List of Mediterranean Recipes
(Greek, Italian, Spanish, Moroccan)
NOTE: I am moving recipes from my old Cat’s Kitchen site to this site, so be patient – I have many, many to move. Meanwhile, you can go to the related link (provided below, if available) on my old site.
See also (on the Ethnic Foods Main Menu):
Breads, Dips, Salads, Sauces & Appetizers
- See also:
- Pasta, Gnocchi & Rice Main Course Menu
- Pizza & Crusts, below
- Appetizers:
- Andalucian Asparagus
- Date Wraps,with Prosciutto
- Grape Leaves (About)
- Middle Eastern Meza Menu
- Prosciutto-Wraped Dates
- Spanokopita (Greek Spinach Pie)
- Stuffed Grape Leaves: with Rice & Herbs (Vegetarian)
- Stuffed Grape Leaves: with Rice & Meat
- Tsatziki (Cucumber Dip)
- Appetizer Salads & Dressings:
- See also: Salads, below
- Arugula (Rocket) Salad with Ricotta Salata
- Chicken Sauté with Middle Eastern Flavors
- Dolmades (Stuffed Grape Leaves) with or without Meat
- Florentine Bread Salad
- Greek Salad Pita Sandwich (with Olive-Garlic Tapenade)
- Greens Salad with Chickpeas and Honey-Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Greek Salad, Roasted
- Horiatiki (Greek Village Salad and Dressing)
- Sourdough Panzanella with Grilled Chicken Salad
- Yogurt & Garlic Dressing (2 Versions)
- Yogurt Sauce or Dressing (Greek)
- Appetizer Casseroles & Soups:
- See also: Soups & Stews, below
- Minestrone Soup
- Moussaka (Greek Eggplant Casserole)
- Pasta con le Sarde (with Sardines)
- Pasta e Fagioli (Soup)
- Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Casserole)
- Spanokopita (Greek Spinach Pie), 2 versions
- Tomato Phyllo Pie
- Appetizer Sandwich:
- Greek Salad Pita Sandwich (with Olive-Garlic Tapenade)
- Gyros Sandwich
- Breads:
- Focaccia, Traditional (Italian Flatbread)
- Focaccia, with Potato
- Focaccia, Sourdough
- Pita (Greek and Middle Eastern Flatbread)
- R’ghayaf: Moroccan Semolina Flatbread (2 versions)
- Sourdough Focaccia
- Other Sites:
- Greek Food: Stuffed Grape Leaves Recipes
- Spanokopita (Greek Spinach Pie, from Viking Cruises & The Splendid Table)
Pizza & Crust
- Pizza:
- Pizza (About)
- Caramelized Garlic
- Crushed Tomato Sauce for Pizza
- Herb Oil for Pizza Blanco (White Pizza)
- Margherita Pizza (with Cauliflower Pizza Crust)
- Mushroom-Garlic Pizza
- Neapolitan Margherita Pizza
- Pizza Topping Combinations
- Crusts:
- Cauliflower Pizza Crust (grain-free)
- Napoletana Pizza Dough (Yeasted with all White flour)
- Sourdough Pizza Dough
- Yeasted Pizza Dough, with Whole Wheat and White Flours
- Yeasted Pizza Dough, With Multigrain Flours and Honey
- Related recipes:
- Tomato Phyllo Pie
Main Course & Sides
- See also: Soups & Stews, below
- See also: Pasta, Gnocchi & Rice Main Course Menu
- Beef:
- Beef Ragù with Spaghetti or Spaghetti Squash
- Black Eyed Pea Salad
- Gyro Meat (Lamb, Beef and Herbs) and Gyros Sandwich
- Chicken
- Arroz con Pollo (not yet)
- Braised Chicken or Game Hen with Italian Sausage and Fresh Fennel
- Chicken Breasts or Thighs Baked with Lemon and Herbs
- Chicken & Fig Tagine
- Chicken, Lamb, or Swordfish with Moroccan Spices & Preserved Lemon
- Chicken or Game Hen Roasted with Cumin, Paprika & Allspice
- Chicken Parmigana
- Chicken Sauté with Middle Eastern Flavors
- Chicken with Sun-dried Tomatoes and Olives
- Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemons, Moroccan Olives with Saffron-Raisin Quinoa
- Cumin & Honey Roast Chicken or Game Hens, Spanish Style
- Lemon-Herb Chicken Breasts or Thighs
- Moroccan-Style Chicken (Tagine), with Couscous (or Quinoa)
- Moroccan-Style Chicken & Cauliflower (Curry), Roasted
- Moroccan-Inspired Flavor on Roasted Chicken Thighs
- Parmigana, Chicken
- Roasted Chicken and Cauliflower, Moroccan Style
- Sourdough Panzanella with Grilled Chicken Salad
- Tuscan-Style Baked Chicken Pieces
- Casseroles:
- Moussaka (Greek Eggplant Casserole)
- Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Casserole) (includes Low Carb, and Vegetarian variations)
- Spanokopita (Greek Spinach Pie)
- Fish & Seafood:
- Baked Cod or Salmon With Capers and Olives
- Cioppino or Cacciucco (fish stew)
- Easy Seafood Stew
- Mediterranean-Style Harissa-Spiced Cod with Polenta and Fennel-Orange Salad
- Paella (Spanish): 3 Recipes
- Seafood Stew, Easy
- Swordfish, Lamb or Chicken with Moroccan Spices & Preserved Lemon
- Lamb:
- Lamb (About)
- Basic Roast Leg of Lamb with Herbs
- Greek-Style Braised Lamb Shank or Leg of Lamb
