Make delicious sushi easily using your choice of healthy ingredients!

These light, uncooked rolls are the perfect start to any Asian meal. They’re very easy to make, and you can vary the filling ingredients to suit your taste–and your creativity! Serve them with Peanut Sauce, as shown, or with Soy Orange Sauce.

Hummus is a Middle Eastern dip or spread. There are lots of recipes for it, each with a different proportion of ingredients. Over the years I’ve worked on mine to make it much lower in fat than the original version. If you want to make it truly fat-free, omit the tahini and increase the seasonings. You may also add one of the optional ingredients noted at the end of the recipe.

This delicious Middle Eastern dip has transformed many eggplant-haters into eggplant-lovers.

When I use salsa as a dressing, I make a yummy black bean dip and put it on the bottom of the plate and then add my salad and then the salsa. The bean dip gives it a yummy taste. Here’s what I do:

Florentine Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe by: Barbara Rolls Servings: 4 – 12 large white button mushrooms, about 1 1/2″ inches wide – 1 tsp water or stock – 3/4 C minced onions – 1/2 tsp minced garlic – 1/2 C finely chopped spinach – 1/2 C seeded and finely chopped red or green bell pepper – […]

The mushrooms can be stuffed in advance, covered, refrigerated and then baked later in the day to save on last minute preparation time.

This recipe makes a Texas-sized amount of salsa, so halve it if necessary.

Harrisa (also spelled harissa) is a Tunisian hot pepper sauce. I buy the Ziyad brand in a local Middle Eastern grocery store. If you can’t find harrisa, feel free to use any other spicy pepper sauce you have on hand. I started with a teaspoon of sauce and kept adding until it reached the spiciness we like, probably about 2 teaspoons.

This eggplant dip is a favorite in Chicago’s Greektown section. Prepare up to a day ahead, and refrigerate.

Sumac grows in abundance throughout the Mediterranean, and its dried, ground berries are a fruity and astringent spice widely used in Middle Eastern cooking. If you can’t find sumac, substitute 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon rind. You may need to add up to a tablespoon of water if the mixture is too thick to process smoothly. Serve with pita wedges or sliced veggies.