Mediterranean
Here are a mixture of vegetarian Mediterranean recipes built on a variety of healthy ingredients: chickpeas, olive oil, lemon, fresh herbs and plenty of vegetables. Start with a bowl of Classic Hummus & Baked Pita, or try the colorful Beet Lemon Hummus or Black-Eyed Pea Hummus. The Greek Chickpea Salad comes together in 15 minutes, and Za’atar Roasted Chickpeas make a crunchy snack. For dinner, bake the Stuffed Eggplant or the Lentil & Couscous Stuffed Peppers. Check out all our Mediterranean recipes below.
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Japanese eggplant is long and slender with thin skin, so there’s no need to peel it and it cooks faster than a regular globe eggplant. It’s also incredibly versatile as it is great roasted, stir-fried, grilled or stuffed. Our Stuffed Eggplant involves stuffing long purple Japanese eggplants with sweet peppers, onions, garlic and tomato and baking them in tomato sauce.
Hummus, chickpea salads, stuffed vegetables and grain dishes are all Mediterranean staples. Consider trying the Classic Hummus & Baked Pita, Greek Chickpea Salad, Lentil & Couscous Stuffed Peppers or the Acorn Squash & Quinoa Soup.
Roast or simmer acorn squash until soft, then cook it with onion, garlic and vegetable broth and blend until smooth. Our Acorn Squash & Quinoa Soup adds quinoa to make it hearty enough for a full meal.
To make the smoothest hummus ever, use well-drained chickpeas, blend them for a few minutes longer than you think you need to, and add a few ice cubes or a splash of cold water while blending. The ice makes the hummus lighter and creamier. Our Classic Hummus & Baked Pita uses this trick with tahini, garlic, lemon and olive oil.
Not strictly. The Mediterranean diet is plant-forward, built around vegetables, legumes, whole grains, olive oil and nuts, but it can also include fish, dairy and small amounts of meat. That makes it very easy to follow as a vegetarian, and every recipe on this page is meat-free.