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    Home » Recipes

    Recipes for Mediterranean Side Dishes

    Here you'll find modern and traditional recipes for Mediterranean side dishes. These are all the foods that accompany the entrée or main course of a meal.

    Make sure to try this simple Israeli pearl couscous recipe (cooked in 3 different ways), this recipe for Italian-style homemade mashed potatoes and these easy honey-balsamic glazed roasted vegetables.

    • Creamy lemon orzo in a bowl.
      Lazy Lemon Orzo
    • Mediterranean orzo salad in a bowl.
      Mediterranean orzo pasta salad
    • Orzo rice in a bowl.
      Quick and Easy Orzo Rice (a.k.a. Turkish Rice Pilaf)
    • Bulgur wheat pilaf in a bowl.
      Easy Bulgur Pilaf (Turkish Recipe)
    • Dolma on a plate.
      BEST Dolma: Stuffed Grape Vine Leaves with Meat
    • Featured image: 3 slices of spanakopita stacked the one on the other.
      Easy Greek Spinach Pie (Traditional Spanakopita)
    • Mujadara with crispy onions in a plate.
      Lebanese Mujadara (Lentils and Rice Recipe)
    • Savory butternut squash casserole with sweet potato and feta.
      Butternut Squash Casserole with Sweet Potato & Feta
    • Featured image of Mediterranean vegetable orzo pasta (orzotto).
      Mediterranean orzo with vegetables (one-pot recipe)
    • Best Greek potato salad recipe featured image.
      Best Greek potato salad recipe (no eggs, no mayo)
    • Cooked fluffy long grain rice, featured image.
      How to cook fluffy long grain rice on the stove
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      Buckweat lentil salad with olive oil & lemon dressing
    • A bowl with lemon garlic pearled couscous.
      Best Lemon Garlic Pearl Couscous Recipe
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      Traditional Greek salad (authentic recipe by a Greek)
    • Balsamic roasted vegetables featured image.
      Easy honey-balsamic roasted vegetables recipe
    • Moroccan rice pilaf featured image.
      Best Moroccan rice pilaf recipe
    • israeli couscous salad with feta, featured image.
      Best Pearl couscous salad recipe (with feta)
    • Best homemade mashed potatoes recipe (Italian style) feat
      Best homemade mashed potatoes recipe (Italian style)
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      Baked humus balls with yogurt dressing (plus a vegan option)
    • Air fryer Brussels sprouts on a plate served with yogurt sauce.
      Air fryer Brussels sprouts recipe (3 ways)
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      Corn on the cob (foolproof recipe)
    • Healthy brown rice salad with lemon – tahini dressing feat
      Healthy Mediterranean brown rice salad (vegan)
    • Parmesan risotto recipe with ham feat
      Parmesan risotto recipe with ham
    • Creamy pumpkin risotto with feta, featured image.
      Creamy Pumpkin Risotto Recipe with Feta
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    • A stuffed tomato and pepper on a plate.
      Easy Gemista: Greek stuffed peppers & tomatoes
    • A plate with tomato pasta and feta.
      Creamy, one pot tomato pasta with feta
    • Gemista in a pan.
      Gemista: Greek stuffed vegetables with rice and meat
    • Mediterranean orzo salad in a bowl.
      Mediterranean orzo pasta salad
    • Dolma on a plate.
      BEST Dolma: Stuffed Grape Vine Leaves with Meat
    • Cretan dakos salad on a plate.
      Traditional Greek Dakos Salad Recipe (by a Cretan)
    • A slice of A slice of Portokalopita with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
      Portokalopita - Greek Orange Syrup Cake with Phyllo 🍊🍰
    • A glass with ouzo lemon drink.
      Simple Ouzo Lemon Drink – the Greek Fizz

    Popular Recipes

    • Featured image: 3 slices of spanakopita stacked the one on the other.
      Easy Greek Spinach Pie (Traditional Spanakopita)
    • Oven baked swordfish featured image.
      Oven baked swordfish recipe with lemon vinaigrette
    • A bowl with lemon garlic pearled couscous.
      Best Lemon Garlic Pearl Couscous Recipe
    • Baked chicken leg on a plate with potatoes, carrots and cauliflower.
      Greek baked chicken recipe (with potatoes)
    • Easy pistachio cream in a jar, featured image.
      2-ingredient Pistachio Cream Recipe
    • Pistachio chocolate cake featured image.
      Dubai Chocolate Pistachio Cake
    • Italian almond cookies featured image.
      Easy Italian almond cookies recipe - soft amaretti
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      Classic French Crème brûlée recipe (in 5 easy steps)

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