Get your daily Popeye spinach allowance with the easiest recipe ever for this Korean sesame spinach side dish.
Asian Recipes with 5 ingredients or less
Sometimes you don't have a lot of ingredients in the house or just don't want to shop for a laundry list of items to make dinner. These recipes contain just 5 ingredients or less (not including oil or salt). Cook a healthy, wonderful meal without sacrificing any flavor!
Recipes are inspired by the cuisines of Asia including Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Filipino and more.
Easiest Cold Brew Coffee Recipe with Coconut Cream
You can buy cold brew coffee at so many coffee shops now. Though you’re probably better off making it at home with this one extra step.
Sriracha Salmon (Embarassingly Easy 5 Ingredient Recipe)
This recipe is so easy, it’s embarrassing. Give your salmon a little sriracha swing with just 4 additional ingredients and 10-15 minutes of marinade time.
Corn Potage (3-Ingredient Cream of Corn Soup)
Just 3 ingredients and fresh corn flavor. You won’t miss the flour or cream in this classic Japanese soup.
Quick, Vegan Cucumber Kimchi (in 30 minutes!)
Yes! Kimchi that is fast, easy, and tasty. Check! Make in the height of summer when fresh pickling cucumbers are around or when you see cucumbers in the market! Just needs a few ingredients and less than 30 minutes to prepare.
Puff Pastry Scallion Pancakes (blatant cheating?)
These puff pastry scallion pancakes are definitely a side door way to get the classic Chinese snack craving into your mouth as easily as possible. Is that really cheating?
Hamachi Crudo (the sashimi alternative)
Does one need a recipe for hamachi crudo? Not necessarily, but there are some generally accepted practices you should know about this popular raw fish preparation.
Easy Egg Drop Soup Recipe (and 3 ways to make egg ribbons)
What makes this soup so unique is that it manages to be “creamy” in texture without any dairy. Make the classic Chinese egg drop soup with this very easy recipe and only 5 ingredients.
Blistered & Blackened Green Beans
Blistered and blackened, these green beans seem like they are abused. Instead, they are stir-fried with a simple yet potent combination of Chinese fermented black beans and fresh ginger.
Coconut Date Balls (aka Faux Chocolate Truffles)
These coconut date balls are the healthiest chocolate truffle alternative to end a sweet date night. They are also based on a traditional Indian sweet.
Healthy Bell Pepper Recipe with Black Bean Sauce (Vegan)
If you’re wondering what to do with extra bell peppers, let them starring role in this succulent side dish. Tossed in a vegan black bean sauce, this has enough umami to melt in your mouth.
Easy No Milk Mashed Potatoes – Slow Cooker
Before you start filling a pot of water to boil, consider slow cooking your mashed potatoes. It may take a little longer, but it’s so much easier (and you don’t need any milk either).
Easy Baked Ling Cod with 3-Ingredient Miso Glaze
Paint this umami-rich, miso-soy glaze onto your lingcod or other white fish fillet. It is only three ingredients and needs just 15 minutes to marinate.
Easy Alsatian Pizza made Asian (kind of)
Alsatian pizza is something you don’t really find in America. However, this Asian version is a cinch to make, and you can prep it in 15 minutes or less.
3 Ingredient Sriracha Buffalo Wings – Air Fryer
One surefire way to make something Asian is to add the ever popular rooster sauce. Sriracha buffalo wings are stupidly easy to make with just 3 simple ingredients (not including the chicken).
Super Quick, Homemade Ponzu Sauce for Oysters
shards, Try this super quick, homemade, and oh so much better than anything-you-can-buy-ponzu-sauce for oysters. Ready in as little as one minute and with just four ingredients.
3-Ingredient Asian Lemon Chicken Wings – Air Fryer
These zippy Asian lemon chicken wings have just 3 ingredients and cook in 15 minutes. With the aid of the air fryer, they turn into the most succulent, golden brown chicken wings life could ask for.
Make Ahead Chilled Chinese Broccoli
Often found rolling around on a dim sum cart, this leafy green broccoli with a thick stem is a staple Chinese dish that can easily be made ahead of time.
Vegan Vampire White Cucumbers
Many a fruit and vegetable are one color on the outside and white on the inside. These white cucumbers are actually “white” inside and out, like a vampire avoiding daylight.
DIY Vietnamese Fresh Lemon Soda Chanh
DIY Vietnamese lemon soda means that each person stirs their own drink, not you. Less work is always a good thing.
