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Pomegranate Quinoa and Goat Cheese Salad
It is pomegranate season, and it is the perfect time for Olive Sunshine’s Pomegranate Quinoa and Goat Cheese Salad. What I love about this salad is it takes me five minutes to throw it together. Pomegranates are beautiful. They are refreshingly sweet and tart on this simple salad. The Quinoa gives it a nutty, chewiness […]
Grilled Vegetable and Pesto Flatbread
Summertime scrumptious is the best word I can use to describe this Grilled Vegetable and Pesto Flatbread. Yes, I said grilled – like on the good old BBQ grill outside! It is roasted goodness and summertime freshness in one thin little flatbread. Perfect for a hot day, because it cooks quickly and without having to […]
Jackie’s Super Easy Lazy Lasagna
I grew up absolutely loving Jackie’s Super Easy Lazy Lasagna. Why? Jackie is my mom. I make this lasagna when I have to feed a crowd. It is not the strictest of the Mediterranean Diet recipes. It is more of a Modern Mediterranean Diet recipe. Made with quality ingredients, it can be thrown together in […]
Mediterranean Veggie Pasta Salad
What can say summer better than a simple Mediterranean Veggie Pasta Salad? This salad is the perfect addition to any picnic. Perfect for making in advance, allowing the flavors to absorb into the pasta. Are you looking for a quick and healthy meal for your Meatless Monday family dinner? Look no further. This dish is […]
Grilled Cheese with Figs and Caramelized-Onions
What could be a better easy comfort food to enjoy than a grilled cheese with figs and caramelized-onions? This grown-up version of a favorite comfort food is perfect with a glass of red wine. A sweet and savory grilled cheese with a full-bodied glass of red wine sounds like the perfect meal to have after […]
Southwestern Quinoa Stuffed-Peppers
I love Southwestern Quinoa Stuffed-Peppers. This recipe is in my first ever E-Magazine – Mexicali! The magazine is full of south-of-the-border style dishes that are Mediterranean Diet compliant. The other recipes are delcious adaptions of popular Mexicali food for example, tacos, burritos, tostados and nachos to name a few. What makes vegetarian Southwestern Quinoa Stuffed-Peppers […]
Fig, Honey and Goat Cheese Flatbread
Fig, honey-goat cheese, and local honey are the toppings on a flavorful sourdough flatbread. Topped with caramelized onions, fig balsamic vinegar, a rich extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) and a touch of fresh mint, it is light and delicious. The flavors explode in your mouth. It was actually challenging to decide which ingredients to use in […]
Baked Figs and Feta Breakfast Spread
It is fresh fig season and that gives me an excuse to have figs at all time of the day. Baked figs and feta is a uniquely-delicious breakfast spread. I know you may be asking what does Black Mission figs have to do with breakfast? The answer – everything. Imagine fig jam slathered on whole […]
Crustless Sweet Potato Quiche
Quiche is perfect for breakfast or lunch. I love to have a lovely vegetarian quiche with a side salad, a warm piece of wheat baguette and a glass of wine for a girls luncheon out. Quiche is usually delicious, but rarely healthy. The culprit is pie crust. Crustless Sweet Potato Quiche is tasty, light and […]
Easy and Beautiful Breakfast Pizza
Easy and Beautiful Breakfast Pizza is the complete meal. Warm crusty bread, eggs, vegetables and a dash of goat cheese wakes up the tastes buds and leaves you feeling satisfied not stuffed. Pizza as a Food Group I am so grateful that pizza is included on the Mediterranean Diet. Pizza should be its own food […]