Quick

Pita bread is the perfect starter for a healthful thin-crust pizza. Then use the toppings listed here or substitute other vegetables, such as broccoli, artichokes, and spinach. It’s as much fun to put the pizzas together as it is to eat them.

Some like it hot, so here’s the perfect spicy fish dish. While it bakes, you’ll have time to prepare corn on the cob and steamed zucchini.

No kneading or rising time is required for this mushroom-based pizza. Place it on a bed of arugula and watercress flavored with a feta dressing, and serve as they do in Europe—with a knife and fork.

This quick dish tastes so rich and flavorful!

Lemon-tinged cream cheese tempers peppery arugula in this nutrition-packed entrée.

With its thick, colorful sauce, this dish provides a way to dress up salmon without covering up its natural flavor.

This dish is elegant enough for company, quick enough for a “desperation dinner,” and convenient enough for any cook. You can put it together at the last minute or assemble it in the morning so it’s ready to cook when you are.

Bok choy is traditionally used in stir-fry dishes, but rules can be broken! This recipe incorporates the crispy white stalks and spinachlike leaves into a creamy sauce that’s accented with cherry tomatoes and served over poached fish. Elegant enough for company and easy enough to enjoy once a week.

A fragrant aroma will fill your kitchen while the chutney bakes over the salmon, ensuring moist and tender fillets every time.

This pita wrap is bulging with vegetables combined with a lime and sour cream dressing.

The contrasting bright green edamame, shiny black beans, and snow-white feta cheese in this dish will please your eyes as well as your palate.

This basic fish dish is so easy to prepare that it’s just about foolproof.

When the French cook en papillote, they steam the food in cooking parchment. Here we use aluminum foil to provide the same results. Both preparation and cleanup are super quick.

This easy, no-mess weeknight dish simply requires spreading a bit of mustard over catfish fillets, sprinkling them lightly with a garlicky paprika-cornmeal mixture, and popping them in the oven.

Crunchy pine nuts enhance this side dish with their distinctive flavor.

Such a simple meal and such a great taste! The fresh and tangy blend is wonderful by itself or with whatever additions you have on hand. Check your refrigerator for tomatoes, bell peppers, chiles, or corn to add to this versatile salad.

Turn leftover roast beef such as from Tuscan Braised Beef (page 172) into a taste adventure by adding Thai-style dressing.

Here’s a new twist on chicken salad. Serve this one with baked tortilla chips on lettuce-lined plates, garnished with jalapeño rings.

The dillweed provides a pleasant aroma, the red pepper flakes give a bit of a kick, and the feta cheese adds tanginess to this attractive green bean and tomato pairing.

A mildly spicy vinaigrette tops mixed salad greens, soy-brushed chicken, and tangy grapefruit.