The Mediterranean diet is the perfect one for living healthy. It can easily be redone for easy summer eating. It's easy ,especially with all the fresh produce and seafood.
The diet is from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, They're Italy France, Greece and Spain. Each country has not only dishes that are beneficial but they're also delicious. It's basically consume more fresh and less processed. It's also staying away from excess sugar and grains.Eating this way not only promotes weight loss but also lowers the risk of heart attack and diabetes.Summer is the perfect time to switch to the diet. Tomatoes which are in abundance even now are a main component of it. You cna easily make a few no fuss no muss sauces .Try a burst tomato which is super simple to make. It's sauteing mini San Marzano or grape tomaotes in a mix of plant butter and olive oil. Garlic is added along with oregano. The tomatoes are smashed or burst when their skin turns wrinkly after cooking.Use a spatula for this and serve with any kind of pasta Think a chunky one like rotelli or penne. Another tasty and easy sauce is salsa cruda. This is tomatoes marinated in olive oil with garlic, oregano and thyme .Freshly cooked pasta is mixed with it , cooking the sauce.
The Spanish classic gazpacho is another wonderfully healthy and tasty soup.It definitely an easy make that requires absolutely no cooking. There are many variations but the best is one that four to six diced tomatoes,one chopped pepper, one diced onion and one clove of garlic. OLive oil is added a long with a few tablespoons of red wine vinegar. You can add just a sprinkling of salt and a good amount of freshly ground black pepper. for some spice. Use a big bowl for it to accommodate the immersion blender. Using it will create a rich , creamy textured soup.Make it around three to four hours before serving and pop into the fridge. Of course a true Mediterranean dish is a salad. Think a Greek one that has a little feta along with anchovy fillets for maximum flavor. it also has sliced cucumbers and sliced, Add Kalamata olives and sliced green bell peppers for more flavor. Seafood is another must have in the Mediterranean diet.try grilled shrimp kabobs for your next barbecue. marinate them in a mix of olive oil and lemon. Add some oregano for flavoring. The same can be done for lobster too.
Adapt the Mediterranean diet for your summer cooking. It;s healthy eating with the freshest produce and seafood. It;s also delicious and easy to create too.
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