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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.
Carrot and Cabbage Rasam
This Carrot and Cabbage Rasam is a comforting South Indian soup that brings together the earthiness of toor dal, sweet vegetables, and a toasted spice blend.
Ricotta Panko Tart
Ricotta Panko Tart is easy and light vegetarian main dish for all cream cheese admirers.
Chicken Crostini
These Chicken Crostini bring together tender, spiced chicken pieces and melted mozzarella on crisp garlic butter toast.
Spinach on Toast
This spinach on toast recipe combines creamy, cheesy spinach with crispy bread triangles for a simple yet satisfying meal.
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Struggling with heavy dinners? Discover healthy dinner ideas, including healthy vegetarian dinner ideas, that are light, satisfying, and easy to enjoy every day.
Hurricane Cocktail
A classic New Orleans hurricane cocktail with light and dark rum, passion fruit juice, citrus, and grenadine—bold, sweet, and ready in minutes.
Walnut - Chocolate Cookies
These buttery cookies combine coarsely powdered walnuts with cocoa powder and a chocolate bit pressed right into the center.
Lobster Salad
This Lobster Salad pairs tender, freshly cooked lobster with crisp radicchio leaves and a homemade lemon-dill mayonnaise.