When you join me in Ikaria for a week of cooking classes 🍳🇬🇷, you learn recipes 📝🥗, of course, as well as techniques and tips for living a healthier, more plant-based life 🌱🌿. But you also come away with something that, for me, is almost as important as the newfound knowledge about the Greek kitchen: you leave with a community 👥👥. It’s a community of your fellow classmates, and you also leave feeling like you have become a piece of Ikaria 🤝🌄. But don’t take my word for it - Barbara el

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Lentil Salad with Parsley, Tomatoes & Crumbled Nuts This year in Ikaria I am creating many new recipes from my latest book 📖 The Ikaria Way. These recipes are simple, almost entirely plant-based, and based on the Ikarian diet, the secret of the islanders' longevity. Pulses, such as beans and lentils, are a cornerstone of the Ikarian diet. I always include them in one of our daily meals, whether we eat at home or dine out. 4️⃣ reasons for why pulses are important: 🔹High nutritional value: Low f