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Let’s go on a world food tour! Whatever you’re in the mood for, from meat-lovers to vegans, from Europe to Asia to North and South America, these recipes are for everyone who loves to eat delicious, simple food!
My goal is to showcase delicious dishes that I’ve made, which I find are (relatively) easy to make! Some recipes require more time, and effort, while others are done within 30 minutes, but, I promise, you’ll be pleased with what you’ve made!
Unlike other sites, I won’t be detailing all of my thoughts and feelings about each recipe because, let’s be real, in the end, you just want to figure out how to make the dish and what you need to buy at the grocery store. I cut right to the chase and tell you the ingredients you’ll need and show you what the final dish will look like!
As a side note, I’m a big fan of onions, garlic, ginger, and everything spicy, so my recipes might be somewhat heavy with these ingredients, or at least more so than some people :) Be aware of this and adjust these ingredients to your own preferences because you’re the one who will be doing the eating! Enjoy!
Recent Recipes
Summertime Cherry, Couscous, and Arugula Salad
This is the perfect summertime salad: light and fresh with delicious flavors! Fresh cherries are the taste of summer and paired slivered almonds and goat cheese, not to mention the couscous that's perfect at soaking up all the flavors, it's a meal that comes together quickly and is great for dinners and summer parties alike!
Vibrant Mediterranean Orzo Summer Salad
This refreshing dish captures the essence of summer with its vibrant colors and Mediterranean flavors. Alongside a medley of fresh veggies, this orzo salad is paired deliciously with a tangy dressing made with red wine vinegar that infuses each bite with a delightful zing. It’s perfect for picnics, cookouts, or as a light lunch option on a hot summer day!
Asian-Style Kohlrabi Salad
A unique blend of fresh veggies and a tangy, sweet-spicy dressing is what makes this side salad the perfect pairing to a meal. The deliciously crisp kohlrabi, carrots, and bell peppers alongside the softer tomatoes and cucumbers makes sure the salad is as healthy as possible while the ponzu, soy sauce, and lemon juice dressing gives it it’s tantalizing flavor!
Curry Grilled Chicken Salad with Herby Vinaigrette
Fun salads always work because of their perfect pairing of flavors and textures. This is a salad that combines those elements wonderfully! From the curry grilled chicken paired with creamy avocados, juicy mangos, tangy pickled red onions, buttery goat cheese, and drizzled with an herb vinaigrette, it’ll be a fun time for sure with this salad!
Nuoc Cham Chicken Salad with Noodles
Nuoc cham is a bright Vietnamese sauce highlighted by fresh lime juice and chiles. Tossed over chicken and vermicelli noodles, with crunchy carrots and cucumbers, you get a satisfyingly light salad that gives a salty-sweet finish. It will be a great addition to add to your salad rotation!
Thai Red Cabbage Salad with Chicken and Peanut-Ginger Dressing
So many bright flavors in one bowl! At its base, it’s a salad, but when you add chicken, mangoes, mushrooms, carrots, and bell peppers and top it with a tangy, spicy-sweet dressing, it turns into a healthy, well-balanced meal that you’ll can’t wait to make again!
Chili Mango Quinoa Salad
A simple, no-frills healthy meal, what more could you ask for! This salad is bursting with fresh flavors thanks to delicious whole fruits and vegetables over a bed of hearty spiced quinoa. A basic olive oil dressing helps bring everything together while still letting the fruits and veggies shine through!
Cobb Salad
A simple salad, but it checks all of the boxes! The crunchy bacon and savory chicken paired with creamy avocados, flavorful tomatoes, soft eggs, and topped with decadent blue cheese makes for a delicious salad and a perfect meal!
Brussels Sprouts with Pickled Carrots, Cilantro and Citrus Vinaigrette
This is a wonderful dish full of fall flavors (with a hint of summer for those of us who can’t let go 😊). Crispy charred Brussels sprouts creates a delicious base that’s topped with decadent pickled carrots, toasted walnuts, and mixed together with a drizzle of a citrus vinaigrette. Vegetarian and seasonal, this is perfect as a main dish or a side dish and will showcase those falls flavors beautifully!
