I was so pleased to receive a copy of my friend Caitlin Week’s book Mediterranean Paleo Cooking. She’s been working so hard on this book for the past year and I’m so happy to see the final result– an amazingly beautiful, comprehensive, creative cookbook with over 150 Mediterranean style recipes that have been paleo-ified! Caitlin’s husband Nabil is from Algeria, so he grew up with Mediterranean cooking. Nabil is also an amazing chef, so his expertise is a big part of this book as well.
One of my favorite things about Mediterranean Paleo Cooking is that is has something for EVERYONE! Caitlin Weeks and Diane Sanfilippo have done an incredible job of testing substitutions for almost every recipe for those with special diets. Most of the recipes contain tested substitutions for:
- low-FODMAP
- Autoimmune Paleo
- GAPS
- Egg-free
- Nut-free
- Low-carb
So if you’re on a special diet or have allergies, you will love this book! I myself, am on Autoimmune paleo, so I couldn’t wait to try out the AIP paleo pizza recipe. This paleo pizza recipe is also low-FODMAP!
- ¾ cup boiling hot water
- 2 tbsp grass-fed gelatin
- 1½ cups tapioca flour
- ½ cup coconut flour
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ cup sustainable palm shortening or coconut oil, room temperature
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 4 large raw beets, peeled and shredded
- 4 medium carrots, peeled and shredded
- 4 cups beef broth
- 2 tsp minced garlic (for low-FODMAP use ¼ cup chopped scallions)
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ cup chopped fresh basil, for garnish
- For toppings, I used sautéed ground grass fed beef, chopped asparagus, leafy greens, herbs and coarse sea salt. You can use any combination of meat and veggies that you want!
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine the hot water and gelatin in a small, heatproof bowl. Stir until the gelatin is dissolved. Set aside.
- In another bowl, mix together the tapioca, coconut flour, salt, and baking soda.
- Add the fat to the flour mixture and mix well. Add the vinegar and gelatin water to the flour mixture and stir to combine.
- Set the dough on the lined baking sheet and press it into a circle that's about ¼ to ⅓ inch thick.
- Bake the crust for 15 minutes and remove from the oven. Add toppings of choice and bake for 15 more minutes, until golden brown.
- Place all ingredients except the basil in a large saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender.
- Use an immersion blender to puree the mixture. If the sauce seems too thin, simmer for 5-10 more minutes, uncovered. Adjust the seasonings to taste.
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I would love to add this book to my growing collection of paleo books!
I’m so excited for all the adjustments they added to the book (AIP, low FODMAP, low carb, nut free, etc). That is so much work! And I’m a big fan of Diane Sanfallipo and Caitlin Weeks. 🙂 I’m also looking forward to all the ways broth is incorporated into the recipes.
I’m semi newly AIP and I’d love to have this book for all the AIP friendly recipes. Plus everything looks and sounds delicious! Thanks for the giveaway!
Would love to win this book! It would help add variety to our Paleo meals!
The recipes look amazing, the photos just make me want to drool. Would love to try some Mediterranean Paleo cooking out.
I LOVE Italy. I LOVE Italian food. I LOVE Greece. I LOVE Greek food. I LOVE Mediterranean food. I am Paleo. Enough said.
new to paleo & need to learn!
I love Paleo, and I love Mediterranean, so this sounds amazing.
I would love to win a REAL COOKBOOK. Much better than Pinterest! Love that this is NUT free, and Paleo.
I really like mediterranean foods and I think it’s nice to have a cookbook that gives ideas of foods that are paleo.
I am new to paleo and looking for ideas!
Hi! On GAPs but going to start introducing tapioca flour so super excited about this recipe!! I miss pizza so much. I’m also really excited about his giveaway because my mom is currently struggling with an illness and would like so much to be able to make me food, but I don’t really have any recipes, I just make stuff up as I go along. So this would give her the opportunity to cook me a meal that I know will be both ok for me to have and absolutely delicious!!!! ❤️
I would love to win this book! I am battling interstitial cystitis, IBS, fibro and autoimmune thyroid disease and have been advised AIP diet is what I need to be following. It isn’t easy getting started and can be pretty boring when you arent sure what did in.
