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!

Veganer Linsensalat mit Orangen & Zitrus-Ingwer Dressing

Lentil Salad with Orange & Ginger Dressing

This colourful lentil salad with orange and ginger dressing is packed with good for you ingredients. It’s clean eating at it’s best. Black beluga...
Kale Tabbouleh with Quinoa

Kale Tabbouleh with Quinoa

Fully of bright flavors, this kale tabbouleh is my new salad triumph. Made with just a few simple ingredients, it delivers lots of flavor...
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...
Cappellini with Parsley Walnut Pesto

Cappellini with Parsley Walnut Pesto

Cappellini with Parsley Walnut Pesto. Think of this as your next weeknight meal. This parsley walnut pesto is as simple as it gets. Inspired...
vermicelli-Glasnudelsalat mit Gemüse-2020-1

Simple Glass Noodle Salad with Vegetables

This light and refreshing vermicelli glass noodle salad gets its inspiration from one of my favorite lunch dishes: Vietnamese Bún salads. Fresh veggies and...
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,...
Pasta with Heirloom Tomatoes, Anchovies, Capers & Olives

Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes, Anchovies, Capers & Olives

Pasta with fresh tomatoes is one of those simple yet healthy pasta recipes that never goes out of style. The secret? Sweet, ripe summer...
Caesar Pasta Salat with radicchio, almonds, tahini dressing (vegan)

Caesar Pasta Salad (vegan)

Caesar pasta salad....what a combo! Pasta and crispy salad together? Yeeeess! Lots of crisp romaine leaves and a little radicchio are tossed together in...
Linsensalat mit Apfel & Karotten

Lentil Salad with Apple & Carrot

This simple lentil salad with apple recipe is made with French green lentils, carrot, red pepper, sweet-tart apple, parsley and a SUPER tasty apple...
Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Pasta Salad

Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Pasta Salad

Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Pasta Salad. It's the perfect portable, easy-to-make summertime crowd pleaser. And what sets this pasta salad apart from the rest is...
Cajun Hähnchen-Pasta mit Crème Fraîche und Spinat

Cajun-Style Chicken Pasta with Crème Fraîche

This Cajun-Style Chicken Pasta recipe is fast and flavourful. It’s made with simple spices and a pinch of chilli flakes to give it a...
Miso Kohlrabi Apple Salad

Miso Kohlrabi Apple Salad

This crunchy miso kohlrabi apple salad tossed in a Japanese inspired miso dressing is the perfect way to introduce Germany’s darling to your table...
This Japanese style daikon carrot coleslaw

Japanese Daikon Carrot Coleslaw

This Japanese style coleslaw is seriously simple and seriously delicious. Daikon and carrot pair fabulously together, especially in a tasty Asian-style dressing. Okay, I...
Pasta mit Dicke Bohnen Pesto

Pasta with Fava Bean Pesto

Pasta with fava bean pesto (pesto di fave) tastes so excitingly fresh, vibrant and delicious! It’s made with fresh fava beans (also known as...
Kritharaki Salat mit Feta Rezept (griechischer Orzo Nudelsalat)

Mediterranean Orzo Pasta Salad with Feta

This Mediterranean orzo pasta salad is everything I love in a feel-good, fuss-free dish — vibrant, nourishing and full of flavour. It brings together...
Harissa-Süßkartoffeln mit Joghurt-Tahini

Harissa Sweet Potato Wedges with Yoghurt-Tahini

Roasted harissa sweet potato wedges served with yoghurt tahini sauce is a delicious side dish that can also be enjoyed as a plant-based main...
Avocado Salad with Papaya and Sweet Red Onion

Avocado Salad with Papaya and Sweet Red Onion

The combination of papaya, avocado, sweet red onion and cilantro is a perfect match. It’s what I call a summer papaya salad of the...
Chili-Obstsalat Papaya-Wassermelonen-Salat mit Gurken und gerösteten Erdnüssen

Chili Fruit Salad with Papaya, Watermelon & Cucumber

This Chili Fruit Salad with Papaya, Watermelon & Cucumber is a vibrant, refreshing mix of tropical papaya, juicy watermelon and crisp cucumber, brightened with...
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...
Buttermilch Biscuits mit Bärlauch


Buttermilk Biscuits with Wild Garlic

Simple, delicious, homemade buttermilk biscuits made with wild garlic and 6 simple ingredients. Ready in less than 30 minutes, these tasty biscuits are great...

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!