251 mist recipes

Vegetarian mushroom gravy built on browned flour, miso, soy sauce, and sea kelp for deep umami without meat. Pour over veggie burgers, mashed potatoes, or whole grains.

Rainbow meringue torte: four crisp meringue discs layered with chocolate, mint chip, and strawberry ice cream, topped with whipped cream and toasted almonds. A make-ahead frozen showpiece dessert.

Fresh papaya relish with red onion, bell pepper, chile, lime juice, and mint. A bright, vegan condiment for grilled fish, tacos, or chicken.

Elaine's dolmas are vegetarian grape leaves stuffed with brown rice, pine nuts, currants, mint, and dill. A Mediterranean mezze classic made vegan with TVP instead of meat.

Unique vegan rye bread pudding with apples, caraway seeds, and tahini-miso sauce that soaks for hours then bakes into comforting dairy-free dessert.

Seasonal fresh fruit drizzled with a creamy orange-honey yogurt sauce made with orange zest, fresh juice, honey, and vanilla. Diabetic-friendly, endlessly adaptable, and ready in minutes. A light dessert for any time of year.

Summer pudding-style fruit cake lined with sponge cake and packed with kirsch-soaked strawberries, blackberries, cherries, and currants. Chilled overnight and unmolded.

Kipper pate slices layer creamy smoked fish on golden puff pastry, finished with a cool cucumber-mint dressing. A British appetizer that handles a dinner party with quiet confidence.

Yum Hoi Mang-Pu, a Thai mussel salad tossed with lemongrass, shallots, fresh mint, fiery bird's-eye chilies, lime juice, and fish sauce. Crisp, fiery, and sour, served over lettuce as a starter.

Italian-style hot fish pickle made from canned tuna, salmon, or anchovy mashed with white wine, vinegar, olive oil, garlic, and Mediterranean herbs. A bold spread for crackers, crostini, or pasta.

A South African-style spiced mince filling for samoosas: beef or mutton braised dry with jeera, ginger, garlic, turmeric, fresh coriander and mint. The keep-it-dry method that stops samoosas from going soggy.

A bright Vietnamese salad of diced shrimp and pork tossed with lime, garlic, coriander, chili, and fresh mint. No cooking required, ready in 20 minutes.

Cocoa meringue cake: two crisp cocoa-free meringue disks sandwiched with a mocha-chocolate filling and served in a pool of bright raspberry sauce. An elegant, low-fat dessert showpiece.

Green-and-white peppermint pinwheel cookies, sliced from a swirled frozen log. A classic Christmas icebox cookie with spiraled layers of vanilla and mint dough.

Lemon cream dressing blends silken tofu, tahini, fresh lemon, and white miso into a creamy, dairy-free salad dressing. Vegan, tangy, and ready in one blender pour.

Cucumbers in yogurt with fresh basil, mint, scallion, and garlic. Cool Mediterranean-style cucumber salad or dip for grilled meats and warm flatbreads.