Against the Grain : 100 Low-Carb Mediterranean Recipes

Love the benefits of a low-fat, low-carb lifestyle but not the blandness of bunless burgers and broiled fish? Look to the Mediterranean for inspired, fresh, and healthful ideas suggests award-winning cookbook author Diane Kochilas. In Against the Grain she presents 150 fresh, robust, easy recipes for real, unprocessed food, including vegetables, fruits, seafood, poultry, and other meats--each with low carb counts per serving--that are sure to satisfy Americans' growing demand for low-carb foods. In addition to such classics as Greek Stuffed Eggplants with Kalamata Olives and Herbs, Chicken Cacciatore, and Spanish-style Baked Omelet with Chorizo and Vegetables, there are innovative, exotic new dishes including Calamari Pesto, Moroccan Style Lamb Chops with Fennel, Black Olives and Orange, and Sauteed Shrimp with Saffron Egg-and-Lemon Sauce. With Against the Grain home cooks can say good-bye to basic diet fare and enjoy a wealth of healthy, hearty Mediterranean dishes that are good for them too.