Quick & Easy Recipes

35 Minutes or Less: Breakfast, Dinner & Beyond

Delicious, quick, and easy lunch and dinner recipes that are tasty but super-fast and simple to make. Here you will find many simple but tasty dishes for vegetarians and vegans and lots of seasonal recipe ideas that can be prepared quickly!

Asiatischer Krautsalat (Coleslaw) Rezept mit Rotkohl, Karotten, Frühlingszwiebeln, Cashewkerne, Sesam

Asian Coleslaw

This fresh and flavourful asian coleslaw is the perfect salad to complement any summer BBQ. Its perfect served alongside salmon, as a topping for...
Asian-Style Chioggia Beet and Carrot Salad

Asian-Style Chioggia Beet and Carrot Salad

What could be prettier than a beet and carrot salad? Both have an amazingly beautiful color, especially chioggia beets with their candy cane stripes....
Mediterranean Bean Salad

Mediterranean Mixed Bean Salad

Next time you are wondering what to do with that can of beans in your cupboard, go ahead and give this simple, healthy and...
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Hazelnuts and Pomegranate

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Hazelnuts and Pomegranate

So how do you transform these cute little cabbages into something amazing? -- Roast them! I love roasted Brussels sprouts! And I particularly love...
Kartoffelsalat mit Bärlauch

Warm Potato Salad with Wild Garlic (Ramsons)

This warm potato salad with wild garlic is a fresh and simple way to celebrate spring. Made with tender new potatoes, a tangy mustard dressing,...
Winter Purslane Salad with Belgium Endive

Winter Purslane Salad with Belgium Endive

Here's a super salad dressing that makes even the simplest plate of greens memorable. Walnut oil lends the salad a light nutty flavor and blends...
Zucchini Salad with Truffle Oil

Zucchini Salad with Truffle Oil

On my last trip to Barcelona, I had one of the most amazing zucchini salads. A zucchini salad with truffle oil to be exact....
Einfacher Kartoffelsalat Rezept (ohne Mayo)

Easy Potato Salad Recipe (without Mayo)

This quick and easy potato salad is the perfect recipe for hot summer days. Packed with fresh herbs and tossed in a Dijon vinaigrette,...
Brussels Sprouts Caesar Salad with Herbed Croutons

Brussels Sprouts Caesar Salad with Herbed Croutons

Love them or hate them. That’s how it is. No matter how tasty I think this Brussels sprouts caesar salad is, if these mini...
Pasta Puttanesca: Tuna, Olives and Capers in a Tomato Sauce

Pasta Puttanesca: Tuna, Olives and Capers in a Tomato Sauce

Traditionally, puttanesca sauce is served with spaghetti in a dish known for being “in the style of the whore”. Oooh so devilish. There is...
Coconut Edamame Quinoa Salad

Coconut Edamame Quinoa Salad

Here’s the Coconut Edamame Quinoa Salad low down: we’ve got quinoa, a whole load of edamame, a wicked amount of unsweetened coconut flakes, plus...
Sommerlicher Linsensalat mit Nektarinen, Feta, Gurke und Rucola

Nectarine Lentil Salad

Looking for a fresh and healthy salad to celebrate the best of summer? This nectarine lentil salad with feta is light, quick to make,...
Carrot Kohlrabi Salad

Carrot Kohlrabi Salad

I only really discovered kohlrabi a few years–emmm, it’s a vegetable. Heh, I was confused — It only sounded like a foreign word to...
Kartoffelsalat mit Erbsen Rezept

Lemony Potato Salad with Peas

Lemony Potato Salad with Peas! Bursting with the freshness of spring peas and fragrant mint, this spring-inspired salad is hearty, flavourful and a true...
Rotes Thai Curry mit gegrillten Ananas-Garnelen Spießen

Thai Red Curry with Grilled Pineapple-Prawn-Skewers

Thai Red Curry — delicious, bold Thai flavours and a creamy red curry sauce that is so good you can put anything in it...
Quinoa Salad with Orange, Mint, Parsley & Almonds

Quinoa Salad with Orange, Mint, Parsley & Almonds

This is a pretty salad featuring quinoa, naturally sweetened dried berries, juicy oranges, fresh mint and parsley in an orange garlic vinaigrette, topped with...
Veganer Linsensalat mit Orangen & Zitrus-Ingwer Dressing

Vegan Lentil Salad with Orange & Ginger Dressing

This colourful vegan lentil salad is packed with good for you ingredients. It’s clean eating at it’s best. Black beluga lentils are tossed together...
Asian-Style Salad with Edamame

Asian-Style Salad with Edamame

Inspired from a supermarket-bought takeaway salad in Amsterdam, this is a deliciously light main meal salad with edamame that's full of tasty Oriental flavors,...
Orzo-Nudel-Pfanne mit Pilzen (One-Pot Rezept)

One-Pot Orzo with Mushrooms

This orzo with mushrooms and miso is my new favourite one-pot recipe. It’s packed with umami-rich, savoury flavour, and it’s ready in about 30...
Wild Garlic Pesto with Hazelnuts

Wild Garlic Pesto

This wild garlic pesto is a refreshing change to a classic basil pesto. Easy to make, this pesto sauce combines spring garlic (also known...

Quick and easy recipes for effortlessly delicious meals in 30-35 minutes (or less!)

 

Most of these recipes can be prepared in less than 30 minutes. Even the ones esimated to take 35 minutes (I estimate extra time for chopping since some of us are quicker than others). All of the these quick recipes are made with fresh ingredients, and prepared by scratch. That means there are no shortcuts using a microwave and no frozen pizza involved. So whether you are stretched for time, or the weather is too nice to spend time in the kitchen, here you will find lots of recipes that are tasty and healthy and even ones that will satisfy the whole family.

Fresh ingredients are the key to simple and tasty meals

The secret to a simple and tasty meal is fresh, high-quality ingredients. If you shop right, then you can easily conjure up many delicious dishes in a short amount of time. Which is why I love my weekly farmers market. That’s Elle Republic’s claim. It’s possible to eat delicious and healthy food without spending a lot of time in the kitchen. So let yourself be inspired and get started. Whether salads, stews, soups or curries. The choice is vast. I have put together recipes for you from many different countries around the world and interpreted new ones. There’s nothing wrong with combining Asian and Mediterranean food. Or Germany meets Jamaica. Everything is possible as long as it tastes good and, in this case, is done quickly. You’ll also find quick and easy recipe ideas for breakfast and snacks.  Have fun with these simple, healthy and tasty ideas!