- Greek-Style Lamb Pilaf
- Gyro Meat (Lamb, Beef and Herbs) and Gyros Sandwich
- Kafta: Middle-Eastern Burgers, Ovals or Sausages
- Lamb Chops with Mint Gremolata
- Lamb Chops, Spiced, with Couscous or Kasha
- Lamb chops, Spice-Rubbed, with Garbanzos & Couscous
- Lamb & Cucumber Souvlaki, with Feta Sauce
- Lamb Pilaf, Greek or Moroccan Style
- Lamb Pot Roast, Greek Style, with Lemon & Oregano, and Roasted Potatoes
- Lamb Pot Roast flavored with Garlic, Rosemary and Red Currant Jelly
- Lamb Roast, Marinated with Lemon and Mixed Herbs
- Lamb Roast with Garlic & Rosemary, and Optional Mint Sauce
- Lamb Roast with Mustard & Rosemary Rub
- Lamb, Slow-Cooked, Moroccan Style
- Lamb, Squash & Garbanzo Stew, Moroccan Style
- Lamb, Swordfish or Chicken with Moroccan Spices & Preserved Lemon
- Leg of Lamb Roast with Herbs
- Moroccan-Style Lamb Pilaf
- Pot-Roast Leg of Lamb, Greek Style, with Lemon & Oregano, and Roasted Potatoes
- Roast Leg of Lamb with Herbs
- Rosemary Lamb Chops with Zucchini, Baby Peas & Lima Beans
- Spiced Lamb Chops, with Couscous or Kasha
- Meatballs, Sausage:
- Braised Italian Sausage with Grapes
- Italian Meatballs (Polpette)
- Braised Italian Sausage with Grapes
- Sourdough Panzanella with Grilled Chicken Salad
- Spanish Paella: 3 Recipes
- Spinach and Ricotta Pappardelle
- Spring Vegetable Stew with Herb Ricotta Gnocchi
- Stuffed Grape Leaves: with Rice & Herbs (Vegetarian)
- Stuffed Grape Leaves: with Rice & Meat
- Pasta, Gnocchi, Rice:
- Couscous, Steamed
- Gnocchi alla Gorgonzola
- Gnocchi, Potato
- Gnocchi, Potato, with Gorgonzola Sauce
- Gnocchi, Ricotta
- Gnocchi alla Romana (Baked Semolina Gnocchi)
- Greek Pasta with Browned Butter Sauce (Pasta Mizithra)
- Lasagne Bolognese (Bolognaise)
- Lasagne Florentine, Vegetarian
- Lasagne Florentine, with Italian Sausage
- Manicotti, Baked
- Paella (Spanish): 3 Recipes
- Potato Gnocchi with Gorgonzola Sauce
- Semolina Gnocchi with Rich Tomato Sauce
- Vegetable:
- Andalucian Asparagus
- Braised Italian Sausage with Grapes
- Braised Spinach with Chickpeas, Spanish-Style
- Dolmades (Stuffed Grape Leaves) with or without Meat
- Eggplant Parmigiana
- Florentine Bread Salad
- Garbanzo Tagine (Vegetarian Moroccan Stew)
- Grape Leaves (About)
- Greek Salad, Roasted
- Greek Style Roasted Potatoes, with Garlic, Lemon & Oregano
- Greek-Style Sauteed Veggies (Green Beans, Zucchini, Greens, Artichoke Hearts)
- Greens Salad with Chickpeas and Honey-Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Parmigiana, Eggplant
- Potatoes Roasted Greek-Style, with Garlic, Lemon & Oregano
- Spanokopita (Greek Spinach Pie)
- Zucchini Lasagne Florentine (grain-free)
- Main course, other sites:
- Arroz con Pollo (Epicurious)
- Chicken Cutlets with Dried Plums, Sage and Balsamic (My Recipes)
- Greek Greens Pie (Baking Wizard)
- Moroccan Chicken with Dried Plum Sauce (California Dried Plums.org)
- Moroccan Vegetable “Stew” (Mercola)
- Sautéed Spinach with White Beans & Pignoli (Fine Cooking)
- Stuffed Grape Leaves Recipes (Greek Food)
Soups & Stews
See also Main Course recipes above, which includes Tagine recipes (somewhere between a soup and a stew).
- Chilled ‘Avgolemono’ Soup (cooked); NOTE: this recipe is not authentically Egg-Lemon soup because it is thickened with rice instead of eggs
- Cannellini & Garbanzo Minestrone Soup, with Basil and Dark Greens
- Cioppino or Cacciucco (fish stew)
- Easy Seafood Stew
- Kale, White Bean and Noodle Soup
- Minestrone Soup, with Cannellini & Garbanzo Beans, Basil and Dark Greens
- Minestrone Soup, with Red Kidney Beans, Tomato & Cabbage or Kale
- Pasta e Fagioli (Soup)
- Soupe au Pistou
Desserts, Treats
- Almond-Anise Biscotti, with Chocolate Variations;
- Melomakarona (Phoenikia), Honey-Spice, Greek Christmas Cookies and Melomakarona: Source Recipes & Testing for My Recipe
- Orange Semolina Cake
- Other sites: I’d like to try one or more of these recipes, but I don’t know if any will ever be as good as that at the old neighborhood store owned by a Greek family in my old Portland OR neighborhood (that store is no longer there).
- Greek Baklava on All Recipes: allrecipes.com/recipe/9454/greek-baklava/
- Greek Baklava on The Mediterranean Dish: themediterraneandish.com/how-to-make-baklava/
- Pistachio Baklava on Spruce Eats: thespruceeats.com/pistachio-baklava-recipe-2355441
- Honey Baklava on Natasha’s Kitchen: /natashaskitchen.com/baklava-recipe/