Table of Contents
Introduction 8
The Mediterranean Diet 11
Spring 29
Watermelon Gazpacho 30
Asparagus, Prosciutto, and Mushroom Pizza 32
Black Peppered Lamb Chops with Mint-Yogurt Sauce 34
Farfalle Pasta with Arugula, Tomatoes, and Sunflower Seed Pesto 36
Mediterranean Chicken Stir-Fry 38
Broccoli Pecan Ravioli 39
Tuna Steaks with Caper, Olive, and Sun-Dried Tomato Relish 40
Caesar Salad with Mesquite Gritted Chicken and Homemade Dressing 42
Roasted Veggie Tower 44
Balsamic-Marinated Portobello Mushrooms 45
Mediterranean Rice Salad 46
Swiss Chard Chardonnay Sauté 47
Lemon-Thyme Sorbet in Lemon Cups 48
Grapefruit Mint Prosecco 51
Summer 53
Caprese Boats 54
Chilled Avocado-Cucumber Soup 55
Cucumber Salad with Crumbled Feta and Pine Nuts 56
Grilled Prosciutto e Melone 58
Avocado and Lime Shrimp Cocktail 60
Wild Salmon on Pecan Wood with Dill-Yogurt Sauce 62
Orange and Fennel Salad with White Wine Citrus Dressing 64
Almond Baked Halibut with Tomato-Caper Sauce 65
Eggplant and Kalamala Rolls 66
Mediterranean Ceviche 67
Heirloom Tomato and Kale Pizza with Herb Pizza Dough 68
Garlic-Herb Rice 70
Spearmint-Pistachio Gelato 71
Mascarpone and Honey Stuffed Figs with a Balsamic Reduction 72
Honey-Fig Jam 74
Autumn 77
Avocado Deviled Eggs 78
Butternut Squash-Pomegranate Hummus 81
Red Wine and Garlic Steamed Mussels 82
Zucchini Lasagna 85
Barley Risotto with Mushroom, Fig, and Arugula 87
Garlic-Herb Spaghetti Squash with Lemon 88
Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Honey Crisp Apples 90
Beet Carpaccio 93
Whole Roasted Apple-Rosemary Chicken 94
Pear and Prosecco Tilapia 95
Simple Sautéed Rapini 96
Mint-Carrot Cabbage Wedge 97
Baked Lemon and Thyme Mushrooms 98
Roasted Pumpkin Apple Sage Soup 100
Almond Flour Zucchini-Carrot Breakfast Cake 103
Winter 105
Warm Rosemary Olives 106
Tuscan Tomato and Cannellini Bean Soup with Kale 107
Roasted Fennel and Cauliflower Soup 109
Cioppino 110
Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs 112
Chicken Sausage Barley Risotto with Rapini and Sun-Dried Tomatoes 114
Seared Scallops over Spinach 116
Peppered Swordfish with Warm Chive-Garlic Sauce 117
Linguine and Clam Sauce 118
Beef Braciole 120
Winter Chicory with Persimmons 122
Quinoa Kale Salad with Roasted Butternut Squash 125
Roasted Mediterranean Brussels Sprouts 126
Chicken Piccata 128
Dark Chocolate Tangerine Slices 129
Appendix 130
Fresh Pasta Dough 131
Fresh Pizza Dough 134
Sample Menus for Every-days and Extraordinary-days 135
References 138
Conversions 138
Index 140
Acknowledgments 143
About the Authors 144