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7 February 2022
Sexy greens is not an oxymoron! In the Mediterranean diet, greens are a basic ingredient. Their sheer variety offers countless solutions to everything from soup and salad to main courses and they're packed with nutrients.
3 January 2012
While it might seem odd to a non-Greek cook to boil greens until they are extremely soft, this is the way Greeks like to eat them. In Greek cooking, all sorts of greens, wild and cultivated, sweet and bitter, are boiled, typically in a big pot filled with salted water that is at the point of a rolling boil. Simple ...
3 November 2023
This carrot salad with carrot greens, mint and walnuts is inspired by Ikaria’s longevity diet and the waste-not, want-not mentality of Ikarian home cooks. Nothing evinces that more than the variety and number of edible greens most of us, myself included, would discard if someone didn’t show us a more enlightened way to use them. My 90-year-old friend Yiorgo ...
19 July 2023
Pan-frying or pan-searing is a perfect way to cook salmon fillets in a recipe like this Mediterranean-Style Salmon with Greens and Sun-Dried Tomatoes. It's fast, simple, and gives the fish that excellent crispy, crunchy skin. It’s the method used in fine dining restaurants. A simple pan-fried salmon is the secret to a flavorful and healthy weeknight dinner in less ...
9 January 2023
The Greek diet is packed with tasty, healthy greens. And while kale might be a newcomer to the Greek salad genre, it’s really taken root. You’ll find it nowadays in farmers markets all around the country, and it’s made its way into a number of salads and grain-based dishes. It’s not surprising, since this crunchy member of the brassica family taps into Greeks’ love with all things cabbage – they’re related, of course!
30 December 2022
ABOUT WILD RICE - NUTRITION: Wild rice is a nutrient-rich food and contains manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, and zinc. It’s also gluten-free and has more protein than regular rice. SOAKING VS NOT SOAKING: Soaking wild rice is beneficial but unnecessary. It’s usually done to reduce the cooking time; however, it doesn’t affect the texture of the finished product.
5 September 2022
WHY SUNFLOWER MICROGREENS? Sunflower microgreens are among the most complete foods you can add to your diet to improve nutrition and they have a wonderful nutty flavor and a crunchy texture. Like most microgreens, they offer excellent nutritional and medicinal benefits. Furthermore, sunflower microgreens are a substantial source of complete protein, meaning that they contain all building blocks needed ...
9 May 2022
SCALLOP NUTRITION There’s something really special about the elegant scallop! It’s one of the world’s most revered shellfish, often served forth in rich sauces. But it’s also a delicious and highly nutritious addition to salads and will make them extra special. Scallops are a very high quality protein with little fat and an excellent source of several trace minerals, ...
28 March 2022
Note: You can also use mango, apricots or ripe, firm peaches in this salad
4 January 2021
Pesto doesn’t have to be the classic Genovese recipe! I make this easy Greek recipe for pesto with any sweet greens I have on hand and like to think of it as the perfect—and literal--example of the green Mediterranean diet! Here’s an added benefit: The almonds are a good-mood superfood, high in plant protein and rich in magnesium, vitamin ...
