After the science-y bit, about why a Mediterranean diet, and a low-carb one at that, should be beneficial to us, we get the recipes, in this pleasantly fat-free recipe book. (By that I mean the book has less fat, waffle and gratuitous lifestyle-selling, which is how it should be. As for the recipes, I guess you can check the data within.) What was a pleasant surprise was the inclusion of countries beyond Spain, Italy and Greece – the author's part- Lebanese heritage proving there is much more to the Mediterranean region than just the European corners one might normally think of. So we have nuts far more so than we have olives, fatayer before our frittata, and of course "zoodles" instead of our pastas.

Partly as a result, perhaps, what I pulled from these pages to try later were perhaps the less typical dishes – a lentil and onion soup full of simplicity and goodness, a chickpea stew that seemed too wintry for the Adriatic, and turmeric chicken burgers – just because my partner swears by it for health reasons. Reading through I see no problems with replicating the intended results, given the clear writing on offer. The book does kind of preach to the handy chef with a good store of foodstuffs at times ("for this recipe I use quinoa, as you're likely to already have it on hand" my arse), but the recipes never demand the top price implements or most exacting shopping list of us. Also they come with notice of swaps when certain ingredients aren't the be-all and end-all, and hints to make them fully family-friendly. Given that I'm posting this having sampled none of the goods herein, I still think I can recommend this book. People on a mission to cut the carbs will get a lot of mileage out of this, and a Mediterranean table as the author implies is one of the more instagrammable ones around, with the dishes here offering many things for the eyes as well as the tastebuds.

I’ve been doing a low-carb diet for a long time now and enjoying the health benefits. This low-carb Mediterranean cookbook is delightful! As a Mediterranean myself, I like the recipes. The photographs are beautiful and the recipes are easy to follow. Good work!

Beautiful pictures and layout in this book. The recipes look fresh and yummy. I can’t wait to try some. Definitely one I am going to recommend on my blog.

A good cookbook focusing on Mediterranean recipes. This cook book can be used by those following the keto diet. All recipes include nutrition information.