Natural-Wellness

In my search for Mediterranean vegetable recipes, I have come across a few that sound promising.  You will need to know the following two vegetables.

Courgette = Zucchini

Aubergine = Egg Plant

Sounds a lot more appetizing doesn’t it?  No, honey, we are not having Zucchini tonight, it’s Courgette. 

The first one is a Mediterranean Vegetable Salad from Food Network.  This has artichokes, potatoes, onions, tomatoes and olives.  Sounds wonderful.

The next one is sort of a Vegetable Sandwich served on Ciabatta or Foccacia bread.   Once again, it calls for Aubergine and Courgette .

How about Grilled Mediterranean Vegetables with Couscous?  Couscous was a pleasant surprise for me.  I couldn’t imagine liking something with a name like that and it looked suspiciously like grits.  In truth, while although it has a somewhat mild flavor, it absorbs the flavor of whatever it is cooked with or in.  This recipe has the vegetables cooked separately and then served over couscous.

And last but not least, who could say no to Roasted Mediterranean Vegetable Lasagna?  Looks good enough to eat doesn’t it?  One of the things that I love about Mediterranean recipes are that they are all so visually pleasing.  The colors of the tomatoes, squash and basil just pop out at you.