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#1 BESTSELLER: America’s Test Kitchen’s indispensable guide to the life-changing Mediterranean diet—with 500+ recipes, expert-approved tips, and nutritional advice!
“For those looking for the one book they need to master Mediterranean cooking, this is it.” —San Francisco Book Review
The famed Mediterranean diet is more than just a regional cuisine—it boasts bright flavors, health benefits, and simple, delicious dishes. This #1 bestselling Mediterranean cookbook from America’s Test Kitchen makes healthy eating easier than ever. Inside you’ll find:
• 500+ accessible Mediterranean recipes from Greece, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, and more
• Seafood, meat, and plant-based recipes for building a healthy Mediterranean plate
• Essential Mediterranean diet ingredients found in every supermarket
• Practical guides to meal planning, entertaining, and pantry-building
• Easy, healthy recipes you can make in just 45 minutes or less
• Nutritional guidelines and goals for every recipe (all fish recipes are • Large, colorful photos you’ll love to recreate!
With more than 600,000 copies sold, ATK’s Complete Mediterranean Cookbook is the home chef’s top choice for wholesome Mediterranean recipes and expert cooking advice.
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Publisher : America's Test Kitchen; 1st edition (December 27, 2016)
Language : English
Paperback : 440 pages
ISBN-10 : 1940352649
ISBN-13 : 978-1940352640
Item Weight : 2.8 pounds
Dimensions : 8.63 x 0.9 x 10.06 inches
Reviewer: Benji
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Some comments here are just strange
Review: My version has recipe nutritional information in the very back and captions for each photo. Correct, no salmon recipes because itâs a Mediterranean cookbook and salmon is not native to the region. Great cookbook. Lots of recipes with variations plus ingredient explanations and how to prepare tips. A lot of care went into writing this book.
Reviewer: Jeffrey Hanna
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: 6 MONTHS AND I LOST 35 lbs!!!
Review: I donât normally write reviews (Iâm a harsh critic), but Iâve recommended this book to so many people now, I thought I should.I lost 35 lbs. by cooking recipes from this book 3-5 times a week on average. No, I donât exercise; I just eliminated all processed foods from my diet and replaced them with recipes from this book. I also enjoy a glass of wine (or two!) with my meal most evenings. Iâm not sure how many different recipes Iâve made from the book, but itâs definitely more than 50âpossibly 100. They are all DELICIOUS! There is not a single recipe in this book I would not serve to guests. In fact, Iâm a bit embarrassed when I serve these recipes to guests and they tell me what a talented cook I am. I blush and point to the book and say âhonestly, I can read and follow directions.â Itâs really that simple! The recipes are very easy to follow and even a complete novice like me can turn out wonderful food if you follow the directions carefully. The recipes all call for readily available ingredients that you can find in any grocery store. There are a handful of ingredients Iâve never used or even heard of, but you can find them and I tell people to not be intimidated by them. If I can do it, anyone can. There are a great number of vegetarian recipes in here, which my wifeâs family (Hindu strict vegetarians) LOVE. My wife even complains when we go out to fancy Italian restaurants now, âthis isnât as good as what you make!â I wasnât much of a vegetable guy before I started this journey, now I literally crave vegetablesâit makes my mouth water just thinking about it! If youâre going to diet, you have to like the food to stick to itâyou really canât do better than this.My one complaint (and itâs extremely minor) is the author(s) write in the beginning that they did not include any recipes featuring things like salmon because itâs not indigenous to the Mediterranean. Really? Because neither are tomatoes (!!!), potatoes, halibut, etc. There are plenty of AMAZING seafood recipes, however.Simply put, I would have continued cooking out of this book even if I hadnât lost the weightâturns out thatâs just a side benefit!P.S. You may want to start a small herb garden, as I recently have. Almost all the recipes call for fresh herbs (parsley, thyme, basil, oregano, etc.). While fresh herbs are relatively inexpensive, I find the quantities generally include more than I need and go bad before I can use the whole bunch. I donât recommend trying to substitute dry herbs (unless specifically noted)âthey just donât compare.EDIT: Itâs been a year now and Iâve stuck to my diet and maintained my weight (Iâm right on my ideal BMI). I saw some reviews that said the nutrition info is somewhat cumbersome to find. Honestly, I never even looked at that section! I just made the recipes that appealed to me and the pounds came off. I also saw some people say they thought some ingredients were hard to find; that has not been my experience. I shop at wegmans, which granted, does carry a lot of gourmet food items. But the ones that are more unique (pomegranate molasses, Dukkah, preserved lemons, etc.) the book provides recipes on making themâhowever, I didnât make any of those as you can also find them right here on Amazon.
