The Ultimate Guide to Mediterranean Diet Breakfasts (2024)

This Breakfast Quinoa Bowl aligns with the Mediterranean diet's emphasis on whole grains, fresh fruit, and nuts as a cornerstone! It's an alternative to oatmeal that's just as satisfying. Load it up with toppings like fresh berries, pumpkin seeds, and nut butter.

Baked oatmeal is wholesome and filling, made with Mediterranean diet featured ingredients like oats and bananas. It's vegan so has no eggs or dairy, helpful for this lifestyle. Topped with a little nut butter and banana slices, it’s a wholesome treat.

ThisHealthy Breakfast Sandwich is an easy way to load up mornings without basing them around sugar. The spinach feta filling is full of hearty flavor, made with only one egg, and it’s topped off with mashed avocado for more healthy fats.

These healthy banana oatmeal pancakes are flourless and made in ablenderfor quick and easy breakfasts! Enjoy fluffy, satisfying pancakes packed with wholesome oats and natural sweetness. (Use the olive oil option in the recipe.)

Salmon toast is a simple toast of whole grain bread loaded with fluffy whipped ricotta, smoked salmon, capers and fresh dill. Each bite is a burst of smoky, creamy, rich, briny, salty and fresh!

This quick and easy smoothie bowl is a great Mediterranean diet breakfast idea! Instead of sipping the fruity puree through a straw, try it in a bowl loaded up with toppings. It’s a satisfying blend of textures and flavors that makes a healthy way to start the day!

These muffins have a secret: they're made of 100% oats and no flour! Throw bananas, oats and a few other ingredients into a blender and blend them up. Then bake and you'll be amazed at the fluffy texture when they come out of the oven. Top with almond butter and they're a filling way to start the day.

This tofu scramble tastes extraordinarily similar to the flavor and texture of scrambled eggs: and it’s so hearty and satisfying! It’s hard to find healthy egg-free breakfast ideas, and this one is delicious and takes only 10 minutes to make!

This peanut butter oatmeal is an ideal healthy and easy Mediterranean breakfast recipe, featuring whole grains and nuts. Top it with fresh fruit and it's a hearty way to start the day.

This breakfast sandwich is a savory breakfast that takes just minutes to whip up! The chickpea pancake filling has a similar flavor and texture to scrambled eggs. Pile it high on a toasted sourdough muffin with tomato and avocado and it’s satisfying and totally plant based!

Need a Mediterranean diet breakfast in 5 minutes? Try cottage cheese on toast! This simple way to make a tasty meal is not rocket science, but it’s incredibly satisfying every time. Spread this high-protein cheese onto a piece of toast and add savory toppings.

This savory breakfast idea will surprise you. It makes a pot of chewy toasted oats that are irresistibly tasty, topped with a fried egg and garlicky sautéed kale. Eating a veggie-filledhealthy breakfastjust got easier!

The Mediterranean diet breakfast encourages minimal eggs and dairy, but this concept uses less then 1 egg per serving and diet-approved cottage cheese! It’s deliciously savory and hearty and simple to whip up, packed with veggies like spinach and red peppers.

This pot of oats has an irresistible sweet berry flavor that’s nuanced with cinnamon, allspice and a hint of vanilla. Even better is the color: the brilliant-purple hue makes it that much more fun to eat your breakfast.

Looking for an easy Mediterranean breakfast recipe? Layer Greek yogurt, berries and homemadegranolain a glass, and looks loads fancier than it actually is. This parfait is ideal for a quick make-ahead breakfast: just layer it right before serving!

Don't have time in the morning to make Mediterranean diet breakfasts? Meal prep a batch of pecan energy bars! The sweet flavor is reminiscent of pecan pie, and they’re full of superfoods like pecans and chia seeds.

Leave rolled oats in the fridge overnight with milk, and it magically makes them into a sort of porridge. Eat them cold topped with berries or nut butter and they're a hearty way to start the day!

Acai bowls are smoothies made with the Brazilian acai berry, and have become very popular here in the US lately! This tasty Mediterranean diet breakfast relies on fruit and nuts to make a nutrient dense way to start the day.

It may be simple, but avocado toast is the perfect Mediterranean diet breakfast recipe! Smash a ripe avocado onto whole grain toast and call it a meal. Top it with an egg for added protein (this diet recommends 1 egg per day).

Last up in our Mediterranean diet breakfast recipes: sweet potato hash browns! They're simple to whip up with shredded sweet potatoes, olive oil, a little cornstarch to keep them crispy, and salt and pepper. Add an egg or a tofu scramble and breakfast is served!