Food
Your Weekly Meal Plan: Light Dinner Recipes
Published on April 13, 2016
With spring in the air, it’s time to trade hearty, cold-weather meals for lighter fare. From Tea-Brined Chicken Breasts On Asparagus Salad to Asian Salmon Burgers, these nutritious supper recipes will make cooking dinner at home worth every minute
Close the weekend with a family dinner of Middle Eastern spiced lamb chops. Perfumed with cinnamon and garlic, these chops are sweet, succulent and crunchy with pine nuts.
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Try this fresh and hearty salad for #MeatlessMonday. Earthy farro, crisp vegetables and zesty lemon come together for a simple spring spin on the grain salad.
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Light and filling, this spring-ready recipe is perfect for Tuesday nights. Steeped with tea and sweetened with honey, a quick brine keeps the breasts moist and pumps them with flavor.
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This quick and cool midweek meal recipe is a riff on Lebanese fattoush, but it has a lot more vegetables and is rounded out with some decadent grilled halloumi cheese (its star ingredient).
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Vegetarian lasagna gets a verdant makeover with layers of sweet pea sauce, garlic spinach and lemony ricotta under a molten roof of mozzarella.
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Wrapped in warm naan, a succulent salmon patty is stacked with silky avocado, pickled carrots and peppery cress for a satisfying Friday evening meal.
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Treat yourself to a luxurious seafood dish on Saturday. This Grilled Albacore Tuna With Fennel-Olive Relish can be grilled ahead of time and served at room temperature, but it’s just as good hot off the grill or even cold.
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