Reviewer: Brittany
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great recipes! Pictures aren't labeled.
Review: The recipes in here look so delicious! Couple things, the pictures of food aren't labeled with what recipe it is. Sometimes you can figure out which picture goes with the recipe but a lot of the time you can't. I also didn't realize just how much seafood is in the Mediterranean diet. If you live in a place where good, fresh seafood is hard to find you should know that A LOT of the recipes will be difficult to find ingredients for. This cookbook is very informative. It shows you how to prep and process everything. Overall it's a good cookbook with great recipes. For those of you living on the coast.... man oh man will you all have some amazing meals!
Reviewer: Derbtastic!!
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Pictures before each chapter ARE titled!!!
Review: This book is beautiful, the photos are gorgeous, and the information is clear as a well delivered, as ATK cookbooks usually are.I saw a couple of people leaving poor reviews because apparently it "doesn't say what the pictures are". That's not true - the photos at the beginning of each chapter are at the bottom of the next page (the chapter index) - see my photos. The photos for the individual recipes are beside or included in the recipes themselves.I'll update with my official opinion after I've tried some of the recipes.
Reviewer: sihame
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Amazing book
Review: I cook a lot mâédenterait food but this book has a variety of recipes that you couldnât imagine. The chefs also inspired from the cuisines and create a nice combinations that I really enjoy. This is the first book that present my country flavor the write way. It is easy to follow and understand the recipe even for a beginner. I started to try some of the recipes and it come out so great. My husband loved the food and he Bought me other books from test kitchen series. I am so exited to try more from this book or other books that we order. Thank you for the great book. I recommend this book if you love to explore other cuisine. You will have fun I promise youð
Reviewer: Delores K.
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: No nutritional detail and no salmon recipes
Review: I liked the variety of recipes in each category but was super disappointed that nutritional data for each recipe is not supplied. I was also shocked that no salmon recipes were included in the seafood category although I did appreciate the thorough table of other fish characteristics. I also liked the pictures for many of the recipes.
Reviewer: Dainius
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Really loved the book. So many good recipes, really recommend!
Reviewer: Wayne Wilmot
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Lost two stars directly for Ratatouille recipe: "Remove pot from oven and using a potato masher or heavy wooden spoon smash and stir eggplant mixture until broken down to a sauce like consistency.â Eggplant is a delicate and wonderful vegetable and this recipe wants you to mash it like potatoes. Apparently the US based team doesn't understand the finesse in European cooking.
Reviewer: Kitty
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I did a ton of research before buying this book and it is actually so worth while! Such a fun read with a huge variety of different dishes to suit every pantry and great variety of simple and quick or more length meal preps. Got an extensive seafood section and a really interesting veg section. My couscous is much tastier these days!!
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: A cookbook filled with so many new ideas for a Mediterranean menu.
Reviewer: Karisa
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Es un libro con un desarrollo de recetas de tipo mediterráneo diseñado y perfeccionado según el libro por un equipo de chefs. Me parece importante señalar que en México muchos de los ingredientes que indican en las recetas no están disponibles, solicitan demasiados productos envasados, enlatados e industrializados altos en sodio, conservadores colorantes y sin que mencionen la opción natural, ejemplo, utilizar una lata mediana de jitomates, pues en dónde yo vivo hay jitomates naturales, si me dicen los gramos compro los jitomates y los muelo sin problema. Los postres, no traen panacota, ni tiramisú ni gelatos ni nada que digas wooooow que rico postre, creo que si te gusta comer en el italiannis para sentir que comes comida italiana, te puede gustar este libro aunque consigas solamente el 40% de los ingredientes que solicita el libro.PROS_ Las fotos y la calidad del papel son buenas, tiene muy detalladas las instrucciones y considero que el equipo que desarrolló el libro saben muy bien su negocio, seguramente si viviera en USA me encantarÃa el libro
Customers say
Customers find the recipes in the book really good and healthy. They appreciate the information quality, saying it's filled with good information about necessary core pantry ingredients. Readers also mention the book is a very healthy way of living and eating. They appreciate the high degree of variety in the recipes, saying there are lots of variations and ideas. In addition, they appreciate the pictures, saying they make the recipes inspiring to make. Customers say the book is well worth the money. However, some disagree on the time consuming aspect, saying the book is well organized and laid out.
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