Our favorite part of the Mediterranean diet? Instead of hard and fast rules, there are guidelines: Eat more fruits, veggies and healthy fats; try to avoid processed foods, sugars, chicken and red meat. In other words, it’s as pretty stress-free as diets come. We don’t think cooking should pile on the angst, so we found a bunch of low-maintenance recipes you can whip up without a second thought.
20 No-Stress Recipes That Are on the Mediterranean Diet
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Published Jan 11, 2019
Aubrie Pick/Eat What You Love
Honey-mustard Sheet-pan Salmon
Easy, delicious and lightning fast.
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell
Sweet Potato Noodles With Almond Sauce
You can totally spare 20 minutes.
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Green Shakshuka
Practically as simple as frying a batch of eggs.
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Baked Sesame-ginger Salmon In Parchment
The parchment packets make cleanup so much faster.
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Kale Salad With Crispy Chickpeas
Boost your protein.
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The Ultimate Quinoa-avocado Bowl
Make all of the components ahead of time for a lightning-fast lunch.
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Greek Lemon Chicken Skewers With Tzatziki Sauce
These delicate bites are just what you’re craving.
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell
Pan-fried Cod With Orange And Swiss Chard
You can totally whip this up on a Wednesday (we believe in you).
Let's Stay In
Salt-and-vinegar Roasted Potatoes With Feta And Dill
You might want to make a double batch.
Ottolenghi Simple: A Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi’s Roasted Butternut Squash With Lentils And Gorgonzola
It woke up like this.
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Ginger-pineapple Shrimp Stir-fry
Toss everything in a big pan and sauté away.
Photo: Michael Marquand/Styling: Jake Cohen
Harissa Chickpea Stew With Eggplant And Millet
Hot take: Olive oil-roasted eggplant tastes surprisingly meaty.
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Salmon Bowl With Farro, Black Beans And Tahini Dressing
Right this way (into our bellies).
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Roasted Cauliflower With Tahini Ranch
Proof that healthy ranch dressing does exist (it’s made from Greek yogurt).
100 Days of Real Food
Meal-prep Creamy Kale Caesar Salad
It comes together in 15 minutes or less and lasts for a day in the refrigerator.
Kristin Perers/Round Ours
Watermelon Salad With Almonds And Dill
Bookmark for your next picnic.
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell
20-minute Shrimp Scampi Zoodles
Bring the whole damn skillet to the dinner table.
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Greek Chicken And Rice Skillet
They’ll think it took hours. (Spoiler: it didn’t).
Photo: Michael Marquand/Styling: Jodi Moreno
Hemp And Walnut Crusted Salmon With Broccoli And Kimchi Cauliflower Rice
Fun fact: Hemp is a great source of omega-3s.
Aubrie Pick/Great Tastes
Lemon-tahini Salad With Lentils, Beets And Carrots
Seek out precooked lentils and vacuum-packed cooked beets in the grocery store and you’re practically done.
