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14 Fresh Dinner Ideas — Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice, Barbabietola Tahina & More

14 Fresh Dinner Ideas — Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice, Barbabietola Tahina & More

Plus even more dinner ideas!

Rhys Lawson
July 13, 2025

This week’s recipes are all about laid-back dinners, sunny produce, and crowd-pleasers that will make you want to eat outside.

From zesty smashed potatoes and tangy BBQ pulled pork to Margherita pizza and Southwest-style scramblers, these dishes will definitely shake up your regular go-to’s.

Hope you enjoy! — Rhys

14 Fresh Dinner Ideas — Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice, Barbabietola Tahina & More

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1. Naked Farmer Smashed Potatoes

Crispy, herby smashed potatoes topped with a zesty garlic drizzle—farm-to-table style.

Smashed Taters by Toutant

Crispy smashed potatoes seasoned to perfection, served with a drizzle of garlic herb oil.
45m • 4 servings

2. Barbabietola Tahina Salad

Roasted beet and tahini salad with fresh herbs, citrus, and toasted walnuts.

INSALATA DI BARBABIETOLA by Da Vinci Restaurant

Yellow beet salad, goat cheese, toasted walnuts, pickled red onions.
1h 15m • 4 servings

3. Another Broken Egg Southwest Scrambler

Creamy scrambled eggs with cheddar, chorizo, chives, and green chilies.

Southwest Scrambler by Another Broken Egg Cafe

Scrambled eggs filled with chorizo, onions, tomatoes and green chilies, topped with Cheddar Jack cheese. Sides of guacamole and salsa. Served with flour tortillas instead of an English muffin.
30m • 4 servings

4. Sweet & Spicy Sriracha Wings

Crispy chicken wings glazed in a garlic-honey sauce, finished with scallions.

Sweet Chili Wings by Fishbones

Six chicken wings fried and tossed in our spicy chili garlic honey sauce with a side of scallion lemongrass dressing
40m • 2 servings

5. BBQ Pulled Pork

Slow-smoked pulled pork sandwiches with tangy slaw.

Pulled Pork Sandwich by Boogies Grill & Chill

Slow-smoked pulled pork topped with red onion and bread & butter pickles on a warm brioche, served with warm bbq sauce and choice of side.
10h • 4 servings

6. Ratatouille

Elegant roasted summer vegetables layered and baked, with a French bistro flair.

Ratatouille by Neomonde Mediterranean Raleigh

Stewed eggplant, tomato, onion, green bell pepper, and garlic.
50m • 4 servings

7. Neapolitan Una Pizza Margherita

Fresh mozzarella, basil, and tomato sauce.

Margherita Pizza by King Taps Kelowna Lakeside

Simple Neapolitan style pizza.
1h • 2 servings

8. Spot Prawn Tacos

West Coast spot prawns with avocado, pickled onions, and fresh lime in a soft tortilla.

Tacones - Spicy Spot Prawn by Red Fish Blue Fish

Hand-roll style taco. Grilled flour tortilla with coleslaw, pea shoots, sauce, lemon-pickled onions
1h 15m • 4 servings

9. Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice

Pan-fried sushi rice cakes topped with spicy tuna tartare.

Crispy Rice Cake by Blue Sushi Sake Grill

Topped with spicy bigeye tuna, scallion & tataki sauce
1h • 4 servings

10. Sha La Chicken Noodles

Chewy noodles tossed with peanut sauce, crisp veggies, and tender chicken.

Sha La Chicken Noodles by Blue Bamboo

Hearty egg noodles, with chicken, napa, carrots, onions, and sprouts tossed in red curry and layered with peanut-dressed greens and peanuts.
30m • 4 servings

11. Summer Peach Caprese Salad

Juicy peaches, heirloom tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, and a drizzle of balsamic glaze.

Heirloom Tomato & Peach Salad by El Gaucho Portland

Mozzarella, basil, balsamic reduction, meyer lemon vinaigrette [GF]
20m • 4 servings

12. Kimchi Fried Rice with Egg

Savory fried rice with kimchi, veggies, and a runny fried egg on top.

Seoul Sista Fried Rice by The Yard

A kimchi fried rice, served with a fried egg on top, with a choice of either jerk chicken, fried chicken, or mushrooms. Topped with a drizzle of Yaya Sauce, scallions, cilantro, and black sesame seeds.
30m • 4 servings

13. Baja Fish Tacos with Slaw

Crispy battered white fish in corn tortillas, topped with tangy cabbage slaw.

Baja Style Fish Tacos by Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery Las Cruces

Three tacos with LTC beer-battered fish, spicy Toad aoli sauce, shredded cheese, lettuce, tomato & onion. On grilled corn tortillas with slaw, chips & salsa.
30m • 3 servings