Vegetables

Plant based meals are the foundation of the mediterranean diet. Vegetables, lentils and pulses are used in soups, salads, stews and pasta recipes even in street food and snacks. Vegetables are a very important part of the mediterranean and Italian diet. There is rarely a meal with a vegetable of some kind. You can use what you have on hand to make any pasta or risotto. The following recipes will help you know more about on how to start enjoying your vegetable more often in your diet, and reap the immense benefit of that new habit.

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Stuffed cherry tomatoes

This is a dish that perfectly represents the summer, it’s refreshing, very very mouthwatering and really easy, it takes a little time to prepare it

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Grilled eggplants

Grilled eggplants are basically in every restaurant menu in Italy, but also in every household,  it is simple and really tasty, and you can also

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Vegetables

Veggie bruschetta

This is my personal “fast food”. Every time I don’t want to cook I open the fridge, look for veggies and prepare these croutons that

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Quick veggie gratin

Ok, by the time you will have finished reading this recipe, you will say, REALLY?!!? is it that easy?  You will just have to try

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Quick eggplant parmigiana

This is the shorter, faster, lighter and healthier version of the well know “melanzane alla parmigiana“. I love this recipe, because is so tasty but

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