7,151 light recipes

Streusel plum cake with a light, fluffy batter topped with halved plums, cinnamon-brown sugar crumble, and a vanilla glaze drizzle. Works with peaches, apples, or pears too.

Linguine tossed with broccoli, garlic, cherry tomatoes, and Parmesan in a light chicken broth sauce with red pepper flakes. Dinner on the table in 25 minutes flat.

European-style buckwheat cake with a nutty almond sponge base filled and topped with cranberry cottage cheese mousse. A light, elegant layered dessert with old-world charm.

Silky noodles tossed in nutty sesame oil, soy sauce, and toasted sesame seeds come together in 15 minutes for an addictive Asian side dish or light lunch.

Light-as-air banana chiffon cake with tangy cream cheese frosting. Ripe bananas meet fluffy egg whites for a moist, tender crumb that melts on your tongue.

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.

No-bake yogurt pie with cream cheese, honey, and orange zest sets in a graham cracker crust and gets topped with fresh strawberries for light summer desserts.

Light lemon bundt cake with fresh lemon zest and juice gets soaked in citrus glaze while warm, then served with fresh berries for summer picnics or potlucks.

Traditional Irish apple fritters with thick apple slices dipped in a light egg batter, deep-fried until crispy, then dusted with sugar and brightened with lemon juice.

Traditional Hungarian cream of pearl barley soup made with pork and veal broth, a light roux, and finished with egg yolk and cream. Velvety and soul-warming.

Light and fluffy orange dessert salad made with Cool Whip, sour cream, orange Jello, mandarin oranges, and pineapple. This retro chilled treat takes minutes to mix together.

Finnish summer vegetable soup with fresh garden vegetables, shrimp, and a silky cream-enriched broth. Keskeitto celebrates peak-season produce in a light, delicate one-pot soup.

Summer fruit salad with rice, strawberries, kiwi, grapes, banana, and pineapple tossed in a honey-yogurt-pineapple juice dressing. Light, low-fat, and ready in 25 minutes.

No-bake lemon poppy seed tarts with vanilla pudding filling, graham cracker crusts, and lemon whipped topping. A light, low-calorie dessert that sets in the fridge.

Minty salmon salad with canned red Alaska salmon, fanned avocado halves, curly endive, and a cool cucumber-mint-yogurt dressing. A light, elegant no-cook main course.

Fresh pear halves filled with raspberry liqueur cream cheese, topped with crushed pistachios and mint. An elegant no-cook appetizer or light dessert ready in 15 minutes.