Goi Tom (Vietnamese Shrimp and Veggie Salad)
This is a Vietnamese salad that is absolutely delicious! The bright flavors of the fresh veggies, the pickled, vinegary notes from the pickled veggies, subtle hints of seafood from the shrimp, all topped with a sweet/spicy sauce that blends everything superbly and leaves your lips with a warming, numbness from the chilies! Incredibly fresh and healthy, so this checks all of the boxes!
Peach, Blueberry, Goat Cheese, and Steak Salad
Goat cheese paired with grilled peaches, blueberries, and basil is a combination you don’t want to miss out on! This salad is perfect for any time of year, but especially delicious during summer, it’s both simple, yet elegant. Slices of grilled steak add a great kick of protein, and a basic oil and vinegar dressing compliments the rest of the ingredients beautifully! Enjoy as a side salad or eat as a whole meal that you’ll definitely be making more often!
Summery Mint and Lemon Couscous Salad
Ripe tomatoes and crunchy cucumbers add a delicious bite to this fantastic salad that emphasizes the freshness of the summery mint and lemon! Perfect for a light dinner or a fresh side dish to bring to an event, this is a great recipe for any event! Finish most of the prep while the couscous steams, leaving you only to assemble the salad whenever you’re ready, how easy is that!
Thai-Inspired Salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing
A salad that is inspired by the beautiful combination of fresh ingredients paired with something spicy that is so often found in Thai cooking. This simple salad is elevated with a deliciously sweet peanut dressing that offers enough of a kick to tame that sweetness, but not too much for it to be overpowering. This dressing will soon become a go-to dressing for you!
Thai Beef Salad with Homemade Crisps
This a both a delicious salad and a fun way to use up leftover dumpling wrappers! The salad is everything you want from a Thai salad: fresh flavors, with a citrus tang, and a bright spiciness! Topped with a marinated steak and homemade crisps, using leftover dumping wrappers (that may not make it to the salad because they’re so addicting to snack on!), this salad is sure to be a big hit!
Chicken Taco Salad
If you’re craving tacos or burritos, but don’t want the tortillas and rice, this is the perfect option for you! All the same great flavors of a chicken taco, served, instead, over a bed of lettuce. And drizzle a creamy cilantro and lime dressing over top to bring this deliciously healthy salad all together!
Grilled Peach Salad with Blueberries and Feta
A great summery salad where fruit is the star of the show! With so much fruit in season during the summer, why not take advantage and add them to a salad? To make it extra summery, let’s grill some of that fruit! And then bring it all together with a delicious dressing that has just enough tang and sweetness to send your taste buds firing on all cylinders!
Grilled Peaches and Corn Couscous Salad
In-season fruits and veggies – check – Grilling – check – Healthy and satiating – check. This dish combines two of summer’s must-have foods in an easy-to-make, healthy way! You can eat it as a main dish, side dish, or bring it along to a summer party!
Summer Grilled Corn Salad with Chili Lime Dressing
The perfect side dish for summer grill parties! Sweet grilled corn paired excellently with smokiness from paprika and chili, tanginess from lime juice, and subtle hints of vinegar from pickled red onions. All combined to remind you how wonderful summertime is!
Summer Berry, Feta, and Walnut Salad with Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette
With strawberries and blueberries in season, it’s a great time to find fun ways to use them! This is wonderful summer salad is a great way to do that and checks all the boxes: fresh, flavorful, and fun!
Harissa Lime Grilled Chicken Salad with Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette
Summer is the time for grilling. And while we’re usually grilling meat, grilling some summer fruits and veggies is equally just as yummy! So throw on the grill and get ready for this perfect grilled summer salad!