Would love to have your book.
I love Mediterranean dishes and have been trying Paleo recipes because of some medical issues, but cannot afford to buy any cookbooks right now.
I am excited to try so many different recipes WITH flavor!! I have a multitude of health issues, one being digestive, anything that brings great food without too many belly issues is right for me!! Thank you for this opportunity!!
I really want to try AIP as I have a herniated disc in my back that has been plaguing me for over 2 years now…I notice that it’s a bit less painful when I’m eating Whole 30-strict Paleo. I don’t have enough AIP recipes in my arsenal to go solid AIP, so I’d looooove to have this book! …not sure if people even read these when a comment is required for a contest, but there you have it anyway, lol.
The photos look delicious and I would love to try making these dishes.
I suffer from seasonsl allergies Every season! And I also deal with asthma. I’m pretty much a natural girl trying tondo things naturally but feel like I am married to zyrtedD and an inhaler. I I’ve been thinking I probably need to cut out dairy and gluten. Was thinking maybe this book might help me get started
I would love to win this book so i can share all this yummy recipes with my family and show them they can still enjoy food and eat healthy , this will mean a lot to me thanks for the chance
I LOVE cooking, and my boyfriend keeps to a paleo diet. (I eat healthy, but with less meat.) I’d love to have this collection of new recipes to try!
I would love this book so I can cook new recipes. 🙂 Love Mediterranean food.
I would like this book for some new ideas for meals 🙂 Thanks
I love to eat my favorite foods in a variety of ways! Mediterranean cuisine is already so delicious and now it will be creative.
I would love to win because I LOVE mediterranean food – and follow a mostly paleo diet! I am in need of new recipes to help introduce friends into this way of eating.
I want to win this cookbook because I can use all the ideas I can possibly get as I try to heal my body using food and nutrition instead of drugs that just mask the symptoms…I think I saw some recipes that my whole family would eat, too…including the pizza recipe…might have to add that to the menu sometime soon!
I love cooking my favorite things in different ways! Paleo and Mediterranean dound like a wonderful combo!
Oh MY; from the sound of the Paleo Pizza recipe the rest of the cookbook’s recipes must be AWESOME!
I would love this for the healthy recipes!
I would LOVE to win this!! Having been diagnose Celiac, Diabetic, along with low thyroid and needing to follow pretty strict AIP, it’s hard to find recipes for things I can eat instead of eating the same thing everyday. Can’t WAIT to get this no matter what!! 🙂
Thanks for the giveaway! We are new to paleo, using it to overcome weight issues, thyroid issues as well as asthma, food allergies and env allergies. This cookbook would be a wonderful resource for my family.
I love Mediterranean food! I would love to win this book by awesome authors!
I would LOVE to win this cookbook! I adore Mediterranean food, and I am trying really hard to get my health back on track and back to eating a fully Paleo diet. This cookbook would really help with that! Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
I’ve been waiting for this book to come out! As a fellow Bay Area blogger, I’m excited to see such great things happening in the community! Looking forward to seeing what’s inside!
I would love to try the recipes in this cookbook! Been eating grain-free and paleo for over a year after our daughter had serious issues with the meds for her Crohn’s disease. We “gave up” on medicine and she has done pretty well managing her disease by diet alone!!
So excited that this book came out, I love Mediterranean food.
Would love this cookbook! It would add variety to our Paleo meals!!!
I want to try Paleo and I love Mediterranean food, so I would love to have this cookbook!
Because I have an autoimmune disease that I need to keep changing my diet for.
Hubby and I have just started eating Paleo and this cookbook sounds delish!
i’d like to win because i get bored cooking the same meals all the time and love having cookbooks to inspire me to try something new!
