The Mediterranean diet is well-known for its deliciousness, but did you know that it’s one of the healthiest diets? The best thing is it’ll keep you full, well-fed, satisfy your taste buds and help you shed a few pounds meanwhile. Check out this list of Mediterranean diet recipes for weight loss.
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Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad
A refreshing salad made with quinoa, parsley, mint, tomatoes, cucumber, and a light lemon dressing. It’s packed with fiber and keeps you full without adding excess calories.
Quinoa Tabbouleh
Quinoa tabbouleh made with tender quinoa grains, tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, green onions and parsley is a delicious and refreshing summer salad.
Whole wheat wraps filled with hummus, spinach, bell peppers, and avocado. This satisfying meal offers plant-based protein and healthy fats for energy and satiety.
Easy Hummus Veggie Wrap (Vegan!)
This healthy hummus veggie wrap makes a perfect fresh lunch on a summer day! It’s so economical, healthy, refreshing, and delicious.
Tender grilled chicken with leafy greens, cherry tomatoes, avocado, and a balsamic glaze. It’s a great source of protein and healthy fats, ideal for weight loss.
Grilled Chicken Avocado Salad
Grilled Chicken Avocado Salad is a great salad for spring and summer!
Canned tuna, cannellini beans, red onion, and parsley drizzled with olive oil. This protein-packed salad offers a quick, low-carb option to fuel your afternoon.
Tuna-and-White-Bean Salad Recipe
Purists would insist on imported Italian canned tuna fish for the Tuscan classic, but we think plain old tuna from the supermarket is just fine, too.
Whole-grain toast topped with avocado, sliced tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil. This easy-to-make dish offers a balance of fats, protein, and fiber to keep you satisfied.
Caprese Avocado Toast
Avocado toast with fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, basil, and balsamic glaze! This simple avocado toast is great as a snack or meal!
Salmon fillets grilled with olive oil, lemon, and herbs, served alongside steamed asparagus. Omega-3 fatty acids and lean protein promote fat loss and heart health.
One-Pan Salmon Asparagus Recipe
One-Pan Salmon Asparagus recipe with a lemon-garlic-herb butter. Every bite is so juicy and flavorful! A reader favorite, 20-minute salmon dinner.
A light fish dish with cod baked in a sauce of tomatoes, olives, garlic, and capers. It’s flavorful, low in calories, and ideal for dinner.
Roasted Cod With Burst Tomatoes and Olives
In this effortless one-skillet meal, cod fillets are simply pan-roasted — basted in butter on the stovetop — then gently finished in a moderate oven to guarantee even cooking and tender, flaky fish While the cod rests, the flavorful pan juices quickly turn into a bright, lemony sauce with sweet cherry tomatoes, briny olives, tangy capers and fragrant dill The balance of buttery richness and bright acidity in the sauce complements the mild seafood, but this dish is versatile: Hake, halibut or some other similarly mellow white fish would also work nicely.
Sautéed shrimp served over zucchini noodles with garlic, cherry tomatoes, and olive oil. This low-carb dinner keeps your insulin levels in check.
Healthy Shrimp Scampi with Zucchini Noodles
Healthy Shrimp Scampi with Zucchini Noodles. Easy, low carb version of the classic shrimp pasta dish that’s flavorful, quick to make, and so delicious!
Baked eggplant slices layered with marinara sauce and a sprinkle of Parmesan. This lighter version of the classic offers plenty of flavor with fewer calories.
Lighter Eggplant Parmesan
A classic comfort food dish all lightened up, but still flavourful. A few minutes under the broiler gets the lightly breaded eggplant slices ready for layering.
Laura Bais is the owner of Julie's Cafe Bakery food blog. From a young age, she had a passion for cooking, and at the age of 13, she made her first meal. After finishing high school, she undergraduates in Cultural Studies at the University of Rijeka, and graduates in Journalism at the University of Zagreb. At that time she honed her cooking skills, but also worked in marketing. Since her love for cooking never faded, in 2021 she finally decided to share her recipes with the world. Laura turned her hobby into a career and loves every moment of it. Now she writes about common mistakes in the kitchen and how to avoid them, about adding twists to traditional meals, etc. Her love for trying new foods often leads her to visit restaurants and attempt to recreate the meals at home. She has been featured on F and B Recipes and BOXROX, to name a few.
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