Make the most of the variety of fresh mushrooms available at your local market. Their earthy flavors and textures enhance this tangy and peppery soup. Have some Asian-style soup spoons handy they make eating the soup twice as fun!

You can make this salad a day ahead, and there’s no mayonnaise to worry about — perfect picnic or potluck fare.

This salad combines jícama, also called Mexican potato, with peppery watercress, crunchy romaine, and several staples of Asian cooking. The result? Greens with an attitude.

Lemongrass stalks impart their soothing flavor to catfish, vegetables, and rice.

Summertime and the grilling is easy. Once the salmon soaks up the pineapple-lime marinade flavors, it's ready in almost no time.

Fish fillets absorb Asian flavor from a soy sauce and gingerroot marinade then are coated with an aromatic crumb coating and baked for crispness. Steamed baby carrots and green beans with water chestnuts complete the meal.

You can save a lot of time by buying a jar of sliced mangoes in your grocer's produce department and using part of the fruit for this recipe. Store the remaining mangoes for up to 1 week in your refrigerator and enjoy them as a healthy snack.

Serve this dish on a bed of fluffy rice so you don't miss a single drop of the fantastic sauce.

Take advantage of the speedy microwave and prepare this chicken dish — complete with vegetables — in a snap.

Steamed brown rice would complement this palate-pleaser nicely.