Easy Dutch Recipes
By Karin Engelbrecht, About.com Guide
Simple Starters & Soups

These recipes for starters & soups keep it simple and let the ingredients do the talking. Some only need a little assembly, while others require merely the most basic of cooking techniques.
- Deep-Fried Camembert with Cranberry Sauce
- Dutch Cheese Plate
- Dutch Cheese Stems
- Eggplant & Cumin Dip
- Endive, Bacon & Goat's Cheese Bites
- Foamy Fava Bean Soup with Basil & Avocado Cream
- Individual Edam, Ham & Egg Tarts
- Macerated Walnut Salad with Pickled Chilli Peppers
- Yolanda van der Jagt's Simple Gazpacho from Hollandse Kramen Cookbook
- Smoked Mackerel Spread
- Pistachio Dip Recipe
- Pumpkin, Butternut Squash, Carrot & Saffron Soup
- Spring Pea Soup
- Star Pancakes with Smoked Fish & Three Sauces
- Sweet Potato & Caraway Soup with Argan Oil
- Turkish Kisir Recipe
- Summer Berry Soup
- Surinamese Peanut Soup Recipe
- White Asparagus Soup with Ham & Egg
- White Roasted Eggplant Recipe
Effortless Mains

Dutch food is healthy, cheap and nutritious -- perfect for mid-week meals for the whole family or comfort eating for one. But even better, these recipes are simple to make.
- Ajam Seitan
- Antakya Kebab Recipe
- Asparagus Tart
- Asparagus with Smoked Salmon Recipe
- Babi Ketjap (Pork in Sweet Soy Sauce)
- Braised Beef with Bischopswijn & Boerenjongens
- Roasted Hutspot Recipe (Hutspot Uit de Oven)
- Dick Soek's Venison Stew (Reehachée)
- Dutch Shrimp & Cucumber Sandwich
- Dutch Beef Stew with BockBier & Winter Veg
- Ham & Cheese Sandwich with Redcurrant Relish
- Mediterranean Sandwich with Aioli
- Moreish Mussels
- Kapucijnerschotel (Monk's Mince)
- Nasi Goreng
- Ostrich Steak with Mashed Potatoes & Blackberry Sauce
- Oude Kaas & Cumin Muffins
- Poached Salmon with Chive Sour Cream & Fresh Potato Salad
- Rendang Padang Recipe (Beef in Spicy Coconut Sauce)
- Traditional Flemish Waterzooi Recipe (Fish Stew)
Easy Sides, Condiments & Sauces

These delicious sides, sauces and condiments will add color and flavor to any plate.
- Appelmoes (Apple Sauce)
- Baked Butternut Squash with Speculaas Spices
- Cinnamon Glazed Carrots
- Cranberry & Apple Puree
- Fresh Tarragon & Garlic Mayonnaise
- Green Beans & Almonds
- Herring & Herb Relish
- My Roasted Root Vegetables
- Pan-Fried Salmon with Witlof, Spinach & Fennel
- Pan-Fried Pointed Cabbage with Leeks & Bacon
- Redcurrant Relish
- Rosemary & Lemon Sea Salt Recipe
- Satay Sauce Recipe
- Sauteed Kale
- Telor Besengek (Eggs in Coconut Sauce)
- Zingy Zaanse Mayo
- Herbed Hangop
Simple Salads
These recipes for salads keep it simple and let the ingredients do the talking. Some only need a little assembly, while others require merely the most basic of cooking techniques.
- Brown Bean Salad
- Cauliflower Salad
- Egg Salad with Tarragon
- Fattoush salad
- Gado Gado
- Koolsla (Coleslaw)
- Pickled Beet Salad with Ash-Coated Goat's Cheese
- Redcurrant & Feta Salad
- Roast Beet Salad with Chèvre
- Smoked Mackerel Salad
- Summery Beef Salad
- Taboulleh salad
- Witlof Salad with blue cheese, grapes and hazelnuts
Simply Delicious Desserts

Satisfy your sweet tooth with these simple, yet oh-so-satisfying desserts.
- Banoffee Pie Recipe
- Baked Quinces with Spiced Hangop & Honey, Vanilla & Lemon Syrup
- Chocolate Fondue with Fruit
- Christmas Crumble with Pear & Ginger
- Dark Chocolate Mousse
- Port Poached Pears
- Star Anise Custard with Forest Fruits
- Tarte Tatin with Poached Pears (Tarte Tatin van Stoofperen)
- Tokkelroom Trifle
- Summer Berry Soup
Easy Sweets

These recipes for sweet treats are as effortless as they are delicious.
