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31 CHINESE recipes

Bean Sprouts Stir-Fry with Bell Pepper and Carrot
Bean Sprouts Stir-Fry with Bell Pepper & Carrot

Bean sprouts are stir fried with bell peppers and carrots, seasoned with soy sauce, rice vinegar and a bit shaoxing wine. Serve it with steamed rice or wrap it into warm crepes or tortilla wraps.

Asian Style Leftover Turkey Salad
Asian Style Leftover Turkey Salad

Slightly sweet and sour. Ginger and garlic Asian dressing was super flavourful. The napa cabbage, carrots, and radishes gave the salad a nice crunch. Definitely will be making it again with my leftover turkey. I'm sure that it works great with chicken as well.

Stir-fry Tatsoi, Crusty Tofu with Asian Sweet-Sour Sauce
Stir-fry Tatsoi, Crusty Tofu with Asian Sweet-Sour Sauce

The way to cook tatsoi is kind like cooking spinach. Stir fry it with simple and tasty Asian sauce made with ginger, garlic, soy sauce and rice vinegar. Quick, easy and delicious!

Veggie Jiao Zi (Chinese Dumpling) Soup
Veggie Jiao Zi (Chinese Dumpling) Soup

A light yet delicious Chinese dumpling soup. The dumpings are made with several kinds of veggies, smoked tofu, shiitake mushrooms, water chest nuts, and black fungus, tossed with soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil. Simply wrap it up with store-bought wonton or dumpling wraps.

Chinese Quinoa and Edamame Salad
Chinese Quinoa & Edamame Salad

Soy sauce, sichuan hot chili oil, sesame oil, rice vinegar... These tangy Chinese seasonings make this quinoa and edamame salad taste absolutely flavorful, and it's a delicious salad that can be served as a side dish or a main dish; warm, at room temperature or chilled.

Chinese Veggie Salad with Soy Dressing
Chinese Veggie Salad with Soy Dressing

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.

Asian Fresh Veggie Salad
Asian Fresh Veggie Salad

Fresh vegetables, seasoned with garlic, salt, sesame oil, olive oil and a touch of freshly squeezed lemon juice. Refreshing and crunchy!

Asian Slaw with Tofu & Shiitake Mushrooms
Asian Slaw with Tofu & Shiitake Mushrooms

This is a simple and easy slaw, typical Asian style. Very healthy and savory.

Lotus Root and Wood Ear Salad with Soy-Ginger Dressing
Lotus Root & Wood Ear Salad with Soy-Ginger Dressing

A refreshing, tasty and light salad is made with crunchy lotus roots, carrot, celery and wood ears, tossed with a flavorful soy-ginger dressing. Make it a day ahead, keep in the refrigerator overnight.

Sugar Snap Pea, Mushroom and Tofu Stir-Fry
Sugar Snap Pea, Mushroom & Tofu Stir-Fry

Easy to prepare, and it's loaded with yumminess. Crunchy sugar snap peas, browned mushrooms and tofu cubes with some sweet bell pepper and carrots make this quick and tasty dish ideal for a week-night meal.

Thai Cabbage Slaw
Thai Cabbage Slaw

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

Slaw with Maple-Soy Dressing
Slaw with Maple-Soy Dressing

Sweet, sour and tasty maple-soy dressing makes this slaw refreshingly delicious.

Wok-Seared Mahi Mahi with Stir-Fried Vegetables
Wok-Seared Mahi Mahi with Stir-Fried Vegetables

Wok-Seared Mahi Mahi with Stir-Fried Vegetables recipe

Sugar Snap Pea, Shiitake and Tofu Stir-Fry
Sugar Snap Pea, Shiitake & Tofu Stir-Fry

Make this easy, tasty and light stir-fry for a quick week-night meal with a bowl of steamed rice or a few slices of bread.

Sea Weed, Bell Pepper Salad with Garlic-Sesame Dressing
Sea Weed, Bell Pepper Salad with Garlic-Sesame Dressing

Another dish from my childhood memories, and it's my all-time favorite dish that my mom used to make very often. All the ingredients are inexpensive, but the salad tastes so refreshing and flavorful.

Vegetable Smoked Tofu Salad with Soy-Maple Dressing
Vegetable Smoked Tofu Salad with Soy-Maple Dressing

Lots of fresh veggies and smoked tofu are tossed with a flavorful yet light soy-maple dressing.