Cilantro

Serve this tart and earthy chutney with grilled meats, samosas, or your favorite Indian curry. This recipe is from Gunpowder, an Indian restaurant in London.

Mixing lemon and lime juice, as well as a shot of apple cider vinegar, makes for a much more dynamic dressing than just one type of acid could ever achieve.

You're bound to get plenty of accolades for this zesty sauce, a Middle Eastern–spiced riff on herby salsa verde.

Green mangoes would be ideal, but slightly unripe mangoes are an imperfect but successful substitute.

You can find loose hibiscus flowers at Mexican and Indian grocers, but if not, use 6 hibiscus tea bags instead.

Bush’s® grilled summer veggie and bean bowl with harissa vinaigrette

These tasty burgers have a little chile kick and are ideal to pop into a sealable container and take to work for lunch.

This comforting vegetarian chickpea and lentil soup features warming spices and a hit of lemon juice.

This spicy vegetarian pasta is packed with heat from chipotle chile powder and fresh jalapeños. Pinto beans and canned tomatoes round out the dish and make it extremely easy to put together.

This rice dish is based on one of the most famous Persian polos (pilaf), known as sabzi polo.

My love for Asian food is never-ending, and this easy, quick chicken meatball creation is a favorite. The secret here is to steam the meatballs so they remain tender and succulent. Searing briefly afterward adds a wonderfully caramelized crust without overcooking.

Cauliflower might not be a traditional ingredient in larb recipes, but the toasted rice powder is. 

With fewer eggs than the typical frittata, this Persian egg dish is the ultimate clean-out-the-herb-drawer meal.

Larb is hailed as the national dish of Laos. Traditionally the salad starts with extremely finely chopped lean meat or fish and is seasoned with lime juice, chiles, fish sauce, and toasted ground rice. This recipe calls for ground lamb, a fattier protein than what’s usually used, and subs ground peanuts as a nod to the texture of the rice.

Snow peas and water chestnuts add a fresh crunch to these tasty dumplings

Served with a bright, zesty grapefruit-cabbage slaw, this crisp salmon is an easy weeknight dinner that takes less than 20 minutes to make from start to finish.

Depending on your pho philosophy, you can go super simple or ornate with the tabletop pho garnishes.

Ancho chile powder adds a remarkable smokiness to this dish, while the cilantro beautifully brightens it up. Choose the best-quality short ribs you can find. It makes a nice difference in flavor and fat content.

Coddle eggs in a warming, cumin-spiced Swiss chard braise to start the new year with plenty of healthful, fortifying greens.