An easy recipe for traditional Chinese cucumber salad. A refreshing, spicy, cucumber salad made with smashed cucumbers, sesame oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and chili peppers.
I love simple side salads, and this traditional Chinese cucumber salad is the latest to grace our kitchen table.
It couldn’t be easier to prepare, and is a great accompaniment to shoyu ahi poke if you’re looking for a delicious no-cooking-required summer meal. And let’s be honest, who doesn’t love that?
Persian cucumbers are smashed, salted ahead to release their juices, drained, then combined with rice vinegar, sesame oil, soy sauce, and chili peppers.
It makes a refreshingly light, crunchy, flavorful salad that tastes better the longer it sits!
This easy chocolate granola recipe is naturally sweetened with maple syrup, and combined with dark chocolate chunks and freeze dried raspberries. A delicious gluten...
Easy buffalo cauliflower are made with fresh cauliflower florets, dipped in buttermilk batter, baked in the oven, and tossed with a harissa hot sauce. I’m back...
A traditional Hawaiian ahi poke bowl recipe made with sashimi grade ahi tuna, sweet onions, soy sauce, sesame oil, chopped macadamia nuts, and scallions. ...
A delicious, fragrant, vegan Thai coconut soup prepared with sweet potato and kale. An easier, weeknight friendly, and vegetarian rendition on Tom Kha Gai. My first...
A delicious and easy twist on roasted cauliflower! Deeply caramelized and slightly spicy roasted cauliflower florets are served on lemon tahini sauce and garnished...
This spring matcha cake is filled with Bonne Maman Raspberry Preserves and a light raspberry cream filling. An elegant, light, and fruit forward cake to serve...
Hi, I’m Laura! I’m a trained chef and recipe developer living in Chicago. A Beautiful Plate is a food blog dedicated to simplifying the art of seasonal cooking. Whether it's through cooking guides and how-to's, artful plating, or creative recipes, I'm here to spark inspiration in your kitchen!
