Mediterranean Diet Recipes (2024)

David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.

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The Mediterranean diet prioritizes whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, and fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Here are some of our best Mediterranean diet recipes including grilled salmon, red lentil soup, hummus and Greek salad.

Quinoa and Broccoli Spoon Salad Sohla El-Waylly 30 minutes
Easy
Farro With Blistered Tomatoes, Pesto and Spinach Yasmin Fahr 40 minutes
Sardine Pasta Puttanesca Sohla El-Waylly 40 minutes
Healthy
Bulgur Maple Porridge Martha Rose Shulman 15 minutes, plus overnight refrigeration
Easy
Kale and Butternut Squash Bowl With Jammy Eggs Ali Slagle 30 minutes
Healthy
Edamame Pesto Pasta Hetty Lui McKinnon 30 minutes
Olive Oil Cake Samantha Seneviratne 1 hour, plus cooling
Greens and Beans With Toasted Crumbs Rick A. Martinez 30 minutes
Chia Seed Pudding Melissa Clark, Gerardo Gonzalez 1 hour
Huevos Rancheros Kay Chun 45 minutes
Easy
Radicchio-Anchovy Salad David Tanis 10 minutes
Healthy
Mole Verde Jocelyn Ramirez 1 hour
Beets With Horseradish and Pumpkin Seeds Vallery Lomas 1 1/2 hours
Vegetable Maafé Yewande Komolafe 1 hour
Lemony Asparagus Salad With Shaved Cheese and Nuts Melissa Clark 20 minutes
Easy
Cucumber Salad With Roasted Peanuts and Chile Sue Li 15 minutes
Easy
Cashew Celery Hetty Lui McKinnon 20 minutes
Easy
Sheet-Pan Feta With Chickpeas and Tomatoes Ali Slagle 40 minutes
Easy
Cherry Tomato and White Bean Salad Lidey Heuck 5 minutes, plus 15 minutes’ marinating
Roasted Cauliflower With Feta, Almonds and Olives Colu Henry 30 minutes
Simple Beans on Toast J. J. Goode, Steve Sando 2 hours 30 minutes
Easy
Savory Fruit Salad Kay Chun 25 minutes, plus 1 to 3 hours’ macerating
Citrusy Roast Chicken With Pears and Figs Melissa Clark 1 1/2 hours, plus marinating
Easy
Classic Tuna Salad Sandwich The New York Times, Craig Claiborne 5 minutes
Healthy
Vegetable Tortilla Soup Ham El-Waylly 40 minutes
More-Vegetable-Than-Egg Frittata Mark Bittman 30 minutes
Tuscan Farro Soup Mark Bittman 1 1/2 hours
Baked Barley Risotto With Mushrooms and Carrots Kay Chun 45 minutes
Broccoli Salad Hetty Lui McKinnon 20 minutes
Toasted Millet Salad With Cucumber, Avocado and Lemon Yewande Komolafe 45 minutes, plus cooling
Olive Oil Granola With Dried Apricots and Pistachios Melissa Clark 45 minutes
Healthy
Greek Chicken With Cucumber-Feta Salad Ali Slagle 30 minutes
Swiss Chard with Currants and Pine Nuts Martha Rose Shulman About 40 minutes
Easy
Red Lentil Soup Melissa Clark 45 minutes
Cucumber-Tomato Salad With Seared Halloumi and Olive Oil Croutons Julia Moskin 40 minutes, plus chilling, if desired
Healthy
Mediterranean Fish Chowder With Potatoes and Kale Martha Rose Shulman 1 hour
Easy
Sardine Salad Ali Slagle 10 minutes
Easy
Pasta Salad With Marinated Tomatoes and Tuna Sue Li 25 minutes
Easy
Mackerel With Lemon Olive Oil and Tomatoes Melissa Clark 45 minutes
Easy
Greek Salad Lidey Heuck 15 minutes
Grilled Tuna With Herbs and Olives Mark Bittman 20 minutes
Healthy
Salmon and Tomatoes in Foil Mark Bittman 30 minutes
Hummus from ‘Jerusalem’ Julia Moskin, Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi 45 minutes, plus overnight soaking
Healthy
Avocado Toast Julia Moskin, Giles Russell 5 minutes
Farro Broccoli Bowl With Lemony Tahini Melissa Clark 45 minutes
Grilled Salmon Escabeche Ali Slagle 15 minutes, plus grill heating
Slow-Roasted Citrus Salmon With Herb Salad Alison Roman 35 minutes
Greek Tomato Salad David Tanis 20 minutes
Italian-Style Tuna Sandwich David Tanis 15 minutes
Easy
Kale Tabbouleh Melissa Clark 30 minutes
Saffron Salmon Kababs Naz Deravian 1 hour
Simple Trahana Soup With Lemon and Olive Oil Martha Rose Shulman 25 to 30 minutes
Easy
Roasted Halibut With Lemons, Olives and Rosemary Melissa Clark 10 minutes
Seared Salmon With Citrus and Arugula Salad Lidey Heuck 40 minutes
Salmon and Couscous Salad With Cucumber-Feta Dressing Yasmin Fahr 30 minutes
Vegetable Tabbouleh With Chickpeas Kay Chun 30 minutes
Grilled Salmon With Kale Chips Sarah Copeland 15 minutes
Healthy
Simmered Beet Greens With Roasted Beets, Lemon and Yogurt Martha Rose Shulman 1 hour 15 minutes
Easy
Tuna Salad With Hot and Sweet Peppers Genevieve Ko 10 minutes
Easy
Sardine Toasts With Tomato and Sweet Onion Melissa Clark 10 minutes
Easy
Shakshuka With Feta Melissa Clark 50 minutes
Easy
Roasted Vegetables Melissa Clark 30 minutes to 1 hour
Easy
Puttanesca Chickpea-Tomato Salad Ali Slagle 15 minutes
White Bean Salad With Roasted Cauliflower David Tanis 1 hour
Chard-Wrapped Greek Yogurt Pies David Tanis, Aglaia Kremezi 1 hour
Farro Salad David Tanis 45 minutes

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