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Quick Dinners for Busy Evenings

A good evening meal does not have to take hours. These pasta dishes, bowls, salads and skillet recipes are designed to get a satisfying dinner on the table without a long list of jobs.

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Lime-coconut rice with summer vegetables, herbs and roasted cashews
40 min Summer

Lime-coconut rice with vegetables

Jasmine rice is cooked with coconut milk and vegetable stock, then add the courgettes, peppers, peas, lime and roasted cashews. Cover and cook the coconut rice over low heat and loosen after soaking; add the lime juice at the end.

Tomato burrata bread salad with toasted bread, basil and olive oil
28 min Summer

Tomato burrata bread salad

Mix the toasted ciabatta cubes with ripe tomatoes, red onion, basil and balsamic vinegar and serve with burrata. Let the bread and tomato dressing sit for a short time; open the burrata on the plate first to ensure that the bread still has crispy edges.

Prawn tacos with mango salsa, lime, cilantro and red cabbage
33 min Summer

Prawn tacos with mango salsa

Shrimps are briefly seasoned with lime and pepper, fried hot and served in warm tortillas with red cabbage, mango salsa, lime yoghurt and coriander. Cook the shrimp only until the center is just opaque and fill the moist components at the table so that the tortillas remain stable.

Prosciutto salad with arugula, basil and lime dressing
15 min Summer

Melon prosciutto salad

Serve sliced melon with prosciutto, rocket and basil and drizzle with a lime and honey dressing. Cool the melon well and cut just before serving; don't leave prosciutto and dressing on top for long.

Oven-baked paprika-feta pasta with basil and creamy sauce
40 min Summer

Pepper-feta pasta from the oven

Roast peppers, cherry tomatoes, feta, garlic and olive oil in a casserole dish and then mix with the pasta and basil. Boil the pasta just a little and reserve a little cooking water to make a creamy sauce out of feta and roasted vegetables.

Cold avocado-cucumber soup with herbs, yoghurt and lime
1 hr Summer

Cold avocado and cucumber soup

Puree avocado, cucumber, yoghurt, lime juice, dill, water and olive oil until smooth and then season thoroughly. Precool all ingredients well and add only enough water to keep the soup creamy; lime also protects the green colour.

Thinly sliced zucchini carpaccio with lemon, Parmesan cheese and herbs
20 min Summer

Courgette Carpaccio with Lemon

Chop zucchini very thinly and marinate them with lemon, olive oil, capers, Parmesan, pine nuts and mint. Marinate zucchini slices only briefly and salt them on the plate so that they are pliable but not watery.

Grilled peaches with burrata, rocket, basil and roasted pistachios
23 min Summer

Grilled peaches with burrata

Halved peaches are grilled briefly on the cut surface and served warm with burrata, rocket, pistachio, basil and lemon-honey dressing. Use ripe but firm peaches and add burrata only on the plate so that fruit and cheese retain their texture.

Lemon-salmon with green pea puree, dill and lemon slices
40 min Spring

Lemon salmon with pea purée

Salmon fillets are cooked juicy with lemon, dill and olive oil in the oven; briefly boiled peas are pureed with broth, cream and butter. Cook the peas only briefly and remove the salmon from the oven as soon as the centre is still slightly translucent.

Asparagus and strawberry salad with goat cheese, rocket and walnuts as a fresh spring salad
28 min Spring

Asparagus and strawberry salad with goat cheese

Green asparagus is fried briefly and served with strawberries, rocket, goat cheese, walnuts and lemon-honey dressing. Let the asparagus cool and add the strawberries and dressing just before eating to keep the salad fresh.

Herring salad with beetroot served homemade
25 min German

Herring salad with beetroot

Chop the matjes, beetroot, apple, cucumber and onion into small pieces. Mix the yoghurt, mayonnaise, cucumber water, pepper and dill.

Pangolin noodles served with sauerkraut homemade
40 min German

Schupfnudeln with sauerkraut

Sauté onion and bacon, add sauerkraut, broth, bay leaf and cumin. Fry the noodles in butter until golden brown.

Flammkuchen Alsatian style homemade served
37 min German

Alsatian flammkuchen

Knead flour, water, oil and salt to a smooth dough. Roll out the dough very thinly.

Trout miller type homemade served
38 min German

Trout meunière

Pat trout dry inside and out, season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with lemon. Thinly cover trout in flour and pat off any excess flour.

Matjes housewife style homemade served
20 min German

Matjes herring in cream sauce

Mix the yoghurt, sour cream, cucumber water, mustard, dill and pepper. Finely chop the apple, onion and cucumber.

Escalopes Viennese style served homemade
40 min German

German-style schnitzel

Thinly pat the escalopes between foil, season with salt and pepper. Prepare the flour, whisked eggs and crumbs.

Homemade dumplings served in broth
35 min German

Maultaschen in broth

Bring the stock to the boil with the carrot, leek and celery and simmer gently for a few minutes. Season the stock with salt, pepper and nutmeg.

Lemon Orzo with spinach and feta as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecues and light cuisine
30 min Summer

Lemon Orzo with Spinach and Feta

Orzo is cooked with onion in vegetable stock and then finished with spinach, feta, lemon and herbs until creamy. Stir frequently and dose the liquid as needed, because Orzo gives off starch; spinach and feta are only added at the end.