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Home › Recipe Index › Holiday/Season

Summer/BBQ

Fire up the grill and soak up the sunshine—these summer recipes are made for easy entertaining and bold, irresistible flavors!

Whether it’s a simple marinade for Thai-style grilled chicken satay, juicy Korean kalbi short ribs, or crispy scallion chicken hot off the pan, this collection brings a wide variety of textures and mouthwatering Asian flavors to your summer table.

Cool off with slurpable Taiwanese cold sesame noodles or end on a sweet note with refreshing mango sago.

These dishes are perfect for backyard BBQs, sunny picnics, or quick no-fuss dinners—all with a delicious Asian twist.

Salads

Feature image shows a plate of silky and smooth kelp noodles tossed with sauteed bok choy, shiitake, in a creamy sesame dressing.

Kelp noodle salad

Main Course

Feature image shows crispy bang bang shrimp wrapped in nori wraps into hand rolls with cucumber, avocado, and sushi rice.

Bang bang shrimp sushi hand roll

Main Course

Feature image shows Thai chicken larb with salad greens on the side and topped with toasted rice powder and chili powder, served over a purple color plate.

Thai chicken larb

Main Course

Feature image shows a plate of crispy Japanese fried chicken made in an air fryer and serve with lemon and cucumber slices on the side.

Air fryer karaage (Japanese fried chicken)

Side Dishes

Feature image shows a close shot of pickled garlic cloves in a sichuan style ginger peppercorn brine.

Pickled garlic

Salads

Feature image shows bok choy slaw with other Asian coleslaw vegetables in a large white serving plate and Thai chili dressing on the side.

Bok Choy Slaw with Thai Chili Lime Dressing

Side Dishes

Photo shows a plate of stir fried choy sum with garlic, served over a blue white color plate with chopsticks on the side.

Stir fried choy sum

Main Course

Overhead feature image shows a plate of delicious crispy tofu bites coated in a sticky Asian honey garlic sauce with peanuts on top.

Honey garlic tofu

Salads

Feature image shows a plate of Taiwanese style glass noodle salad, tossed with vegetables in a creamy dressing.

Glass noodle salad (凉拌粉絲)

Main Course

Overhead feature image shows a plate of crisp shrimp seasoned and coated with salt and pepper seasoning over a blue white color plate.

Salt and pepper shrimp

Salads

Feature image shows a plate of perfectly browned fresh mushroom s with zesty Thai larb dressing and crunchy shallots on top.

Thai Mushroom Salad

Main Course

Feature image shows air fried chicken kabobs with ginger scallion sauce on top, served in a blue white color plate.

Air fryer scallion ginger chicken skewers

Side Dishes

Feature image shows picking up a jar of pickled daikon radish and carrots in a glass jar.

Taiwanese Pickled Daikon

Appetizers

Feature image shows a bowl of soy egg sauce with eggs marinated inside with soft egg yolk center.

Soy sauce eggs

Side Dishes

Feature overhead image shows a plate of crisp stir fried bean sprouts topped with crispy shallots and thin sliced snow peas, Taiwanese style.

Bean sprouts stir fry

Side Dishes

Feature image shows a bowl of noodles seasoned with scallion oil and with crispy shallots on top, served in a blue white color Asian noodle bowl.

Scallion oil noodles 蔥油拌麵

Main Course

Feature image shows crispy chicken thighs with scallion oil drizzled on top, served on a blue white color plate.

Scallion chicken (蔥油雞)

Condiments

Feature image shows a ceramic bowl filled with ginger scallion sauce and serve with a spoon.

Ginger scallion sauce

Main Course

Feature overhead image shows a bowl of teriyaki salmon bites with teriyaki sauce served in a rice bowl.

Teriyaki salmon bites

Condiments

Feature overhead image shows a white sauce bowl with gluten free teriyaki sauce inside with a spoon.

Gluten free teriyaki sauce

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