This post may contain affiliate links. For more information, see our privacy policy.
15 bright and sunny Mediterranean-inspired recipes that everyone will love. There are fresh salads, appetizers, main courses and more.
Looking for some new recipe inspiration? Mediterranean cuisine is the answer! Full of fresh, vibrant ingredients, it's always a hit. It's great for this time of year when we're longing for warmer weather and fresher flavors.
We love these healthy, delicious recipes for busy weeknights or easy entertaining. We've included some of our favorite dips and appetizers, flavorful salads and crowd-pleasing main course recipes. When Mediterranean food is on the menu, everyone is happy. Enjoy!
Mediterranean Lemon Feta Dip
This creamy, lemony Feta dip is perfect for parties, picnics and potlucks. Serve it with raw veggies or chips for a delicious appetizer or snack!
Green Goddess Hummus (with free printable labels for gifting)
A bright fresh, healthy spread that's fabulous with crackers, chips, veggies, as a sandwich spread, on pita and so much more! This Green Goddess Hummus is about to become your next obsession!
Lemony Yogurt Dip with Spicy Herb Oil
Bright, fresh, and full of flavor, this Lemony Yogurt Dip with Spicy Herb Oil will be a hit at your next party!
Mediterranean Black Lentil Salad
This Mediterranean Black Lentil Salad with a garlicky lemon dressing is the ONE you need to take to every potluck, picnic and/or party that you're invited to! It's loaded with healthy ingredients, can be made ahead and is irresistibly delicious (even to kale and lentil naysayers!)
Greek Yogurt Turkish Flatbread (Bazlama)
This delicious, pillowy soft Turkish Flatbread is an easy, one-bowl-no-mixer recipe. It's perfect with hummus, tabouli, for wraps and more!
Easy Greek Salad Dressing with Fresh Herbs
This Fresh Herb Greek Salad Dressing is one of those simple, throw-it-all-in-the-blender recipes. The base dressing is delicious on its own, but fresh herbs take it WAY over the top!
Lemony Mediterranean Couscous Salad
This Mediterranean Couscous Salad combines pearl pasta, crisp cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, tender corn and ribbons of fresh spinach to create a healthy, delicious salad. A sunny lemon dressing and lots of fresh herbs take it over the top!
Chopped Mediterranean Farro Salad
Love a hearty, healthy, salad that's bursting with bright, fresh flavor? This Chopped Mediterranean Farro Salad is a meal on its own or a great side!
The BEST Greek Salad with Fresh Herb Greek Dressing
If salads seem a bit boring to you, you haven't tried this delicious, vibrant Greek salad that's loaded with texture, color and fabulous flavor. The fresh herb dressing is the crowning glory!
Israeli Couscous Salmon Salad
Served warm or at room temperature, this Israeli Couscous Salmon Salad is light, fresh and delicious. It comes together in right around 40 minutes!
Mediterranean Sheet Pan Chicken Dinner
This delicious chicken sheet pan dinner is a super easy meal that's perfect for busy weeknights, but delicious and pretty enough to serve for a dinner party!
Avgolemono (Greek Chicken Pasta Soup)
This Avgolemono, a lemony Greek chicken pasta soup is healthy and hearty (lots of satisfying protein), creamy (no cream!) and so delicious!
Turkish Tomato Cucumber Salad
This Turkish Tomato Cucumber Salad has a short ingredient list, but always has a long list of rave reviews. It's fresh, healthy, delicious and can be prepped ahead!
Oven Roasted Greek Chicken Meatballs
These healthy, delicious Greek Chicken Meatballs come together quickly with lean chicken, lots of fresh veggies and a ton of fabulous flavor! Serve them as an appetizer, in sandwiches, in bowls with Greek salad, hummus and orzo (pictured), in wraps with pita bread and hummus...
The BEST Grilled Chicken Shawarma
This juicy, tender Grilled Chicken Shawarma is wonderful on its own, in wraps, sliced thin in sandwiches and it's super delicious in salads.
Thought for the day:
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
Psalm 37:7
What we're listening to for inspiration:
If you enjoy any of these recipes, please come back and leave a star rating and review! It's so helpful to other readers to hear your results, adaptations and ideas for variations.
Shop Our Café Loves
We’ve gathered our favorite kitchen tools, tableware, and entertaining treasures in one place, the Café Loves store. It’s a wonderful spot to find something special for yourself or the cooks and hosts you love!
Thank you Chris!!! I have tried some of these, all of which were amazing, and can't wait to try more from this list!! 🙂