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Swap out your standby pizza dough to make mini pizzas with a flavorful vegetable: Portobello mushrooms! Lightly cooking the toppings before baking is the key to stellar flavor and texture. Tip: The filling can be prepped in advance to make this come together more quickly.
In India, the country of origin for this concoction, cilantro is called coriander. If you’ve seen coriander-mint chutney, this is the same thing. It’s commonly served as part of the appetizer sauces in Indian restaurants. Serve as a dipping sauce for your favorite Indian appetizers or as a sauce for chicken.
Curry powder brings a sweet, bold flavor to a classic noodle stir-fry dish, giving a colorful array of veggies a little extra verve. Leftovers can be eaten cold or hot the next day. Tip: If you can’t find lo mein noodles at your grocery store, linguine is a reasonable substitute.
This easy curry with tofu is a delicious meal you’ll return to again and again. Serve it over rice or with a whole-grain flatbread to round out the meal.
Bulgur is sometimes sold as cracked wheat, and the two can be used interchangeably with minor modifications to cook times. Be sure to check the package instructions. Bulgur is a pre-cooked version of cracked wheat and so has the shorter cooking time. Tip: Although this will look nicer with white balsamic vinegar, regular balsamic will […]
Although you can also use whatever pasta you have on hand, cavatappi’s corkscrew shape is perfect for holding on to a fresh pesto and pairing with cherry tomatoes. Arugula brings a spicy, musty bite to pesto. If that’s not your sauce, feel free to swap in your favorite leafy green or herb. Tip: The color […]
If you’d like to explore tempeh but aren’t sure of how to try it, this basic stir-fry is an excellent recipe to start with. Don’t feel chained to the vegetable list: as with most stir-fry recipes, this recipe is well-suited to using up odds and ends of veggies leftover from other recipes.
Koshari is fondly considered the national dish of Egypt and is sold prominently as street food. The mix of lentils, pasta, rice, and spiced tomato sauce is considered to be wonderful comfort food.