Mediterranean diet recipes for weight loss

The Mediterranean diet is famous for its many health benefits of reducing the risk of heart disease and Alzheimer's disease to cancer to reduce the risk of asthma in a child not yet born. Moreover, it was the traditional Mediterranean diet is now recognized as an effective weight loss diet. Read on for meal ideas for mediterranean diet recipes and Mediterranean diet. Your life and your taste buds will thank you.

This simple Mediterranean diet recipes are all likeMain meals. Mediterranean salad recipes are included as a sound accompaniment. Alternatively, it would also be fresh vegetables steamed variety of Mediterranean dishes.

Mediterranean Diet

Spinach, mushrooms, tomato omelet with feta cheese. (Serves 4).

Mediterranean diet recipes for weight loss

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Many recipes of Mediterranean cuisine to take a lot of fresh vegetables and colorful. Try substituting your favorite vegetables and herbs for a very unique and personal and Mediterranean food.

Ingredients:

An extra TabspnVirgin olive oil
8 oz or 3 cups sliced ​​mushrooms
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 / 4 tspn pepper
1 / 4 tspn salt
1 / 2 tspn oregano, or herbs of your choice
10 oz, or 1 bag fresh spinach, sliced
1 / 4 cup milk, preferably low fat or low-fat
1 / 2 cup crumbled feta cheese, preferably reduced fat
6 eggs
2 tomatoes, sliced

Method:

Oil in baking pan, over medium heat and cook mushrooms, onion, garlic, salt,Pepper and herbs. Stir to prevent sticking for about 8 minutes, until all liquid has been removed.
Add spinach, cover and cook for about 5 minutes, until spinach is just wilted.
Beat eggs in a bowl. Add cheese and mix with fried eggs cooked vegetables and stir gently. Turn heat to low. Place tomato slices on top and bake uncovered about 10 minutes until it remains only a small amount of juice.
be placed under the grill for 3-5 minutes to set.
Slice and serve withSalad or steamed seasonal vegetables seasoned with a little olive oil.

Mediterranean Roasted Leg of lamb with artichokes. (For 10)

This is a great example of a Mediterranean recipe, with traditional Mediterranean dishes such as lamb, garlic and artichokes.

Ingredients:

4 pounds lamb shanks
1 teaspoon oregano, finely chopped
1 teaspoon pepper
2 tspn salt
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
8 oz or 1 cup tomato sauce
1 cup or 250 mlWater
9 ounces canned artichoke hearts, marinated or frozen

Method:

Preheat oven to 325 º F.
Rub the combined oregano, pepper and salt in lamb. Place lamb racks in a shallow roasting pan. Bake in oven for 2 1 / 2 hours.
Remove lamb from oven and cart. Drain the juice of lamb fat and put it back into the pan without rack.
Garlic, tomato sauce and water, and pour over lamb. Place the lemon slices over top of lamb. Place artichokes lambPan.
Bake in oven for another 30-60 minutes, basting occasionally with sauce, until meat thermometer reaches 175-180 degrees F.
Serve with salad or roasted vegetables such as potatoes, pumpkin and sweet potatoes.

Greek salad healthy. (Serves 4).

Ingredients:

2 cucumbers, peeled and cut into slices or
3 chopped tomatoes
1 Spanish onion
4 teaspn fresh lemon juice
1 / 4 cup of extra virgin olive oil
1 1 / 2 teaspn oregano
Salt and pepper to taste
8pitted Kalamata olives, chopped
1 cup reduced-fat feta cheese, crumbled

Method:

Combine cucumber, tomato, onion and appropriate in a bowl size salad.
Add the lemon juice dressing, olive oil, oregano, salt and pepper. Drizzle over salad.
Place feta cheese and olives on top decoration.

Traditional Tabbouleh (Serves 4 as a side dish).

Ingredients:

1 / 2 cup boiling water
1 / 4 cup bulgur
1 onion, finely chopped
5 tomatoes chopped
1 cupchopped parsley
1 / 4 cup chopped fresh mint
Juice of 1 lemon
2 teaspns extra virgin olive oil
A pinch of salt if necessary

Method:

Bulgur with boiling water in small bowl. Stir, cover. Rest for about 60 minutes. Drain the remaining water.
Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl. Add softened bulgur and mix well.

Conclusion.

You may have noticed that the mediterranean diet recipes with extra virgin olive oil. The reason? Extra virgin olive oilis from the first pressing of the olives, and consequently contains the highest levels of anti-oxidants. The Mediterranean diet is famous for a rich source of antioxidants that are essential for good health and purges dangerous free radicals.

Hope this Mediterranean diet recipes for weight loss. Healthy? Yes! Boring? No

Mediterranean diet recipes for weight loss

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