The most common vegetables that are considered Mediterranean and therefore part of the Mediterranean diet are cabbage, carrot, celery, broccoli, artichokes, zucchini (courgette), bell peppers, sweet potatoes, arugula (rocket), beetroot, cucumber, eggplant (aubergine), fennel, lettuce, spinach, summer squash [quite a few of them] and onions, but there are many more, such as peas and pumpkin, which are often associated to more Northern countries, probably because of their ‘winter’ connections.