An easy beetroot and spinach salad recipe is so simple and a tasty way to enjoy those autumn flavours. A mixture of blistered brussel sprouts, dutch carrots, beets, english spinach and lentils, they make a nutrient-dense and filling salad that works so well as part of a healthy dinner. This recipe can be enjoyed for…
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Tuna and Quinoa Salad
Tuna and tri-colour quinoa salad is packed with protein, fresh green goodness and flavour. It is high in fibre, magnesium, b vitamins, iron potassium, calcium and various antioxidants. super easy to eat and above all makes a perfect healthy dinner recipe. There is an abundance of health benefits in the humble mushroom such as high…
Black-eyed Bean and Spinach Salad ( mavromatika )
Black-eyed peas are wonderful as a soup but you may discover after trying this recipe equally enjoyable as a cool bean salad. This black eyed bean recipe is a vegans delight as it falls in the legume family but it also makes a healthy Mediterranean diet friendly meal during the summer. I use dried black-eyed…
Easy & Healthy Basil Pesto Pasta Recipe
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Traditional Greek Salad Recipe ( Horiatiki, χωριατικι σαλατα )
Many debate about what goes into a Traditional Greek salad in order to reproduce that insanely robust and fresh flavour. What should be agreed upon is that a Greek salad is meant to be uncomplicated and fresh – and by fresh: the tomatoes should be sun-ripened on the vine not rose coloured but vivid deep…
Pan-Seared Crispy Skin Snapper, Chickpea, Spinach and Tomato Stew with Herb Salad
A busy day at work is a good reason to finish off the day yearning for a relaxing meal and a nice glass of wine. This dish comes together quickly and yet brings to the table a nice complex mix of flavours due to the spices and fresh herbs at play. My little vegetable garden…
Italian Styled Crispy Zucchini Blossoms stuffed with Ricotta and Pecorino
Its still officially winter here in Australia and a little too early for me to be picking zucchini blossoms. I was overjoyed when my fruit grocer found some blossoms from his daily market trip. As it was early in the season the blossoms were slightly smaller than the usual. Don’t be mistaken they were perfect…
Basil, Mushroom, Chicken and Slow-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes Penne Pasta
On some nights, warm cooked tender chicken tenderloins, moist slow-roasted cherry tomatoes, hearty mushrooms and basil with and a hefty bowl of pasta is a nice way to finish off the day. It may have been that I haven’t eaten pasta in a little while, but without a doubt this by far has been the…
Salmon, Lemon and Dill Philly Bruschettas
Salmon and Lemon & Dill Cream Cheese bruschetta tastes amazing but you will be so glad you tasted this bruschetta. Quality ingredients feature in this simple dish and serve perfectly as dinner appetisers or a lunch. To pin this recipe head over to the end and you will find the pin it button. Try with…
Traditional Fasolada or White Bean Stew
What is better than a warm fire and a big bowl of comfort food on a winters night? Pulses and lentils are a staple of the traditional Mediterranean diet. Fasolada is a soup made of dried white beans, olive oil and vegetables. If you have not tried them they are so easy to use, economical…
Immune Boosting Mediterranean Herb, Beetroot & Quinoa Salad
Summery salads are not only useful for summer but also have their place during winter. The high nutrient herbs in this salad provide anti-inflammatory benefits and will boost your immune system during the time of year when we are all susceptible to our immune systems being compromised. What is wonderful though, is that this salad…
Roasted Sweet Potato, Quinoa and Baby Endive Salad on a Light Vinaigrette Tahini Dressing
Serve up a fresh winter salad, with all the goodness you need from this perfectly balanced selection of superfoods. Possibly the best quinoa salad recipe you have had, features charred sweet potato and zucchini , on a bed of fresh baby endives and brown lentils for that added satiety factor. A healthy light lemon and…
