Mediterranean Recipes: 3 Breakfasts To Start Your Morning Right

Start your day the Mediterranean way! 

There’s no better way to ensure a feel-good day than starting with a Mediterranean-diet style breakfast. This famously healthful way of eating is characterized by ample fruits and vegetables, seafood, and generous use of olive oil. These aren’t the most obvious breakfast foods, but you can shape a number of different morning meals around these powerhouse ingredients.

Very Veggie Omelet

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Serves 1

1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
½ cup chopped spinach
¼ cup chopped red pepper
¼ cup chopped onion
2 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons minced basil leaves

Heat a small, non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and heat until the oil just begins to shimmer. Add the spinach, red pepper, and onion, and cook, stirring, until the vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt. Remove the vegetables to a plate and reserve.

Add the remaining 2 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil to the skillet and swirl to coat. Add the eggs and swirl again to coat the bottom of the pan with a thin layer of egg. Spread the reserved vegetables over half the omelet.

When it sets up at the edges, carefully fold the empty half of the omelet over the vegetables and transfer to a plate. Garnish with basil.

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Avocado and Tomato Flatbread

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Serves 1

½ ripe avocado, chopped
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 dash fish sauce
1 whole wheat pita, split in half and toasted
½ cup grape tomatoes, halved
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 tablespoon minced cilantro leaves
¼ teaspoon flakey sea salt

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the avocado, lemon juice, and fish sauce and coarsely mash with a fork. Spread the mixture evenly on both pita halves.

Arrange the tomatoes in an even layer over the avocado mixture, and drizzle with the olive oil. Garnish with the cilantro leaves and sea salt, and serve immediately.

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Smoked Salmon Sandwich

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Serves 1

1 tablespoon cream cheese
1 whole-wheat English muffin, toasted
2 ounces smoked salmon slices
3 thin cucumber slices
1 thin slice red onion
1 teaspoon capers, rinsed and drained

Spread the cream cheese on one side of the English muffin, and top with the salmon, cucumber, red onion, and capers. Add the second half of the English muffin on top, and serve immediately.

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