Thai green papaya salad (som tum) with grated unripe papaya, green beans, cherry tomatoes, and peanuts in a spicy soy-chili-lemon dressing. Served with raw cabbage leaves for scooping.
Composed romaine and watercress salad plated over Belgian endive spears with a savory basil anchovy sauce. An elegant, restaurant-style first course.
Grilled lamb kabobs marinated overnight in soy sauce, garlic, and white wine vinegar, skewered with bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, and small onions.
Sweet-sour meatball kabobs with ground beef, pineapple, green peppers, cherry tomatoes, and green onions. Marinated in a pineapple-soy-vinegar sauce, then broiled with a glossy glaze.
Simple pimples: a two-ingredient Halloween snack of cored cherry tomatoes squeezed to ooze cream cheese. Kid-friendly, gross-cute, and ready in 10 minutes with no cooking required.
Stuff a pita pocket with crispy bacon, torn romaine, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, shredded carrots, and ranch dressing for a fresh BLT garden pita in just 10 minutes. No cooking required.
Vegetable pasta primavera with fettuccine, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, artichoke hearts, peppers, and cherry tomatoes. A garlic-and-herb skillet vegetarian classic.
Grilled chicken kabobs glazed with honey Dijon mustard, threaded with red potatoes, mushrooms, and cherry tomatoes. A colorful, protein-packed skewer dinner that's ready in one hour.
Oven-baked Hawaiian turkey kebabs with pineapple, bell pepper, onion, and cherry tomatoes glazed in a soy-curry-ginger sauce. Low-calorie and ready in 30 minutes.
Roasted asparagus salad with blistered cherry tomatoes, peppery watercress, and a bright honey-citrus dressing. A gluten-free, vegan spring side that eats warm or at room temperature.
A Greek-style phyllo pie layered with spiced ground beef, mushrooms, wine, and a rich blend of feta, cream cheese, and cottage cheese. Feeds 12 and bakes to a flaky golden crust.
Spinach and feta filo pie: wilted spinach and a lemony egg-feta-Cheddar filling baked under crisp, oil-brushed layers of filo with toasted pine nuts and a hint of cayenne. A Jamie Oliver classic.
This is a sweet way to lower your risk for cancer. Great with soup or sandwich, the spring salad is packed with fiber, antioxidants, omega, and lycopene.
Cold tortellini pesto salad with julienned zucchini and carrot, cherry tomatoes, Parmesan, and toasted walnuts. A creamy mayo-based picnic pasta salad that holds up in the fridge.
Sweet and juicy cocktail or large cherry tomatoes roasted to concentrate their flavour and then stuffed with a mixture of parsley, garlic and olive oil. Simple yet bursting with fresh summer flavour.
Cumin-crusted chicken breasts seared in cast iron, sliced over a fresh tomato, cucumber, and jalapeno salad with a warm red wine vinegar dressing. A high-protein, low-fat dinner in 40 minutes.