Avocado Tuna Salad

Credit: Natasha’s Kitchen

Ingredients

15 oz tuna in oil, drained and flaked
1/2 - 1 English cucumber depending on size, sliced
2 large or 3 medium avocados, diced
1 small to medium red onion, thinly sliced or diced
1/4 cup cilantro
2 tbsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp sea salt, or to taste
1/8 tsp black pepper

Directions

Combine all ingredients.

Notes

If there’s such a thing as a feel-good salad, this is it. When my son first tried it, he kept saying how good it was!

Spinach Namul

Credit: Maangchi

Ingredients

8 ounces spinach, cleaned and washed
1 garlic clove, minced
1 green onion, chopped
1 1/2 tsp soy sauce
1 1/2 tsp toasted sesame oil
2 tsp toasted sesame seeds

Directions

Clean spinach, then blanch in boiling water for 1 minute. Plunge spinach into cold water to stop cooking. Add the remaining ingredients.

Notes

I often make a double recipe because it keeps well!

Chicken Adobo

Credit: Alana Kysar, Aloha Kitchen

Ingredients

3 bay leaves
4 tsp whole black peppercorns
1 tbsp neutral oil
1/2 cup Datu Puti cane vinegar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 tbsp brown sugar
5 garlic cloves, peeled and smahed
3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs

Directions

Brown chicken, and cook in remaining ingredients.

Notes

Total comfort food, and so good over rice to soak up the juices.

Huli Chicken

Credit: Alana Kysar, Aloha Kitchen

Ingredients

1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1-inch piece of ginger, grated
2 cloves garlic, grated
3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs

Directions

Marinate at least 8 hours ideally, then broil.

Notes

So simple and a total crowd-pleaser!