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Beef and Peanut Salad
This salad brings high heat beef and a warm peanut dressing together over cool shredded cabbage, turning what could be a light meal into something satisfying without requiring much time at the stove.
18 Fresh Salad Recipes Everyone Is Making Right Now
Find fresh salad recipes everyone is making right now, filled with easy ideas that are perfect for light meals and quick lunches!
Parwal Kocheko
This is one of those rare stuffed vegetable recipes where the filling actually stays put and the outer shell holds its shape through frying.
Pineapple Coconut Water Mocktail
This simple 4-ingredient pineapple coconut water mocktail is the perfect refreshing, non-alcoholic drink to enjoy all summer long.
9 Ways to Make Pancakes
Nine different versions of pancake recipes that prove breakfast can be both comforting and creative.
Aperol Spritz with Wine Instead of Prosecco
A light and elegant twist on the classic Aperol Spritz, made with dry white wine instead of Prosecco.
Mixed Vegetable Rice
This one pot meal uses a freshly ground mint and coconut paste that gets fried into the tempering before you fold in the vegetables and rice.
Chicken and Avocado Baguette
This is what happens when you turn ground chicken into juicy little patties packed with grated apple and carrot, then stuff them into a crispy baguette with creamy avocado and sharp sun-dried tomatoes.
Luqmi
These crisp little parcels are loaded with spiced mince and fried until they crunch under your teeth.
Cauliflower and Pasta Soup
This soup combines soft cauliflower and macaroni in a light tomato-herb broth, finished with egg ribbons that add body without cream.
Easy Chili Shrimp & Guacamole Toast
This Easy Chili Shrimp & Guacamole Toast recipe is perfect for a party appetizer or light meal any time of the year.
Paruppu Urundai Rasam
This is a rasam that doubles as a light meal because it carries hearty lentil dumplings simmered right into the broth.
Beet Cucumber Salad
Beet Cucumber Salad is a simple cold salad made with cooked beets, crunchy cucumbers, fresh herbs, salty feta, and a light dressing.
Greek Leek Pie (Prasopita)
Pies hold a special place in Greek cooking, and prasopita (from “praso”, meaning leek) is one of those dishes I grew up watching my mother and grandmother make.
Chicken and Great Northern Bean Soup with Ditalini Pasta
A light but hearty chicken noodle and bean soup made with bone-in chicken thighs, dried Great Northern White Beans, ditalini pasta, onion, celery, and garlic.
Oats Dosa Roll
This Oats Dosa Roll combines the goodness of oats and rice in a crispy fermented batter, wrapped around a colorful vegetable filling.
Tamarind Idiyappam (Puli Idiyappam)
Tamarind Idiyappam combines soft steamed rice noodles with a tangy, spiced tamarind sauce.