I am a daughter of Ikaria, the Greek island of longevity, a “Blue Zone,” where people often live past 100 years of age. The Ikaria Way is filled with easy PLANT-BASED contemporary recipes rooted in my Ikarian heritage, steeped in ancient culinary traditions and employing the most prized ingredients in the region – herbs, olive oil, nuts, honey, grains, legumes and more.
Readers will love meze like Smoked Eggplant with Tahini and Walnuts. There are wonderful salads combining vegetables, greens, grains and even fruit as well as robust mains like Mushroom Red-Pepper Souvlaki. For many of the recipes, I include optional ways of incorporating traditional dairy products like feta and yogurt.
The Ikaria Way brings the healthy-eating recipes of an ancient island filled with sun- drenched flavors of the Mediterranean to your table.
All the recipes in this book are easy, accessible to all and delicious!