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!

Ein gemischter Bohnensalat mit Thunfisch Rezept voller mediterraner Aromen inklusive Zitrone, Knoblauch und frischen Kräutern

Bean Salad with Tuna – Easy Mediterranean Recipe

This Mediterranean bean salad with tuna is a fresh, fuss-free recipe you’ll be making on repeat. With just a few pantry staples, fresh herbs,...
Breakfast Muffins with Apple & Carrot

Breakfast Muffins with Apple & Carrot

New favorite grab-and-go snack: Apple-carrot breakfast muffins. Yes! Breakfast muffins. That’s cause they are packed will all sorts of good things to get your...
Coleslaw recipe for Red Cabbage Orange Salad with Cranberries & Herbs

Red Cabbage Orange Salad with Cranberries & Herbs

I love simple, raw, shredded red cabbage salads. This red cabbage orange salad with dried cranberries, sweet and juicy citrus fruit, green onions and...

Free-Form Spinach Pie

This spinach pie is one of my all-time favorite comfort food meals -- one I have been making for years. It's easy to throw...
Grünkohl-Salat mit Rosenkohl & Knuspriger Parmaschinken

Shaved Brussels Sprout Kale Salad

Here’s a Brussels sprout kale salad bursting with flavor! All I can say is this combination of “love-em-or-hate-em Brussels sprouts” and “nothing-says-healthy-quite-like-kale” is a...
Spring Radish Salad with Orange, Mint & Pine Nuts

Spring Radish Salad with Orange, Mint & Pine Nuts

With the abundance of fresh local spring radishes picked at their height of freshness and flavor, I’ve been trying to think of other ways...
Belgian Endive Salad with Pink Grapefruit

Belgian Endive Salad with Pink Grapefruit

This is a lovely and light wintery Belgian endive salad, for when you are craving something light and crunchy in the midst of a...
Asian noodle salad

Asian Noodle Salad with Tender Greens

This simple and delicious Asian noodle salad is topped with toasted sesame seeds, cilantro, red pepper and green onions. I sometimes even through...
Spitzkohl-Pfanne mit Kartoffeln (bengalische-Art) Rezept

Pointed Cabbage Stir-fry with Potatoes (Bengali-Style)

The inspiration for this pointed cabbage stir-fry recipe comes from the Bengali dish Bandhakopi Torkari, which is a simple stir-fried cabbage side dish, made...
Gebratene grüne Bohnen nach asiatischer Art 
Rezept

Asian Style Stir-Fried Green Beans

This stir fried green beans recipe is such an easy and flavorful side dish! Fresh green beans are stir-fried in a wok until blistered...
Lachsfilet mit getrockneten Tomaten und Crème Fraîche 

Salmon with Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce

Salmon in Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce is an easy recipe for oven-baked salmon filet served with a rich and delectable sauce made with white...
Italienischer Brotsalat (Panzanella) Rezept mit Pfirsich

Peach Panzenella Salad

This Italian Peach Panzanella Bread Salad recipe is the ultimate summer salad. Unlike the original Tuscan recipe, which involves soaking stale bread, this version...
Panzanella Rezept mit gegrilltem Mais (italienische Brotsalat)

Grilled Corn Panzanella Recipe (Italian Bread Salad)

Meet my new late-summer favourite: Grilled Corn Panzanella. There’s something magical about this Italian bread salad that captures the essence of late summer. The...
Gnocchi mit grünem Spargel und Erbsen

Gnocchi with Asparagus and Peas in Cream Sauce

Gnocchi with asparagus and peas in cream sauce is one of those weeknight dinners that feels effortless, but still a little special. Made with pillowy...
Green Bean Salad with Walnuts, Dates and Roquefort

Green Bean Salad with Walnuts, Dates and Roquefort

Green Bean Salad with Walnuts, Dates and Roquefort – what a delicious combo!! Toasted walnuts and blue cheese are a classic combo, but add...
Bulgur Salad with Halloumi and Lemon-Caper Dressing

Bulgur Salad with Halloumi and Lemon-Caper Dressing

This Bulgur Salad with Halloumi is everything we crave in a quick, satisfying lunch or light dinner — hearty, fresh, and full of flavour....
Purple Cauliflower Salad with Caper-Lemon-Dressing

Purple Cauliflower Salad with Caper-Lemon-Dressing

Purple cauliflower. Is it not beautiful? And you may be thinking “is this really natural?”. Yes, it is! As part of the Brassicaceae family,...
New Potato Salad with Green Beans and Cherry Tomatoes

New Potato Salad with Green Beans and Cherry Tomatoes

This new potato salad with green beans and cherry tomatoes has seriously got it going on. All the textures and colors – together it’s...
Avocado and Broccoli Salad with Pistachios

Avocado and Broccoli Salad with Pistachios

KOne of my absolute favorite discoveries has been roasted pistachio oil. Actually, it was less of a discovery, but more so an introduction. The...
Lemon-Dill Asparagus with Belgium Endive

Lemon-Dill Asparagus with Belgium Endive

For me, asparagus signals the start of spring! The first signs are the purple and white varieties popping up at the farmers markets everywhere....

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!