Recipes with herbs

This is a great accompaniment or serve as a main course with some grilled halloumi cheese.

Brown rice casserole with tofu, mushrooms, zucchini, carrots, and cheese seasoned with cumin and nutritional yeast. A hearty vegetarian baked main dish loaded with vegetables.

Light veggie quiche with whipped egg whites folded into a yogurt-Swiss cheese base with sauteed broccoli, cauliflower, and mushrooms. Airy, souffle-like, and satisfying.

Roasted vegetable broth made with caramelized onions, carrots, celery, mushrooms, apple, ginger, and herbs. A rich, golden stock built from whatever vegetables you have on hand.

A quick warm herb butter dip: melted butter stirred with fresh herbs for dunking seafood, bread or steamed vegetables. Five minutes to a simple, savory dipping butter.

Grilled Cornish game hens glazed with a fiery red pepper sauce made from roasted peppers, Dijon mustard, and three kinds of hot pepper. Four-alarm heat with a sweet roasted pepper backbone.

Sliced beefsteak tomatoes topped with a creamy herb dressing made from yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, and fresh garden herbs. A no-cook summer side that chills before serving.

Lobster steamed over fresh herbs and white vermouth, served with an emulsified watercress dressing and julienned peppers and tomato. An elegant, garden-fresh seafood platter.

Simple baked trout in white wine with herbs and garlic. Minimal prep, maximum flavor. Whole trout bakes in 30 minutes for an elegant, light dinner for four.

Quick pasta with fresh garden vegetables, herbs and shaved cheese. Simple 15-minute Italian-style penne dinner showcasing summer produce.

Vegetable salad with herbal vinaigrette: blanched asparagus, carrots, and sugar snap peas tossed with plum tomatoes and a mustardy lemon-garlic dressing. A bright, crisp springtime side.

Easy focaccia using store-bought pizza dough kneaded with chopped onion, diced tomato, and herbs, then brushed with butter near the end of baking. Bakery-style flatbread on the table in about 30 minutes.

Fried herbed stuffed eggs: deviled-style hard-cooked eggs filled with butter and fresh herbs, breaded with Parmesan crumbs, then deep-fried golden. A crispy outside, soft creamy inside spin on classic deviled eggs.

Herbal oatmeal bath bags: a DIY skin-softening bath soak made with oatmeal, dried herbs, and a drop of essential oil. Non-food body-care recipe.

Twice cooked herbed duck quarters slow-roasted to render the fat, then grilled over charcoal for crisp, smoky skin. Herb-rubbed, crackling, and impossibly juicy.

Quick herbed oatmeal bread, a no-yeast savory loaf with whole wheat, oats, buttermilk, caraway, and dried herbs. From bowl to oven in 10 minutes, no rising required.