5 Ingredients or Fewer
Rich Sweet Pastry Dough
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time. Can be used for Blood Orange Crostata
Rack of Lamb Persille
The rack is best if roasted at a higher temperature than the other cuts and basted often. A rack should be served at once.
Tomato and Bacon Salad in Bibb Lettuce Cups
The following hors d'oeuvre, a variation on the BLT, can be put together quickly if the ingredients are prepared a few hours ahead and assembled just before serving. Finely diced mozzarella would be a nice addition to the salad filling.
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Tandoori Spiced Lamb Chops
This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Buttered Haricots Verts
(Buttered Thin French Green Beans)
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Tomato Salsa
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Filets Mignons with Port Wine Glaze
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Cucumber Feta Salad Dressing
Use this dressing on hardy salad greens, such as romaine or spinach.
Mushroom Rice
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Carrot Marjoram Purée
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Romaine, Arugula, and Avocado Salad
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Spicy Garlic Potatoes and Zucchini
Active time: 40 min Start to finish: 50 min
Sesame Rice
This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Caramelized Zucchini with Mint
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Balsamic Dressing
"While visiting Santa Fe, New Mexico, we dined at La Casa Sena restaurant and had a mesclun salad with an unusual balsamic-vinegar dressing," says Billie Ingram of Fairfax, Virginia. "Could you please get the recipe for us?"
Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 30 min