These Fairy Tale eggplants are like little purple Tinkerbells that flew in just to enchant your weeknight dinner. Stir-fried here in a “fish fragrant” sauce that is all vegan and anything but fishy.
Asian Appetizer & Side Recipes
Please your toughest critics and have your family yearning for the main dish by tempting them with one of these incredible Asian appetizers that mix Eastern and Western tastes effortlessly!
From Foolproof Fan-Favorite Thai Coconut Curry Mussels to LEGIT Hawaiian Poke (no Soy Sauce needed), to traditional Simple & Succulent Edamame find the perfect appetizer for your next meal today!
Easiest Ever Korean Sesame Spinach side dish
Get your daily Popeye spinach allowance with the easiest recipe ever for this Korean sesame spinach side dish.
Legit Hawaiian Poke – No Soy Sauce Necessary
There is no shortage of poke bars to buy from, but most of them seem to coat the fish with a sweet soy sauce dressing. However, the original Hawaiian poke recipe does not use soy sauce at all and is perfectly keto.
Roasted Delicata Squash (the easiest pumpkin to cut)
The easiest pumpkin to cut is appropriately named Delicata Squash, as if it is delicate. Try roasting this one pumpkin wonder to get that warm, cozy winter feeling in your home.
Quickest, Coolest Japanese Tofu Salad
This Japanese tofu salad is either the quickest side you can make or the laziest one when you don’t feel like cooking. Either way, you should have it in your recipe repertoire.
The BEST Ceviche Recipe (with regular ingredients)
The best ceviche recipe requires a blender and a marinade with just 5 simple ingredients. Also known as aguachile ceviche, you must try this green god wonder if.
Mashed Purple Sweet Potato Recipe (taste the rainbow!)
If you want to eat a rainbow, these sweet potatoes have just the color purple you’re looking for. These sweet Asian yams will make the most striking addition to your every day and even holiday dinner plate.
Coconut Fruit Salad (Dairy Free Asian Ambrosia)
Taste autumn with this healthy ambrosia salad that doesn’t have any heavy cream or cool whip. You can also chop the apples ahead of time without turning brown making it potluck friendly.
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?
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.
Easy Korean Seaweed Salad Recipe #vegan
This cool Korean seaweed salad is uber healthy, quick to make, and HIGHLY ADDICTIVE. Make this all-time favorite, classic side dish quickly and easily from your pantry.
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 Baby Bok Choy Stir-Fry with a Secret Touch
Baby bok choy stir-fried with garlic is no secret. However, the addition of a couple of simple ingredients will make your bok choy taste so much better.
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.
Foolproof, Fan-Favorite Thai Coconut Curry Mussels
We all need a default, go-to recipe when we don’t have much time, and these easy Thai Coconut Curry Mussels are a FOOLPROOF, one-pot, fan favorite.
Easy Kimchi Recipe – w/o buying a lot of stuff
The fifth taste is not “umami” but pungency according to Korean cuisine, and it’s on full display in this very easy kimchi recipe. Make it from scratch without buying a lot of ingredients.
Morimoto Inspired Manila Clams Recipe
Even if your mom wasn’t a good cook, you can still be an Iron Chef. Start by making this manila clams recipe inspired by Chef Morimoto.
Thai Winged Bean Salad with Coco-nutty Dressing
What the heck are winged beans? Glad you asked. They are Thai superhero green beans tossed in this lovely, coconutty, creamy Thai salad that is dairy-free too.
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.
