Explore the benefits of the Mediterranean diet with delicious recipes, nutrition tips, and lifestyle advice - Irini Savva
All in Quick & Easy
When you find a beautiful bunch of rainbow chard, grab it! Also known as Swiss chard, this leafy green with the mesmerisingly colourful stems, is also incredibly nutritious and delicious when cooked very simply.
Teaching my children how to be self sufficient in a kitchen is something I’ve always considered important. I often use this to not only keep them busy, but to educate them as well. This easy rose and strawberry smoothie is a fun and tasty recipe to make with kids during spring break.
veryone needs a quick and easy tomato sauce recipe for adding to your favourite Mediterranean pasta, homemade pizza base or even as a dipping sauce for potato wedges or keftedes.
An anti-inflammatory and hormone balancing green winter salad with creaming tahini dressing.
Grown on the widely cultivated ficus tree, figs are packed with antioxidants, fiber, and immunity boosters from their natural antibacterial and antifungal agents.
Kolokythokeftedes [Ko-lo-ki-tho-kef-te-thes]. The name alone sounds like a mouthful but the recipe is a fairly simple and very delicious Greek snack made with seasonal courgettes (or zucchini) and feta cheese.
The Mediterranean is known to be abundant in fruit and vegetables all year round. Having just spent a good part of the summer in Cyprus, I got to sample the summer varieties from everyday tomatoes and cucumbers to juicy peaches, jammy figs and sweet-sour grapes picked off the vines. It’s hard not to miss how seasonal fruits and vegetables often feature as the main ingredient in a meal.
The recipe below is a variation of the traditional beef bolognese, with added vegetables which are finely chopped or grated and ideal for fussy eaters as the eggplant melts and makes the most deliciously thick sauce . Serve this with pasta or zoodles of your choice.
Using grilled halloumi cheese in a salad is not only delicious and filling, but compliments a wide range of seasonal salad vegetables.
If you’re looking to add more plant based protein snacks into your diet, beans and legumes are not only tasty but also loaded with iron, B vitamins and soluble fiber.
These easy mini pancakes are a treat for the whole family. Serve with a variety of seasonal fresh fruits and honey or maple syrup for a healthy breakfast.
Dazzle your guests with an elegant and simple Greek mezze board, or follow our advice on how to prepare one for your next dinner party.
Quinoa is one of the staple carbohydrates in a “free-from” diet. On its own, it’s not the most interesting food to eat, its flavor sits somewhere between couscous and brown rice but when paired with other ingredients and whole foods, it makes a wonderful base for pilafs, a side dish for stews and roasts and an excellent ingredient in salads.
For chocolate lovers, the struggle between balancing your cravings for more versus what you really should eat can be a little frustrating. Since my boys discovered the enchanting world of chocolate, it’s been a constant challenge to try and make all things chocolate a little healthier.
Whole almonds, dried figs and a hint of sweet vanilla balance out the flavours in this easy and healthy granola recipe.
