasta Χόρτα βραστάSide Dishes · 35m · serves 4A barley rusk topped with grated tomato, crumbled white cheese, olives and oreganoCretan DakosDakos ΝτάκοςSalads · 12m · serves 4A tray of baked stuffed tomatoes and peppers with browned tops and potato wedges between themGemistaGemista ΓεμιστάMain Courses · 2h 10m · serves 6A bowl of thick Greek white bean soup with carrot and celery, olive oil pooled on the surfaceFasoladaFasolada ΦασολάδαSoups · 1h 45m · serves 6A tray of collapsed roasted Greek vegetables, browned at the edges and glossy with olive oilBriamBriam ΜπριάμMain Courses · 2h · serves 6A bowl of smooth yellow split pea puree topped with raw red onion, capers and olive oilYellow Split Pea PureeFava Santorinis Φάβα ΣαντορίνηςDips and Sauces · 1h · serves 6Charred grilled octopus tentacles dressed with olive oil, vinegar and oreganoGrilled OctopusHtapodi sta karvouna Χταπόδι στα κάρβουναMeze and Appetisers · 1h 30m · serves 4A bowl of thick Greek lentil soup with olive oil and a small jug of vinegarLentil Soup with VinegarFakes ΦακέςSoups · 1h 7m · serves 6A bowl of thick Greek yogurt topped with honey and crushed walnutsYogurt with Honey and WalnutsGiaourti me meli kai karydia Γιαούρτι με μέλι και καρύδιαBreakfast Recipes · 5m · serves 1A bowl of chilled Greek tarator yogurt and cucumber soup with walnutsCold Yogurt and Cucumber SoupTarator ΤαράτορSoups · 15m · serves 4A bowl of Greek strained yogurt topped with fresh seasonal fruitStrained Yogurt with Fresh FruitGiaourti me frouta Γιαούρτι με φρούταBreakfast Recipes · 10m · serves 1A plate of Greek ladokouloura olive oil cookies dusted with sugarVegan Olive Oil CookiesLadokouloura ΛαδοκούλουραDesserts · 50m · serves 10Roasted Peppers with Garlic YogurtPiperies me giaourti Πιπεριές με γιαούρτιDips and Sauces · 20m · serves 4A bowl of Corfiot bourou bourou vegetable and pasta soupCorfu Vegetable and Pasta SoupBourou bourou Μπουρού μπουρούSoups · 55m · serves 5Ionian riganada, barley rusks topped with grated tomato, oregano and olive oilIonian Rusk with Tomato and OreganoRiganada ΡιγανάδαSalads · 10m · serves 4Kalymnos Barley Rusk SaladMermizeli ΜερμιζέλιSalads · 20m · serves 4A small dish of Greek pickled kritamo rock samphire in olive oilPickled Rock Samphire SaladKritamo ΚρίταμοSalads · 30m · serves 10Epirus Wild Greens PieBlatsaria ΜπλατσαριάBreads and Pies · 1h 45m · serves 8A plate of Cypriot moutzentra, lentils and rice topped with caramelised onionsCypriot Lentils and Rice with OnionsMoutzentra ΜουτζέντραMain Courses · 1h 5m · serves 5Cypriot Bulgur Wheat PilafPourgouri pilafi Πουργούρι πιλάφιSide Dishes · 35m · serves 6Chickpeas with SpinachRevithia me spanaki Ρεβίθια με σπανάκιSoups · 1h 35m · serves 5
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