Healthy Mediterranean Recipes: Simple, Nutritious and Delicious Recipes for Everyday Meals

For healthy, fresh and fabulous food, look no further than the Mediterranean! With its array of colorful vegetables, lean proteins and healthy fats, Mediterranean cuisine offers vibrant flavors and delicious dishes that you'll enjoy making and eating every day.Discover the pleasures of fresh flavors and tantalizing aromas from every corner of the sunny Mediterranean.Learn to incorporate healthy ingredients such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, olive oil, pasta, fish, poultry, fresh herbs and warm spices into your diet while enjoying simply delicious food from Italy, France, Spain, Greece, North Africa and the Middle East.Features more than 80 recipes for filling, nutritious and delicious salads, soups, main dishes, vegetables, breads and grain dishes that you can feel good about eating.Chapters include: Small Plates & Snacks; Salads & Vegetables; Soups & Stews; Grains & Beans; Pasta & Couscous; Poultry & Fish; Breads & Sandwiches; and Sweets & Treats.The snacks chapter includes delicious dips and spreads including Hummus, Tirokafteri (a delicious creamy, spicy Greek Feta spread) and Baba Ganoush along with light bites like Simple Bruschetta and Mini Chickpea Cakes.Choose a refreshing healthy salad for lunch like Tuna Salad Niçoise, a classic Greek Salad, Zucchini Chickpea Salad or Greek Chicken and Kalamata Rice Salad. For dinner, try hearty and filling Vegetable Risotto, Greek Giant Beans in Tomato Sauce, Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes and Feta and Coq au Vin.Round out your meal with homemade bread like Whole Wheat Focaccia, Pita Bread or Italian Pull-Apart Rolls.For dessert, try Pomegranate Orange Sherbert, Fig and Hazelnut Cake or Citrus Olive Oil Cake.Hardcover, 192 pages