The Mediterranean diet meal planner

The Mediterranean diet meal planner

Experts extol the virtues of Mediterranean diet more than any other. Tuck into simple fish and chicken dishes, with green, leafy sides during the week, and snack on roasted fruits with yoghurt. Celebrate the weekend with shared feast of octopus, home-baked bread, lamb and roast cauliflower salad, served family style.

Zucchini and haloumi fritters are quick, healthy and delicious for all the family this summer

Neil Perry's warm pumpkin salad with lentils and chilli.

MEDIUM

Warm lentil salad with pumpkin and chilli

30 mins - 1 hour

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Zucchini and haloumi fritters are quick, healthy and delicious for all the family this summer

EASY

Zucchini and haloumi fritters with green beans and rocket salad

< 30 mins

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Roasted figs with yoghurt thyme ice-cream.

MEDIUM

Roasted figs with yoghurt thyme ice-cream

30 mins - 1 hour

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Neil Perry's prawn and mussel saffron stew.

MEDIUM

Prawn and mussel saffron stew

< 30 mins

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Broad beans, green olives and yoghurt

EASY

Broad beans, green olives and yoghurt

< 30 mins

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Adam Liaw's chicken Nicoise salad.

MEDIUM

How to: Roast chicken Niçoise salad

< 30 mins

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Neil Perry's Coconut and Yoghurt Cake with Fresh Peach Compote.

MEDIUM

Peaches 'n' cream coconut and yoghurt cake

1-2 hours

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Snapper in crazy water.

EASY

Acqua pazza: Snapper poached in 'crazy water'

30 mins - 1 hour

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Rigatoni with eggplant, capsicum and bocconcini.

EASY

Rigatoni with eggplant, capsicum and bocconcini

< 30 mins

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Rockpool salad

EASY

Rockpool salad

< 30 mins

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Saffron Olive Bread.

MEDIUM

Saffron olive bread

2 hours +

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Kale, olive and artichoke dip.

EASY

Green olive, artichoke and kale tapenade

< 30 mins

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MEDIUM

Roast tarragon chicken with lemon, caper and olive salad

1-2 hours

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Because everything looks better in a jar.

MEDIUM

Peach and passionfruit pavlova pots

1-2 hours

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Dan Lepard's white bean puree, fried capers with tapenade flatbreads.

MEDIUM

Tapenade flatbreads with white bean puree and fried capers

1-2 hours

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Neil Perry recipe : Lemon and oregano lamb skewers with cucumber yoghurt.

EASY

Lemon and oregano lamb skewers

< 30 mins

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Wood-roasted baby octopus.

MEDIUM

Baby octopus with hummus, fried chickpeas and olives

1-2 hours

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EASY

Warm salad of roast cauliflower, labna, olives and almonds

30 mins - 1 hour

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salad

EASY

Beetroot, orange and olive salad

1-2 hours

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lamb

EASY

Slow-roasted lamb rack with quinoa salad and tahini sauce

30 mins - 1 hour

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Cypriot grain salad.

EASY

Hellenic Republic’s Cypriot grain salad

< 30 mins

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Sticky Greek lemon and yoghurt cake.

MEDIUM

Sticky Greek lemon and yoghurt cake

1-2 hours

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