Pot sticker dipping sauce mixes soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, scallion, and chili flakes for a 5-minute Chinese restaurant-style dumpling dip. Salty, tangy, with a hum of heat.
Hot and sour celery soup with tofu, sunchokes, and jicama in a ginger-spiked broth thickened with cornstarch. A low-fat, high-fiber twist on the Chinese classic.
Homemade Thai sweet chili sauce with rice vinegar, fish sauce, plum sauce, and serrano chilies. Sweet, tangy, and spicy dipping sauce ready in 30 minutes. Better than store-bought.
Roasted root vegetable salad with carrot-curry vinaigrette and crispy fried horseradish. Parsnips, beets, carrots, celery root, and onion roasted hard, dressed warm. Holiday-table showstopper.
Thai pork satay with a spicy lime-ginger-soy marinade grilled on bamboo skewers, served with a creamy peanut-lime dipping sauce. A crowd-pleasing appetizer for summer grilling.
No-cook black bean and corn salad with bell pepper, celery, and onion dressed in cumin and rice vinegar. Vegan, flexible portions, ready in 20 minutes.
Indonesian tofu satés marinated in sweet kecap manis and garlic, skewered, and broiled until the edges catch color. Served with a quick peanut-chili dipping sauce for a vegetarian take on a Southeast Asian street food classic.
Seared Scallops with Cucumber-Pepper Relish recipe
Another great vegetarian recipe, people sometimes think maybe vegetarian foods are tastless, it is not real, they are yummy too.
Thai peanut lime dipping sauce with soy sauce, rice vinegar, fresh cilantro, and chili sauce. No-cook, five minutes, and pairs with satay, spring rolls, or grilled meats.
Seared sea scallops on garlicky sautéed spinach with a hoisin-butter pan sauce. A 25-minute Asian-inspired date-night dinner with restaurant-quality caramelized scallops.
Steamed shrimp and scallops tossed in a bright orange-rice vinegar vinaigrette with sesame oil, dill, and scallions. Light, fresh, and ready in 15 minutes.
Sichuan-style stir-fried green beans with fermented black beans, fresh hot chilies, garlic, and a tangy rice vinegar glaze. A spicy Chinese vegetable side in 30 minutes.
Grilled pork shoulder skewers marinated in ginger, garlic, soy, and pineapple juice. Pan-Asian flavor in under an hour of cooking time plus a four-hour flavor soak.
Use this simple and easy way to grill eggplant, and the result is awesome!
Chinese Chicken Pasta Salad with Soy Peanut Butter Dressing recipe
Cashew chicken with bell peppers, a fast wok stir-fry of tender chicken, crunchy cashews, and sweet peppers in a savory soy and soybean-paste sauce. A quick, takeout-style weeknight dinner, gluten-free with tamari.
Spice up your chicken with this wonderful recipe that uses yellow bell peppers, rice wine vinegar and jalapeno peppers.
Nuoc cham with shredded carrots and daikon: the Vietnamese fish sauce-lime-chili dipping sauce with pickled carrot and daikon slaw, served with fresh herbs and lettuce wraps.
Horenso no goma-ae is a Japanese spinach side dish dressed in a paste of toasted sesame seeds, sake, soy sauce, and rice vinegar. Classic side served at room temperature with rice and miso.
Veggie-loaded Thai stir-fry noodles tossed with black bean sauce, fish sauce, crushed peanuts, and fresh mint. A colorful one-skillet meal in under 30 minutes that serves 8.
Chinese-style salsa with sautéed shiitake mushrooms, teriyaki, fresh tomato, scallions, and sesame oil. A savory umami-loaded dip with chili heat and bright cilantro lift.
Grilled tuna steaks with citrus shallot vinaigrette featuring blanched lemon and lime peel, rice vinegar, shallots, and a touch of red pepper flakes. A quick 30-minute summer seafood dinner with a bright, restaurant-style finish.
Ground turkey cooked with garlic, ginger, and scallions in chicken broth with bok choy and whole wheat noodles. A low-fat Asian-style noodle soup ready in about 30 minutes.
Hot pot is a traditional Chinese cuisine, you can add whatever you want and boil them for a while, easy and quick, this vegetarian hot pot you can aslo add any kind of meat you want, they go very well together.
