Mediterra: Recipes from the Islands and Shores of the Mediterranean by Ben Tish

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    • Ingredients: stale white bread; blanched almonds; garlic; muscatel vinegar
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  • Roasted chicken with grapes, wine and rosemary

    • Happykikkers on December 24, 2024

      Used thyme instead of rosemary and after adding the wine to the chicken I took it out of the oven after 30 minutes. Nice crispy skin and I liked the sweet taste of the grapes next to it. The gravy didn’t thicken on its own so I used cornstarch to help it (could also use ice cold butter). Husband & I though it was good but not 5*.

  • Rich Provençal-style beef daube with cinnamon and orange

    • saladdays on March 10, 2026

      Quite lengthy preparation with lots of ingredients but worth the effort. A long cooking time and I felt that the meat was a bit overcooked.I'd take 30 minutes off the cooking time.

  • Winter minestrone with rosemary

    • Nancy402 on November 11, 2025

      Tasty. The technique of puréeing some of the beans with some broth and using it to thicken the soup was a success. I would use fewer greens next time as they were a bit dominant. Added a parm rind for richness. Made enough for a small army.

    • michelle_vbpx6p on December 31, 2025

      Added Parmesan rind and doubled the beans

  • Greek salad

    • AllieTaylor on August 30, 2024

      Hmm, this was less successful than I might have thought. In fact, a guest that usually likes this sort of thing left it on her plate. I’ll have to tweak it…

  • Clemence Street moussaka

    • AllieTaylor on August 30, 2024

      This was good. Not at all difficult but there are lots of moving parts, so to speak, so allow enough time that you aren’t stressed trying to pull it all together. And definitely leave enough time to cool before serving. Also, it says ‘serves 4,’ which is true but I’d have to say that it serves 4 TWICE. Oh, and I used Parmesan in the Mornay sauce as I had neither pecorino nor kefalotyri cheese.

  • Cephalonia-style walnut cake

    • HJWilding on May 19, 2026

      Too sweet for my tastes. Dominant flavour is cinnamon, then cloves. Walnuts lost to the spices. It may have been less cinnamon forward without the syrup.

  • Sardinian fregola with slow-cooked pork, tomatoes, garlic and fennel

    • VeesVersion on September 21, 2025

      Substituted fennel with celery and tarragon; Oloroso fortified wine replaced red. Used fresh garden plum tomatoes. Seared &sautéed in Instapot; 20 mins “meat” under pressure. Really good. Remember to use salt in meat rub.

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  • ISBN 10 1526661136
  • ISBN 13 9781526661135
  • Published Jul 04 2024
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 304
  • Language English
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Publisher Bloomsbury

Publishers Text

From the beloved author of Sicilia, more than a hundred mouth-watering Mediterranean dishes from Spain to Syria and everywhere in between.

Across the Mediterranean, one delicious cuisine gives way to the next. From Spain and Italy, through Greece and Turkey and down to North Africa, the region is rich with deeply delicious food. In Mediterra, renowned chef and author Ben Tish gives the tour of a lifetime. With seven-spice falafel from Lebanon, pork belly gyros from Greece, classic tiramisu from Italy, and grilled smoky sardines from Crete, the full flavors of the region are on glorious display for recipes that work across diets and seasons.

But while each country has its own unique dishes and distinct cultures, there is a distinct Mediterranean signature that brings them all together: hot summers, dry winters, coastal briny winds, alfresco eating, street markets, sacrosanct meal times, and bringing the best out of as many local seasonal ingredients as possible. In this mouthwatering collection, Ben Tish creates outstanding simple, modern recipes whose flavors transport you across the Mediterranean sea with minimal effort in the kitchen, delivering the flavors, sights, and smells right to your own table.

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