Find light vegetarian recipes.
These mini-cakes with banana are very tasteful and even if they are a bit compact they have a very special taste because the banana goes very well with cinnamon and this special brown sugar called rapadura which has a very special perfume! You can add some walnuts for some extra flavor as well :-)
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These eggplants are a Greek traditional dish but here we have its light version! The eggplants at the end are candied and their filling has also candied onions cooked in a tomato sauce! Veggies become candied thanks to the long cooking in the oven! It’s really good and light because they don’t have much olive oil! Give it a try and you will adopt the recipe without a question!
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This is a light tzatziki that is made with a fresh French cheese called fromage blanc (coming from sheep it’s better)! If you can’t find it abroad use light Greek yogurt! The light version is much better than the full fat version! Give it a try and see :-)
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Lentils the Greek way are cooked as a soup or as a dish and they are made with tomato puree, onion and garlic and they have some bay leaf for extra flavor! You serve it with some red wine vinegar or Xérès vinegar and it’s really good! They are different from the lentils as we eat them in France and this recipe has better taste! But the lentils themselves are better in France than those in Greece and they cook faster! Give them a try and let me know!
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This is a very flavorful risotto thanks to dill that perfumes the dish in an extraordinary manner! Leaks go very well with onion and dill and the risotto is easy to make and rather quick for this quantity!
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These biscuits are called brutti ma buoni and they are very good! Spices (cinnamon, ginger and 4-spices) give them a mild character and roasted almonds and hazelnuts give their special character and some crunchiness! They are really good!
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These runner beans are really simple to make in their tomato sauce with onion and parsley! It’s light, easy, and quick to make! It’s perfect for a summer meal when you can find them fresh or even in winter if you use frozen! It’s really simple and good!
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These artichokes are cooked along with potatoes, carrots, onions, and peas, and they are perfumed with dill and have the taste of lemon! It’s a Greek traditional dish and it’s very special and unusual but so tasty!
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As you might know the frittata is an omelet cooked in the oven and it’s really good! This version has leeks, spinach, onions, cream and cheese (feta and gruyere or French comté)! It’s perfumed with dill and has the taste of a spanakopita (a Greek pie with spinach) without the phyllo crust! It’s really good and quite easy to make!
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These endives (chicory) are very simple to make and really good! They only have some butter and some water, and that’s all! So why try to make something more complicated ?
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