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Healthy Mediterranean recipes

The Mediterranean diet has been shown to give us multiple health benefits. Try these healthy recipes, which include plenty of vegetables, while some contain fish and whole grains.

Mackerel in pizzaiola sauce

by Gennaro Contaldo

Serve Gennaro Contaldo's sgombro alla pizzaiola (mackerel in a tomato, caper and black olive sauce) with sautéed rosemary potatoes.

Main course

Sardine bolognese

Healthy chicken pasta

by Sophie Wright

Healthy pizza

by Justine Pattison

Roasted vegetables with herbs and feta

Greek-style beans

by Dr Rupy Aujla

Stuffed vegetables

Pasta alla Norma

by Rachel Phipps

Spiced vegetable tagine

by Justine Pattison

Healthy pasta bake

by Justine Pattison

Chicken pesto pasta

by Rachel Roddy

Salmon traybake

Make-ahead grain bowls

by Dr Rupy Aujla

Light meals & snacks

Anchovy salade Niçoise

by Simon Hopkinson

Light meals & snacks

Healthy minestrone soup

by Tom Kerridge

Light meals & snacks

Salmon, avocado, watercress and pumpkin seed salad

by Nigella Lawson

Tomato, chickpea and pasta soup

by Rachel Phipps

Light meals & snacks

Roasted summer vegetable and feta quiche

by Rachel Phipps

Crispy salmon salad

by Tom Kerridge

Sweet potato and feta parcels

Light meals & snacks

Gigantes with tomatoes and greens

Greek salad with crispy feta

Pasta with almond, basil and pecorino pesto (pesto alla Trapanese)

Italian roast chicken with peppers and olives

by Nigella Lawson

Prawn spaghetti with tomato, basil and chilli

Moroccan vegetables with couscous

by Justine Pattison

Shakshuka

by The Hairy Bikers

Pan-fried salmon

Ras-el-hanout chicken traybake

Piedmontese roast peppers

by Simon Hopkinson

Starters & nibbles

Mozzarella chicken with butter bean mash

by Justine Pattison

Vegetarian bolognese

Veggie stuffed peppers

by Hala El-Shafie

Stuffed aubergine with feta and pomegranate

by Nigel Slater

Lamb and rice broth

by Matt Tebbutt

Spanakopita

by Paul Hollywood

Butternut squash with rosemary and halloumi

Griddled veg and halloumi with couscous

by Tom Kerridge

Pepper, tomato and basil pasta

Harissa baked fish with bulgur wheat

by Justine Pattison

Greens with giant couscous and tahini

by Rukmini Iyer

Stuffed vegetables

Lokanta stew

by Nigel Slater

Pasta and bean soup (Pasta e fagioli)

by Allegra McEvedy

Tuscan beans on sourdough toast

by Hattie Ellis

Sun-blushed tomato and feta salad

Light meals & snacks

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Lighter desserts

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