Assorted mushrooms, fresh vegetables and flavorful Asian sauce make these scrumptious spring rolls, dipped in Chinese style mustard sauce, simply delicious!
Crispy coconut-crusted tofu steaks pan-fried golden brown, served with a fresh peach-lemongrass salsa spiked with jalapeno and basil. Vegan, ready in 30 minutes, and bursting with summer flavor.
Iron Horse cucumber salad tosses crisp cucumbers, radishes, onion, and bell pepper with rice vinegar, cilantro, and fresh ginger. A bright Asian-inspired side in 20 minutes.
Kobeba samakeyah are Lebanese fish-filled bulgur croquettes seasoned with cumin and cilantro, deep-fried golden, and served with homemade tahini sauce. A Middle Eastern classic.
Homemade sushi rolls stuffed with cream cheese, imitation crab, and crisp cucumber wrapped in seasoned rice and nori. A beginner-friendly roll you can nail on the first try.
Creamy arborio rice cooked risotto-style with shiitake mushrooms, smoked pork, and Chinese flavors. A fusion dish with soy-sesame sauce and mustard greens, ready in 45 minutes.
A light Chinese chicken noodle salad with angel hair pasta, shredded chicken breast, crisp snow peas, cucumber, and red bell pepper tossed in a teriyaki-sesame-rice vinegar dressing. Served cold or at room temperature.
Chinese noodle soup with fresh ginger, cellophane noodles, ham, watercress, snow peas, and mushrooms in a soy-sesame broth. A light, aromatic 30-minute soup with crisp vegetables and rice vinegar tang.
Javanese peanut pasta with fettuccine tossed in a spicy peanut sauce made from chunky peanut butter, soy sauce, ginger, and rice vinegar. Topped with coconut and cucumber.
Asian-style brown rice salad with sesame oil, rice vinegar, snow peas, corn, carrots, and scallions. A nutty, crunchy cold salad that's vegan and make-ahead.
Okra shoyu-zuke quick-pickles thinly sliced raw okra and onion in rice vinegar and soy sauce. Three-ingredient Japanese refrigerator pickle ready in minutes for rice bowls and bento.
Grilled salmon soft tacos with cabbage slaw, citrus salsa, and cilantro-serrano crema. A chile-rubbed 20-minute summer grill dinner loaded with fresh acid, creamy heat, and crunchy texture.
I love Asian food. These spring rolls were so refreshing and just delicious, and I also loved the texture because of all these fresh veggies. The dipping sauce was terrific.
This is a vegetarian dumpling dish, in Chinese New Year, when you begin to get tired of meat, you can try this recipe!
Chili shrimp stir-fry: wok-fired shrimp in a glossy Thai chili paste sauce with ginger, garlic, scallions, sherry, and a sesame oil finish. A 30-minute restaurant-style dish done cleaner than takeout.
Fennel watercress salad tosses paper-thin fennel with peppery watercress and orange segments in a fresh orange-rice vinegar dressing. A bright low-calorie spring side, ready in 15 minutes.
Chilled orzo pasta salad with fresh corn, smoked chicken, red pepper, and basil in a sweet-spicy rice vinegar and lime dressing. Topped with toasted pine nuts.
Boiled potatoes, juicy and sweet cherry tomatoes and crunchy bell peppers make this tasty, refreshing and light summer salad.
Cold or warm noodles tossed in a Chinese tahini sauce with sesame oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, chili paste, and fresh ginger. Nutty, spicy, and ready fast.
Szechwan spicy scallops: quick-fried sea scallops tossed in a hot-sweet-sour sauce of red pepper flakes, soy, ginger, garlic, and scallions. A fiery Chinese restaurant classic in 40 minutes.
Japanese steakhouse-style ginger dressing with sesame oil, rice vinegar, and fresh ginger. Blender-easy salad dressing ready in 5 minutes for restaurant flavor at home.
No-cook Thai peanut sauce with smooth peanut butter, soy sauce, rice and cider vinegars, sugar, and a drop of sesame oil. A 10-minute dip for satay, noodles, or spring rolls.
Vibrant rice salad tossed with crisp vegetables, toasted sesame seeds, and a tangy Asian-style dressing. Perfect way to transform leftover rice into a refreshing side dish or light lunch that travels well.