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Recipes with vegetable / fruit

Japanese-style shiitake and green beans stir fry

Japanese-style shiitake and green beans stir fry

Sweet, salty and full of umami. It's a side dish for omnivores, a main dish for non-meat eaters and a keto dieter's delight. That's just some of the ways to appreciate this dish.
Cook time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 1 person
Arugula and mushroom salad

Arugula and mushroom salad

Button mushrooms pan-fried in butter are tossed with arugula (rocket) and nuts, dressed with honey balsamic vinaigrette, and garnished with shaved cheese in this any weather salad.
Cook time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 1 person
Fisherman’s soup

Fisherman’s soup

Inspired by ukha from the 2009 Italian romantic drama “I Am Love” where a young man’s comfort food is his mother’s fish and vegetables soup.
Cook time: 50 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
Pork larb (laab)

Pork larb (laab)

What is this ultra photogenic dish? It is sweet-tangy-salty-spicy ground pork with khao koor (ground toasted sticky rice), basil, mint and chili traditionally served with sticky rice.
Cook time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
Mango and avocado salsa

Mango and avocado salsa

Sweet, tangy, spicy and deliciously creamy, I made this salsa on a terribly humid summer day and served it with tortilla chips for a mid-afternoon snack.
Cook time: 0 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 cups
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