Fresh Mediterranean Recipes for Every Day

55 min Mediterranean

Stuffed tomatoes with couscous and herbs

Large summer tomatoes are stuffed with lemon couscous, peppers, feta and many herbs. They remain juicy in the oven while the surface is lightly browned.

30 min Mediterranean

Bean and tomato salad with feta

Green beans, sweet tomatoes and salty feta make a satisfying summer salad. A mustard-herb dressing combines the vegetables without weighing them down.

38 min Mediterranean

Grilled sea bream with herbs

Seared sea bream is seasoned inside and out, stuffed with lemon, parsley, dill and garlic and cooked on the grill on both sides. Oil the skin, preheat the grill clean and only turn the fish when it comes off slightly; the meat must be lifted from the bone on the back.

30 min Mediterranean

Risoni salad with chickpeas

Risoni are cooked al dente, marinated lukewarm with lemon dressing and mixed with chickpeas, tomatoes, cucumber and parsley after cooling. Drain the small noodles well and add cucumber later to keep the salad loose instead of watery.

40 min Mediterranean

Grilled eggplant rolls

Grill lengthways sliced aubergines, spread with a ricotta cream made from dried tomatoes and basil and roll up with pine nuts. Slice the aubergines evenly thin, season with salt and pat dry well to make them pliable and flavour them with toast.

40 min Mediterranean

Pesto potato salad with arugula

Small potatoes are cooked in their skins, marinated still warm with white wine vinegar and then mixed with pesto, tomatoes, rocket and pine nuts. Pesto is first added to the lukewarm potatoes and then immediately add rocket before serving to keep it fresh.

23 min Mediterranean

Grilled halloumi salad with nectarines

Grilled cheese and nectarine wedges are briefly fried and served warm with rocket, cucumber and lemon-honey dressing. Grilled cheese should be roasted last and served immediately, while the nectarines should only have strong grill traces.

32 min Mediterranean

Chicken pita with tzatziki

Fry the lemony spiced chicken breast and fill it with tomatoes and a yoghurt tzatziki and squeezed cucumber into warm pita bread. Squeeze the cucumber thoroughly and let the chicken rest briefly after frying so that neither tzatziki nor meat soak the pita.

30 min Summer

Grilled herb salmon parcels

Salmon, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, lemon and herbs are gently cooked with olive oil in tightly sealed grill packs. Do not place the packs directly over the starchy embers and check after a short time whether the salmon is still juicy inside.

55 min Summer

Stuffed zucchini with couscous

Hollowed zucchini are stuffed with swollen couscous, chickpeas, tomatoes, feta, lemon and parsley and cooked in the oven. Fry the hollowed out zucchini meat and do not stir the couscous filling too moist to keep the shells stable.

28 min Summer

Tomato burrata bread salad

Mix the toasted ciabatta cubes with ripe tomatoes, red onion, basil and balsamic vinegar and serve with burrata. Let the bread and tomato dressing sit for a short time; open the burrata on the plate first to ensure that the bread still has crispy edges.

15 min Summer

Melon prosciutto salad

Serve sliced melon with prosciutto, rocket and basil and drizzle with a lime and honey dressing. Cool the melon well and cut just before serving; don't leave prosciutto and dressing on top for long.

40 min Summer

Pepper-feta pasta from the oven

Roast peppers, cherry tomatoes, feta, garlic and olive oil in a casserole dish and then mix with the pasta and basil. Boil the pasta just a little and reserve a little cooking water to make a creamy sauce out of feta and roasted vegetables.

20 min Summer

Courgette Carpaccio with Lemon

Chop zucchini very thinly and marinate them with lemon, olive oil, capers, Parmesan, pine nuts and mint. Marinate zucchini slices only briefly and salt them on the plate so that they are pliable but not watery.

23 min Summer

Grilled peaches with burrata

Halved peaches are grilled briefly on the cut surface and served warm with burrata, rocket, pistachio, basil and lemon-honey dressing. Use ripe but firm peaches and add burrata only on the plate so that fruit and cheese retain their texture.

30 min Summer

Lemon Orzo with Spinach and Feta

Orzo is cooked with onion in vegetable stock and then finished with spinach, feta, lemon and herbs until creamy. Stir frequently and dose the liquid as needed, because Orzo gives off starch; spinach and feta are only added at the end.

1 hr 5 min Summer

Summer ratatouille from the oven

Roast the aubergine, zucchini, peppers and tomatoes in the oven with garlic, olive oil and herbs. Cut the vegetables into similar sized pieces and spread them on a large baking tray so that they brown instead of stewing in their own juice.

48 min Summer

Shrimp skewers with lime

Shrimps are briefly marinated with lime, garlic, chilli and olive oil, put on skewers and grilled very hot. A few minutes of heat suffice: as soon as the shrimp are pink and just opaque, they must be grilled.

28 min Summer

Panzanella with ciabatta

Toasted ciabatta cubes are briefly mixed with tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, basil and red wine vinegar. Add dressing to the bread but keep the edges; therefore, mix just before serving.

40 min Summer

Shakshuka with summer vegetables

Sweat the onion, peppers and zucchini with cumin, boil them with tomatoes and then put the eggs directly in the sauce. Reduce the tomato sauce before the eggs and cook the egg whites while the egg yolks remain creamy.

32 min Summer

Halloumi burger with grilled vegetables

Courgette and peppers are grilled, halloumi is given strong grill strips and everything is layered with tomato and lemon yoghurt in the bun. Halloumi is grilled just before assembling, because it quickly solidifies when cooled.

15 min Summer

Tuna and bean salad

Drained tuna and white beans are mixed with tomatoes, red onion, parsley and lemon-olive oil dressing. Rinse the beans thoroughly and add the tomatoes at the end to prevent the salad from becoming watery.

30 min Summer

Pasta with cherry tomatoes and burrata

Cherry tomatoes are broken up with garlic in olive oil, then mixed with firm pasta, pasta water and burrata. Do not cook the burrata, but open it on the hot pasta first; this way the core remains creamy.

15 min Summer

Peach caprese with basil

Sliced peaches are grilled briefly and served with mozzarella, tomatoes, basil and a balsamic honey dressing. Ripe but firm peaches retain their shape on the grill; add mozzarella and basil on the plate.

35 min Summer

Couscous Bowl with Grilled Vegetables

Couscous is cooked in vegetable stock and served with grilled zucchini, bell peppers, chickpeas and lemon tahini sauce. Loosen couscous with a fork after soaking and add vegetables and sauce in portions only afterwards.