Tahini Brownies + ‘Easy Everyday Mediterranean Diet’ Cookbook

Karman Meyer

4 years ago

You’ll find 125+ healthy and flavorful recipes in this new cookbook, Easy Everyday Mediterranean Diet Cookbook!

Photography © 2020 by Linda Xiao. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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Go ahead and add the Easy Everyday Mediterranean Diet cookbook to your Christmas wish list or list of gifts to give to those who love cookbooks! This beautiful 287-page cookbook is filled with mouth-watering recipes inspired by the healthiest lifestyle on the planet, The Mediterranean diet. I was able to get a sneak peek of this cookbook, and now it’s available to order or buy in store! Keep scrolling to learn more about Easy Everyday Mediterranean Diet and to get one of the recipes from the book—Tahini Brownies.

What is the Mediterranean Diet?

The Mediterranean Diet is a eating pattern/routine that includes many foods found in the regions near the Mediterranean Sea. Commonly enjoyed foods include fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables, whole grains, seafood and lean meats, yogurt, aged cheese, olive oil, fresh herbs, and beans and lentils.

When it comes to diets, I’m generally not a fan but this is one I can get behind! Because truly, it’s not a diet at all but rather a style of eating. The foods found and enjoyed in the Mediterranean region are often full of healthful fats, antioxidants, fiber, and many other essential vitamins and minerals.

There are plenty of health benefits associated with eating a Mediterranean Diet including:

Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease
Lower risk of diabetes
Decreased inflammation/arthritic pain
Reduced risk of cancer
Brain health benefits
Improved immune function

The cookbook dives into the health benefits of this eating pattern and includes a list of ingredients to keep on hand to make eating the Mediterranean way as easy as possible.

Easy Everyday Mediterranean Diet Cookbook

Here are a few highlights about the book from the authors themselves!

125 vibrant recipes that are affordable, doable and flavorful
60% of the recipes are vegetarian
Recipes tested by friends, family and colleagues to make sure we got them right
Healthy Kitchen Hacks with every single recipe featuring food waste reduction, ingredient swaps, quick cooking tips and more
Over 60 gorgeous, enticing photos
Meal plans including gluten-free, vegetarian and seafood-forward

Last week, we made the Lemon-Oregano Chicken with Zucchini Noodles and the recipe was not only easy to follow but the flavor was excellent. The chicken is marinated in a Mediterranean-inspired mixture of lemon juice, olive oil, and oregano. We’re carb lovers around here, so we decided to cook a small amount of spaghetti to serve along with the zucchini noodles.

The good news is that I get to share one of the complete recipes from the book! I think you’re going to love these Tahini Brownies 🙂

And the even better news is that you can enter for a chance to win a copy of the cookbook on my Instagram page! Check it out here.

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Tahini Brownies

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 16 servings

Serving Size: 1 brownie

Ingredients

⅔ cup white whole-wheat flour or whole-wheat pastry flour

⅓ cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder

¼ teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon kosher or sea salt

¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons tahini, divided

½ cup sugar

⅓ cup plus 2 tablespoons honey, divided

2 large eggs

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 medium lemon, cut in half

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Coat an 8-or 9-inch square metal baking pan with cooking spray.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

3. In another bowl, whisk together ½ cup of the tahini, the sugar, ⅓ cup of the honey, the eggs, olive oil, and vanilla. Pour into the dry ingredients.Mix together until a thick batter forms.

4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it out evenly to each corner. Bake for 16 to 18 minutes or until the edges are visibly baked through and the center is just set. Remove the pan from the oven, place on a wire rack, and cool for 15 minutes.

5. While the brownies bake, squeeze 1 tablespoon of lemon juice into a small bowl. (Save any remaining lemon for another use.) Add the remaining 6 tablespoons tahini, remaining 2 tablespoons honey, and 2 tablespoons water to small bowl. Whisk together until the icing is thick and smooth.

6. Once the brownies have cooled, spread on the icing over the top, then cut into 16 squares.

Notes

Excerpted fromEASY EVERYDAY MEDITERRANEAN DIET COOKBOOK© 2020 by Deanna Segrave-Daly and Serena Ball. Photography © 2020 by Linda Xiao.Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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Thank you to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for a review copy of this cookbook. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do!