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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
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!
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!
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!
Asian-Inspired Sesame Chicken Pasta Salad
A great go-to recipe that I’ve been making for years! Super versatile because you can eat it both warm or cold, eat it fresh or make it ahead of time, eat it as a main dish or as a side, and easily allow yourself to substitute ingredients and additions based on your own preferences! I have never not enjoyed eating this, as have those who I’ve served it to!
Asian-Inspired Pearled Couscous Salad
I love when dishes are made with ingredients that are all a similar size, it makes for a very pleasing mouthfeel. So I thought using pearled couscous as a base would be great to make an Asian-inspired salad! This salad is heaped with fresh ingredients and lots of veggies, topped with a sauce that's a beautiful combination of sweet, salty, spicy, vinegary, and umami notes! It's an easy dish that's bursting with flavor!
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!
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!
Mediterranean Pearled Couscous Salad
One of my favorite salads/side dishes that I've been making for years! With only salt, pepper, and olive oil as your seasoning, the star of this dish are all the fresh and flavorful veggies. Simple, yet delicious and healthy and sure to be the perfect salad or side dish!
Chimichurri Salad with Steak and Grilled Red Onions
You put chimichurri on steak and you put steak in a salad, so why not combine all of those elements into one delicious salad! Pair that with the grilled red onions giving this salad that smokey, sweet flavor that reminds you of your favorite cookouts!
Maple-Balsamic Salad with Apples, Walnuts, and Bacon
We all know how great bacon, apples, and maple syrup go together. Now eat that over a bed of lettuce and top with some crunchy walnuts and you’ve got this delicious salad that you’re sure to love! Or just make the dressing and whip up your own salad!
Sweet and Crunchy Quinoa Salad
Between the crunch of a roasted pine nut and the sweetness from a sweet potato and cranberry, this quinoa salad shows you just how great it is, for any occasion! Mix it all together with a hint of honey and cinnamon and you’ve got yourself a tasty, healthy treat!
Niçoise Salad (Modified)
A classic salad from Nice, France, it’s a hearty salad that you’ll definitely add to your salad rotation! It combines tuna, hard-boiled eggs, green beans, olives, and capers for a delicious blend that you don’t normally find in a salad. You can also add boiled potatoes to the mix, but I’m not a big potato fan, so I’ve left those out.
Red Cabbage Fall Salad
Feeling purple? This tasty dish not only adds vibrant colors to your table, but is also bursting with fall flavors and easy to make!
