Mediterranean Diet Recipes | Kalliopi's Kitchen

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

15 recipes on the site so far.

A Greek village salad with tomato wedges, cucumber, red onion and a whole slab of feta topped with oregano

Greek SaladsGreek Salad Χωριάτικη σαλάτα · 12m · serves 4

A dish of baked giant beans in a rich orange tomato sauce with parsley and olive oil

Greek Main CoursesGigantes Plaki Γίγαντες πλακί · 2h 5m · serves 6

A plate of dark boiled greens dressed with olive oil and lemon wedges

Greek Side DishesHorta Χόρτα βραστά · 35m · serves 4

A barley rusk topped with grated tomato, crumbled white cheese, olives and oregano

Greek SaladsCretan Dakos Ντάκος · 12m · serves 4

A tray of baked stuffed tomatoes and peppers with browned tops and potato wedges between them

Greek Main CoursesGemista Γεμιστά · 2h 10m · serves 6

A bowl of thick Greek white bean soup with carrot and celery, olive oil pooled on the surface

Greek SoupsFasolada Φασολάδα · 1h 45m · serves 6

A tray of collapsed roasted Greek vegetables, browned at the edges and glossy with olive oil

Greek Main CoursesBriam Μπριάμ · 2h · serves 6

A bowl of smooth yellow split pea puree topped with raw red onion, capers and olive oil

Greek Dips and SaucesSantorini Fava Φάβα Σαντορίνης · 1h · serves 6

Charred grilled octopus tentacles dressed with olive oil, vinegar and oregano

Greek Meze and AppetisersGreek Grilled Octopus Χταπόδι στα κάρβουνα · 1h 30m · serves 4

A bowl of thick Greek lentil soup with olive oil and a small jug of vinegar

Greek SoupsFakes Φακές · 1h 7m · serves 6

A bowl of thick Greek yogurt topped with honey and crushed walnuts

Greek Breakfast RecipesGreek Yogurt with Honey and Walnuts Γιαούρτι με μέλι και καρύδια · 5m · serves 1

A bowl of chilled Greek tarator yogurt and cucumber soup with walnuts

Greek SoupsTarator Ταράτορ · 15m · serves 4

A bowl of Greek strained yogurt topped with fresh seasonal fruit

Greek Breakfast RecipesGiaourti me Frouta Γιαούρτι με φρούτα · 10m · serves 1

A plate of Greek ladokouloura olive oil cookies dusted with sugar

Greek DessertsLadokouloura Λαδοκούλουρα · 50m · serves 10

Greek Dips and SaucesPiperies me Giaourti Πιπεριές με γιαούρτι · 20m · serves 4

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