Light Recipes

Crisp-tender carrots and celery tossed with pearl onions in a buttery brown sugar and lemon glaze. A quick, low-calorie side dish ready in under 20 minutes.

A very tasty and refreshing salad, it's a perfect side dish with barbecued meat.

This is a nice change of pace for green beans, with an interesting, complex flavor. I steamed the beans instead of boiling to retain more of the nutrients. Lightly toasting the almonds boosted the nutty flavor.

Easy to make, and it's loaded with yumminess and packed with goodness.

A tasty yet light salad is made with brown rice noodles, soy beans, carrot, bell pepper, red onion, sea weed, and a sour-sweet dressing.

Fresh corn blinis topped with smoked salmon and chive cream. Fluffy cornmeal pancakes flecked with fresh corn kernels, crowned with silky cold-smoked salmon and a dollop of tangy cream. Elegant bite-sized appetizer.

Avocado corn salsa tosses creamy avocado, sweet corn, juicy tomato and cilantro with a squeeze of lime. A fresh, no-cook salsa ready in minutes, great for chips, tacos or grilled fish.

Light and tasty. A quick and easy way to prepare a delicious fish dish.

This quick, tasty and refreshing salad is made with crunchy-sweet sugar snap peas, red bell pepper and peppery arugula, and tossed with a light and flavorful soy sauce-sesame oil dressing.

Quick and easy way to make a plateful refreshing and flavorful salad. Mixed greens, cucumber, and radish are mixed with basil balsamic dressing, topped with shaved parmesan.

This refreshing summer grilled potato salad is a great accompaniment for any grilled main dishes off the BBQ.

This light yet tasty Chinese veggie salad is made with bean sprouts, lotus root, carrot, cucumber, black mushrooms, and tofu sheet, then tossed with a soy-rice vinegar-sesame oil dressing. A refreshing side dish that goes well with most of the main dishes, or just serve it with some steamed rice to complete a delicious meal.

It's a simply delicious fresh vegetable salad with a light yet tasty maple vinaigrette.

Toasting adds strong nutty flavor into quinoa, roasted walnuts add another layer of nutty flavor and texture. It is a very flavorful and light side dish that goes well with any main course.

Infuse flavor into boring Brussels sprouts by shallow braising in stock with shallots and thyme.

This cakes uses low fat yogurt so you don’t have to use any oil or eggs, only egg whites, which cuts down on fat and calories. A refreshing summer treat!