1,293 light recipes

Filipino lumpia filled with seasoned pork, shrimp, dried mushrooms, and water chestnuts, fried golden and crispy. Served with sweet and sour dipping sauce.

This simple fruit salad works at the start of the meal or as a dessert. The fruit is lightly glazed with either a simple syrup or agave syrup. Ginger, a bit of lemon, and some savory thyme which pairs amazingly with summer fruits accents the tartness of the berries and the sweetness of the stone fruit.

My friend introduced this recipe to me, and I tried it, very good I will make this recipe often for sure.

Traditional Japanese tentsuyu dipping sauce for tempura made with dashi stock, mirin and soy sauce. Served warm with grated radish, horseradish and a squeeze of lemon.

What a delicious meal! Had this lamb shanks for dinner, and we were all so pleased by how flavorful it was. Loved the fennel in the dish.

Sweet cherry peppers stuffed with lemony tuna, capers, and optional anchovy, finished with a balsamic vinegar drizzle. These bite-sized Italian-style appetizers are the life of any New Year's Eve party and ready in under 30 minutes.

New Year's Eve polenta squares crisp tube polenta under the broiler, then top each bite with a tangy sun-dried tomato, caper, and parsley pesto. A make-ahead cocktail-party appetizer that feeds a crowd.

Grilled eggplant and portobello sandwich stacks smoky grilled eggplant and meaty mushrooms with a garlic-lemon mayo, arugula, and tomato on whole-wheat. A hearty, satisfying vegetarian sandwich.

This relish is based on a prize-winning English recipe of more than a generation ago. It is less sweet than traditional chutneys; most of its sweetness comes not from sugar, but from apples, dates, and parsnips. I generally use Winesap apples but any well-flavored, crisp eating apple will do.

Hearty South American vegetable soup with tomatillos, black beans, chayote, pattypan squash, corn, and a smoky chipotle kick. A filling, plant-based bowl loaded with Latin spices.

These delicious and melted in your mouth cookies don't last long.

Otak otak: Southeast Asian fish mousse with a lemongrass-galangal-chili spice paste and coconut milk, wrapped in banana leaves and grilled. Each packet holds a shrimp inside a fragrant, spiced fish paste.

The quintessential Indian-Singaporean meal accompaniment. Unfortunately, all too often it is made using highly processed white flour and margarine. Here, the parathas are made with whole-wheat flour (you could also try using spelt flour) and stuffed with peas and potatoes, for a lighter but more wholesome take on the original. Serve hot with yoghurt and herbs.

Hot cakes recipe folds beaten egg whites into a sour-milk batter with melted lard for old-fashioned pancakes that puff tall and tender. Eight pantry ingredients.

Low-calorie fresh apple muffins use sugar replacement and skim milk for a lighter breakfast bake studded with chopped apple. Diabetic-friendly and ready for the lunchbox.

Vegan winter squash and apple soup with butternut squash, sweet potato, apples, and a Chinese five-spice kick. Eight ingredients, naturally creamy, perfect fall comfort food.