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    Home โ€ข Recipes โ€ข Diet

    Mediterranean Food

    Collection of Mediterranean food and dishes around a healthy diet of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts, legumes and fresh herbs. Lean proteins are from fish and seafood, eggs, and poultry with healthy fats mainly from olive oil. Potatoes are also included, as is dairy (cheese, milk and yoghurt). The Mediterranean diet limits sweets (no added sugar) and red meats.

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    • Stirring a pot of corn polenta made creamy with butter and Parmesan cheese
      Creamy Corn Polenta with Parmesan
    • French tian, a classic French dish of thinly sliced baked summer vegetables
      French Tian de Lรฉgumes (Provenรงal Vegetable Bake)
    • Lemon chicken thighs baked with garlic, herbs and fresh lemon in a rustic French baking dish
      Lemon Chicken Thighs with Garlic & Herbs
    • Scooped out Maltese orange filled with chopped strawberries and orange and served in a bowl of crushed ice
      Strawberries with Orange (Fraises ร  la Maltaise)
    • dish of halved apricots baked with lavender and French honey
      Baked Apricots with Honey and Lavender
    • whole sea bream fish in a baking dish topped with tomato sauce, roast garlic cloves, lemon slices and potatoes
      Sea Bream Fish Baked Provenรงal Style (Dorade ร  la Provenรงale)
    • bowls of bright green watercress soup
      Watercress Soup (Soupe au Cresson)
    • green asparagus spears baked in a roasting tin topped with toasted hazelnuts
      Oven-Roasted Asparagus
    • Moroccan handpainted bowl filled with a raw carrot salad topped with fresh mint, toasted nuts and seeds next to oranges and a Moroccan teapot
      Raw Carrot Salad Moroccan Style
    • baked sea bass fish on one baking sheet with potatoes, cherry tomatoes, lemon and herbs
      Whole Baked Sea Bass Recipe - Dinner on a Tray
    • baked tomato tart with french niรงoise olives, basil and a green salad
      French Tomato Tart with Mustard - An Easy Summer Lunch from Provence
    • saute pan of fried green beans in garlic and breadcrumbs
      Sautรฉed Green Beans with Garlic - French Style
    • bowl of homemade vegetable soup made with fresh vegetable chunks and a short cooking time
      Homemade Vegetable Soup (Soupe de lรฉgumes)
    • large tomatoes in a roasting tin baked with garlic and herbs from Provence
      Slow Roasted Tomatoes with Garlic and Herbs from Provence
    • stuffed courgettes with cheese
      Mediterranean Stuffed Zucchini (Courgettes farcies)
    • roasted sliced tomatoes with mozzarella stacked together
      Oven Roasted Tomatoes and Mozzarella
    • Traditional French citronnade lemon drink made with lemons, water and sugar
      Citronnade - French Homemade Lemonade Recipe
    • tossed green salad with seasonal fresh vegetables such as arugula, avocado and other greens with toasted nuts and seeds
      Simple Green Salad - The Best All-Rounder, Seasonal Side
    • mint omelette
      Corsican Mint Omelette (Omelette ร  la Menthe)
    • plate composed of a classic French salad Nicoise with many ingredients next to a basil plant and French baguette
      Classic Niรงoise Salad - With the Authentic Ingredients
    • glass pots with coconut chia pudding topped with mango sauce, mango chunks and dates
      Coconut Chia Pudding with Mango
    • bowl of rocket soup with smoked garlic
      Smoked Garlic Soup with Rocket (Arugula)
    • creamy risotto topped with seared scallops and chorizo sauce and an edible flower
      Creamy Chorizo Risotto with Seared Scallops
    • bowl of creamy chickpea spread with extra garlic the French way, served with raw vegetables
      Poichichade: Provenรงal Garlic Chickpea Spread
    • baked peach without skin and stuffed with a mixture of amaretti or almonds and raspberries
      Baked Peaches (with Amaretti)
    • french green beans sauteed in a salad with a fresh peach
      How to Jazz up French Beans: Add a White Peach
    • beetroot salad with apple, leaves, nuts, seeds, orange and smoked mackerel
      Roast Beetroot Salad with Apple and Smoked Mackerel
    • pasta noodles tossed in green nettle sauce and topped with fried nettles
      Nettle Pesto (Pesto d'Orties)
    • blue cheese crumbled into a green salad with pear, apple and walnuts
      Roquefort Salad with Pear, Apple and Walnuts
    • bowl of broccoli hummus spread with a baguette
      Broccoli Hummus - The Easiest of Broccoli Recipes
    • two rows of whole sardine fish stuffed together in a roasting dish with fresh parsley
      Roasted Fresh Sardines (Sardines Farcies)

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    Bonjour - I'm Jill

    Here you'll find easy French recipes worth coming back to.
    After 30+ years cooking for my French family in Paris, I share reliable recipes made with everyday ingredients - from family meals to classic French desserts with less sugar and more flavour.

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    Latest Summer Recipes

    • Pouring a raspberry coulis or sauce into a jug next to lemon and fresh raspberries
      Simple Raspberry Coulis
    • large wine glasses with marinated strawberries in orange liqueur and orange topped with vanilla Chantilly cream
      Strawberries Romanoff (Fraises Romanoff)

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    • raspberry macarons with a white chocolate ganache and raspberries, sitting on top of each other next to roses
      Raspberry Macarons (White Chocolate Ganache Filling)
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      French Crรจme Caramel (flan aux oeufs au caramel)
    • jar of bright pink pickled radishes with bay leaves
      Pickled Radishes Without Sugar
    • mango cream dessert made with fresh mangos, whipped cream, coconut milk, vanilla and lime
      Mango Cream Recipe - Like a Mousse without Eggs or Sugar

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      Food Guide to Dijon - There's More than Mustard

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