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!

Asian-Style Chioggia Beet and Carrot Salad

Asian-Style 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....
Gerösteter Brokkoli mit Zitrone, Parmesan und Mandeln
 Rezept

Roasted Broccoli with Lemon, Parmesan & Almonds

A quick and easy recipe for roasted broccoli tossed in freshly squeezed lemon juice, parmesan cheese and toasted almonds. With just 5 ingredients (plus...
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...
Champignonpfanne mit weißen Bohnen 

Braised Mushrooms and White Beans

This one-pan recipe for braised mushrooms and white beans is light, creamy and simply delicious. The combination of sautéed mushrooms, garlic, winter greens, cannellini...
Nudelsalat mit geräucherter Forelle & Spargel, Fenchel, Kapern

Smoked Trout Pasta Salad with Asparagus & Fennel

This pasta salad with smoked trout is full of fresh spring flavours. It’s made with a healthy mix of green asparagus, fennel, radish and...

Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with Blue Cheese and Hazelnuts

Brussels Sprout Salad with Blue Cheese and Hazelnuts. It doesn’t get simpler than this. Three simple ingredients that make such a tasty trio when...
Gebratenes Rindfleisch mit Gemüse und Hoisinsoße

Beef Stir-Fry with Broccoli and Hoisin Sauce

Beef Stir-Fry with Broccoli and Hoisin Sauce is a quick and flavourful dish made with tender beef strips, crisp-tender broccoli, sweet carrots, and a rich,...
Frisée Salad with Roquefort, Candied Walnuts and Oranges

Frisée Salad with Roquefort, Candied Walnuts and Oranges

Frisée Salad with Roquefort, Candied Walnuts and Oranges. I am 120% sure that this is what salad dreams are made of – a salad...

Asian Chicken Noodle Soup

Ridiculously delicious. That’s what this Asian chicken noodle soup is. Not only is it the best thing ever for fighting off a summer cold,...

Orzo Risotto with Peas, Prosciutto and Pine Nuts

To my relief a great family meal. One child wants rice, the other noodles. What to do? Okay, peas are a hit. Bacon too....
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...
Spaghetti with Pesto, Arugula, Prawns & Cherry Tomatoes

Spaghetti with Pesto, Arugula, Prawns & Cherry Tomatoes

A simple pesto with spaghetti is delicious topped with fresh arugula, plump cherry tomatoes and juicy prawns. This is great stand back and throw...
Klassischer Krautsalat Rezept (ohne Mayo)

Classic German Coleslaw

This quick and easy homemade German coleslaw recipe is everything a good slaw should be — crisp, tangy, and loaded with flavour. Made with...
Pear Quinoa Salad with Arugula and Roasted Hazelnuts

Pear Quinoa Salad with Arugula and Roasted Hazelnuts

Light and healthy this pear quinoa salad with arugula and roasted hazelnuts is not like your ordinary bunny food. Yes, of course it’s a...
Asian Kale Salad with Pointed Red Pepper and Sesame-Ginger Dressing‏

Asian Kale Salad with Sesame-Ginger Dressing‏

Massflavors -- roasted sesame oil, Japanese rice vinegar, soy sauce, ginger and a couple other delicious flavorings. Really, what's not to love? Actually, this should...
French Dressing (klassische French Vinaigrette)

French Dressing (klassische French Vinaigrette)

A good salad dressing is the basic foundation to ANY salad! Homemade salad dressing is so much simpler than you could ever imagine and...
Persian Cucumber and Tomato Salad

Persian Cucumber and Tomato Salad

A Persian cucumber and tomato salad, served with some crumbled feta or sliced avocado, a crusty baguette, and a crisp glass of wine makes...
Super Easy, Super Yummy Brownies

Super Easy, Super Yummy Brownies

This is my absolute favorite brownies recipe. It's simple, irresistibly delicious and always a hit. Thís recipe will make you wonder why you never...
Fenchelsalat mit Apfel Rezept mit Joghurt-Dressing

Apple Fennel Salad

Savoury, sweet and crunchy, this Apple Fennel Salad is made with sweet-tart apples, grapes, celery, and fennel tossed in a light and creamy dressing...
Easy Lemon Almond Cookies (Gluten-Free)

Easy Lemon Almond Cookies (Gluten-Free)

I have three words for these lemon almond cookies - quick, easy, delicious! This simple cookie recipe requires only a handful of ingredients and...

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!