7 Lazy Summer Mediterranean Dinner Ideas
Looking for a fresh, vibrant and healthy Mediterranean meal without spending hours in the kitchen? Here is my go to recipes for easy summer cooking! My favorites offer easy, delicious Mediterranean meals that are perfect for warm summer evenings.
Today I’m sharing my easy to make recipes, that are perfect for easy summer cooking. No complex ingredients or complicated instructions, just honest recipes. In under 30 minutes , you’ll have a perfect Mediterranean style meal!
1. Cherry Tomato Basil Mozzarella Pasta
The classic combination of sautéed tomatoes and fresh melted mozzarella come together in this delicious pasta dish.
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2. Mediterranean Pita Pizza with Tahini Sauce
Mediterranean inspired pita pizzas include a layer of a citrusy tahini sauce, topped with tomatoes, sweet and nutty artichoke hearts.
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3. Lemon Garlic Shrimp with a Touch of Ouzo
This dish features shrimp sautéed in a zesty lemon and garlic sauce, adding the anise-flavored essence of ouzo, all served over al dente spaghetti.
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4. Warm Greek Orzo with Feta and Tomato
This delicious and comforting recipe is perfect! Creamy and silky warm orzo pasta cooked to perfection with tomato and topped with tangy feta.
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5. Mediterranean Baked Sole with Greek Ladolemono Dressing
For this easy and delicious sheet pan fish recipe, sole fillets are baked with the flavorful Greek ladolemono (olive oil-lemon) dressing and herbs.
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6. Grilled Feta and Spinach Sandwich
Don’t be fooled by the fact that it’s a sandwich, this Mediterranean twist on this classic sandwich is a whole lot healthier and heartier: whole-grain bread topped with tangy, feta cheese, and plenty of spinach, grilled to perfection.
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7. 5 Minute Mediterranean Salad with Sardines and Chickpeas
This bright and fresh chickpea-sardine salad is complemented with tomatoes, cucumber and olives offering a lot of flavor plus a good dose of omega-3 fatty acids.
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Cherry Tomato Basil Mozzarella Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 ½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 10-12 ounces (320-350 g) cherry tomatoes washed and halved
- ½ cup fresh basil roughly chopped
- 4 ounces (115 g) fresh mozzarella
- 9 ounces (250 g) uncooked pasta tagliatelle, spaghetti, fettucine
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat and add a whole garlic clove, then add the cherry tomatoes, the basil leaves and a pinch of salt. Sauté for about 15 minutes, until the tomatoes are tender.
- Cook the pasta in plenty of water with a pinch of salt for the amount of time indicated on the package.
- Drain the mozzarella and cut or rip in pieces, if using small mozzarella ball leave as is or cut in half.
- Once the pasta is ready, drain it and empty in in the pan with the tomato sauce, and sauté for 2-3 minutes, mixing well.
- Transfer to a casserole dish suitable for cooking in the oven, spread the pasta-tomato sauce mixture. Place the mozzarella on the surface and bake at 400 °F (200 C) for about 5-7 minutes and turn on broil for 2-3 minutes until the mozzarella has melted.
- Remove from the oven, add a basil leaf and some freshly ground pepper and a pinch of kosher salt and serve immediately.
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