Mediterranean Recipes
262 recipes found
Beet Greens and Rice Gratin
Like so many of my Mediterranean gratins, this is bound with a combination of rice and egg. It’s good hot or cold.
Sea Scallops With Garlic and Tomatoes
Pasta With Collard Greens and Onions
Slow cooking sweetens the collards in this satisfying pasta dish.
Summer Squash, Tahini and Yogurt Dip
Just when I thought I would never find anything new to do with the two small summer squash that were lingering in my refrigerator I came across this dish in Paula Wolfert’s book “The Cooking of the Eastern Mediterranean.” A simple combination of cooked squash, drained yogurt, garlic and tahini, it’s another example of how you can make yogurt dips with just about any vegetable.
Baked Acorn Squash Stuffed With Wild Rice and Kale Risotto
The filling here is a Greco-Italian fusion, with a little American (wild rice) thrown in. I’m usually not a fusion sort of cook, but I wanted something creamy like risotto to fill these squash. Look for small acorn squash so that each person can have one. They’ll be like miniature vegetarian (or vegan) turkeys
Frittata with Greens
This is a typical Provençal or Italian frittata, something that is quickly thrown together, especially if you make a point of washing and blanching greens when you get them home from the market. It works best with the more tender greens like chard, beet greens, and spinach.
Crunchy Fava-Bean Salad With Frisee, Peppers and Pecorino
Roast Leg Of Baby Lamb
Salmon Wrapped in Phyllo With Spinach and Cheese
Seared Tuna Salad With Anchovy Tomato Sauce
Stuffed Pork Loin With Figs
The end result of stuffing the loin with figs is quite fabulous. The figs are imbued with the flavor of the meat. The meat gains moisture, sweetness and complexity from the figs. The presentation is considerably lovelier than an unadorned roast.
Grilled Lamb Blade Chops With Orzo Avgolemono and Green Garlic
Kajmak With Herbs
Kajmak is a thick, tangy clotted cream from the Balkans usually made with sheep’s or cow’s milk. It's often served with Balkan burgers, pljeskavica.
Beef Tri-Tip Skewers Marinated in Harissa and Yogurt
Green Garlic, Chive and Red Pepper Frittata
Green garlic has a small window. At the beginning of the season the bulbs look more like leeks or spring onions than garlic, as they have not yet set cloves. To prepare them just cut away the stalks as you would a spring onion, cut them in half and remove any tough stalk that might be running down the middle, remove the papery outer layers and chop like a scallion or leek. Some farmers sell garlic scapes, the curly, green flowering end of the garlic plant. If you can’t find them at a farmers market, you can find recipes at several Web sites. They can be used in the same way you might use the green parts of scallions.
Mustard-Barbecued Lamb Chops
Bulgur and Mint Salad
Cheese and Tomato Salad
Sweet and Sour Stuffed Grape Leaves
A vinegar syrup, mixing sweet and sour, flavors the rice in this recipe from Maryam Maddahi, an Iranian Jew living in Southern California. The dish, which she learned long ago from her mother in Tehran, is also packed with tart lemon flavors and sweetness from dried fruit, like raisins, barberries, apricots, prunes. It made its way to The Times in 2010, after being playing a part in the Maddahis’ Sabbath table, alongside appetizers packed with herbs.
Windfall Pie
Lamb Chops Mediterranean-Style
Frisee With Walnut Oil
Marinated Lamb Chops With Fennel And Black Olives
Eggplant, Bulgur and Tomato Casserole with Yogurt Topping
This is a vegetarian moussaka, with bulgur standing in for meat. The tangy Balkan-style yogurt and egg topping has a wonderful pillowy texture, much lighter than béchamel. I like to begin this dish by making the tomato sauce, which I often prepare a day ahead.