Course: Lite Meals

James Peterson’s Baked Fish Fillets with Butter and Sherry

A 5-ingredient, 20-minute technique to make any white fish shine — bonus: it makes its own buttery, boozy sauce, without deglazing or reducing. So go to your local fishmonger or sign up for a CSF. Don’t blindly buy halibut or sea bass or whatever a recipe calls for — ask your trusty fishperson what’s in […]

Baked Boursin Soup

  This soup uses a block of Boursin to make the creamiest, most flavoursome soup imaginable! This is essentially a delicious roasted tomato and red pepper soup, with Boursin and a few other goodies added. The Boursin does a lot of the heavy lifting both in terms of texture and flavour though, so I feel […]

Italian Tuna and White Bean Salad

  Italian tuna and white bean salad combines canned yellowfin tuna and cannellini beans tossed together with red onion and parsley in a simple lemon and olive oil dressing and served with baby arugula.

Cauliflower Soup with Rosemary Croutons

Cauliflower soup is a classic comfort food that is perfect for chilly nights or for when you want a hearty and healthy meal. With just a few simple ingredients, this soup is easy to make and the result is unbelievably delicious. It’s a great way to add more veggies to your diet and is perfect […]

Zuppa Toscana – Olive Garden Copycat

Zuppa Toscana is Olive Garden’s most popular soup. This one-pot, homemade Zuppa Toscana recipe is hearty and loaded with Italian sausage, kale, bacon and potatoes.

Salmon Patties

  Salmon patties are small croquette-fritter-like cakes that are loaded up with ingredients like eggs, crackers, herbs, and vegetables that are fried in a small amount of oil until golden brown. They are often served on a bed of greens and accompanied with a sauce. I think it’s worth sharing a little history on salmon […]

Miso-Glazed Broiled Salmon

Soy sauce, mirin, white miso and honey combine to create a sweet-savory balance in this super-simple recipe. Some of the glaze mixture is reserved for serving—drizzle it over the salmon itself or onto a side of sautéed greens or broccoli.

Roasted Pepper Frittata with Fontina Cheese

Nothing says Sunday brunch like an oversized Italian omelet. Sliced like a pizza, this easy-to-prepare egg pie features smoky, sweet roasted red peppers and creamy Italian Fontina cheese.

Smoked Gouda, Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Bisque

This Smoked Gouda Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Bisque has a silky smooth texture and is deliciously rich and creamy. Fire roasted tomatoes, roasted red peppers, aromatic garlic and onion, savory chicken stock, herbs and spices, slow simmered and pureed, and then swirled with heavy cream and melty smoked gouda cheese. It’s the perfect soup recipe […]

Ginger Sweet Potato Coconut Milk Stew with Lentils & Kale

This sweet potato and coconut milk stew is a glowing shade of orange with vibrant pops of green from kale and cilantro. We use lots of chili and ginger in this stew, along with a bunch of other spices. The flavour profile, spice combination, and recipe itself is inspired by Indian cuisine as well as […]

Asian Noodle Bowl with Spicy Almond Sauce

  Whole wheat noodles, crisp snow peas, broccoli and red bell pepper are accented by garnishes of scallion and crunchy sliced almonds. But the showstopper to this dish is the spicy almond sauce that packs a wallop of heat.

Creamy Tomato White Bean Stew

The comforting flavors of this Creamy Tomato White Bean Stew make the perfect easy lunch or dinner. This plant-based recipe is packed with wholesome ingredients, like protein-packed white beans, cherry tomatoes, and nutrient-dense greens

Tortilla Soup

This sopa de tortilla is a simple, homestyle tortilla soup like we had in Mexico. It is pureed for smoothness; contrasting colors, flavors and textures are added with garnishes. For the best results, ripe tomatoes are key—in non-summer months, we find Campari tomatoes to be a good option, as well as cherry or grape tomatoes. […]

Persian Barley-Lentil Soup with Spinach

  This hearty vegetarian soup was inspired by a recipe in “Bottom of the Pot” by Naz Deravian, who explains that she created the dish by combining two classic Persian soups: lentil and barley. She uses dried limes common in Persian cuisine to infuse the broth with unique citrus notes. We opted for easier-to-find fresh […]

White Bean Soup with Rosemary and Parmesan

A sturdy soup that is a meal in itself, this is a popular dish in northern Italy, especially Tuscany, where the locals are nick-named mangiafagioli, or “bean eaters.” Feel free to substitute other dried beans such as chick-peas (garbanzo beans), white kidney beans or cannellini beans. If you like, garnish with croutons in addition to […]