I want to win because Mediterranean is my favorite cuisine!
I would love to win Mediterranean Paleo Cooking to add to my collection of healthy cookbooks. I’m always looking for tasty new recipes to try so that I can continue eating healthy without getting bored.
There are certain types of food I miss from changing over to Paleo. I’m not the most creative cook, and I’d love this Mediterranean cookbook to add more variety.
Thanks for sharing!
I have heard so much about this cookbook and would love to win to try all the recipes. I am newer to AIP and paleo so I need some help coming up with things to cook
My doctor told me I need to start eating a Paleo diet, and with so many Paleo cookbook options, I’ve been overwhelmed on which to choose. This sounds like it would be perfect.
chicken is all good. on pizza with cheese, even better!
I’d be so excited to win this cookbook! The recipes & photos look amazing! And a mother of 6 can never have enough awesome cookbooks to help in feeding her family!
I’d love to win because I don’t own any Paleo cookbooks and I love the combination of Mediterranean and Paleo.
I love Paleo cooking and Paleo cookbooks!!
I would love to win this book to have a bunch of new recipe ideas!
I would love to win for my sister, who loves Mediterranean food!
I would love to try the recipe shown on the front cover of the cookbook.
I love Caitlin Weeks! It’s no surprise I will love her cookbook too!
What a beautiful cookbook with great recipes!
I am always looking for new paleo recipes and would love to win this cookbook!
I would love to win this book! Mediterranean food is one of my most favorite things! I have been trying to recreate recipes on my own but I think Caitlin and Nabil’s recipes will be better!!
I would like to win the cookbook because I’m always looking for new recipes. Plus I’m eating AIP and any help in that area is always appreciated.
I have a question about the recipe. I can’t eat carrots right now, so I’m wondering if you know what a good AIP substitute would be, or if you think the sauce would be fine without the carrots? Thank you.
Maybe try another root vegetable, like parsnips?
I am 33 and have over 130lbs to lose, achy joints, back pain, foot pain, and trouble conceiving. I have started eating paleo in the past week and I already feel better! My joints don’t hurt like they did, I have increased energy and I have lost 5lbs in this first week. But I know I need to find a way to make this sustainable (I have lost and gained over 60 lbs before on strict calorie counting diets that I just couldn’t keep up). I also want to help my husband be healthier and avoid some of the heart disease, arthritis and other health problems that run in his family. So, I would love to have this new cookbook to help me find even more delicious ways to continue eating PALEO FOR LIFE! THANKS!
I would love to win this book so I can explore some Algerian, Moroccan, Italian, and Greek recipes – the kind I have never tried before – in a Paleo template! It looks fabulous.
Wow, Paleo cookbooks just keep evolving, don’t they? LOVE that AIP adjustments are built in, that is so helpful! I’d love to add a copy of this to our mealtime resources
I am Spanish and lived in England most f my life, I grew up eating this kind of cooking and I really miss it now that I live in the states and Now my husband is suffering from adrenal fatigue I would really love to find ways to make these meals a little friendlier for him. I would love to know how to make Mediterranean Paleo meals. 🙂
I want to win the cookbook because I love all of Caitlin’s recipes! (Diane’s too)
I have and love Diane Sanfilippo’s other book, “Practical Paleo,” and would enjoy more of her great recipes from this new one.
We are new to paleo and would love to try the recipes in this cookbook!
I am thinking I need to get started on AIP and am a little anxious and unsure about it all. I think the recipes in this book might help me get going! Thanks for the chance!
Hi!
I realise this is an old post, and you probably even wont read my comment but I am sorry to have to point out that that recipe is not Low Fodmap..
// Patrik
There is a low-fodmap substitution for the garlic. What about it is not low-fodmap?
Beets and coconut flour are not low FODMAP. :/
That is the first thing that occurred to me when I saw this.
Just FYI, coconut flour is actually very high fodmap according to Monash. It bloats me up like a ballon. Thanks so much and I’m sure it will help someone!