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Recipes with vegetable / fruit

Bok choy and mushroom egg drop soup

Bok choy and mushroom egg drop soup

If you have ready-to-use flavorful and well-seasoned broth, the only prep work here is slicing the mushrooms, cutting the bok choy stalks and beating the eggs. Cook time is a mere 15 minutes.
Cook time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
Pork adobo hash

Pork adobo hash

If you’ve ever eaten canned corned beef hash, and liked the salty meat and potato combo, you will adore this dish.
Think of it as crispy adobo flakes tossed with French fries. Leftover pork adobo is shredded, mixed with chopped onion and fried with potatoes until lightly crisp.
Serve with rice (or bread). Enjoy for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Cook time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
Ground pork and vegetable curry over rice

Ground pork and vegetable curry

When pressed for time to prepare a meal, there’s no reason to scrimp on flavor and nutrients. Ground meat and vegetables cut into small pieces take only a short time to cook.
Cook time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people
Tofu and tomato egg drop soup

Tofu and tomato egg drop soup

Easy to make with easily accessible (and inexpensive) ingredients, it's fast enough to cook in bulk and serve to a crowd.
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 people
Ground pork and green beans adobo

Ground pork and green beans adobo

A fast cooking meat and vegetable dish bursting with the flavors and aroma of Filipino adobo.
Often cooked with sitaw (yard-long beans), ground pork adobo cooks faster by substituting green beans. Serve over steaming rice for a one bowl meal.
Cook time: 12 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people
Salmon, tomato and cheese salad

Salmon, tomato and cheese salad

Cubes of raw salmon are seasoned and tossed with cherry tomatoes, sliced red onion, Apetina (a white cheese similar to feta) and two salad dressings. Yes, two. One for the vegetables and another for the salmon.
Cook time: 0 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
Pork, tofu and dumpling soup

Pork, tofu and dumpling soup

Here is a hearty soup that I cooked in the two-liter rice cooker and steamer basket that came with it.
Cook time: 18 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
Potato, egg and salmon salad

Potato, egg and salmon salad

Boiled potatoes, broiled salmon and egg halves are tossed with a simple dressing made with olive oil, dill, pickle relish, capers, pickle juice, lemon juice, grated garlic and lemon zest. A citrusy and herby summer salad that's filling enough to be a main course. Serve at room temperature
Cook time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
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