Category: Recipes

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Avocado-and-Pea Salmon Tartines

This recipe delivers a double dose of heart-healthy unsaturated fats, from both salmon and avocado, plus 40% of your daily fiber goal. Smoked salmon is delightfully salty with a velvety smooth texture, making it a flavorful compliment to mellow avocado. Be sure to look for salmon that’s labeled “wild Alaskan.” That way you can be […]

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Tangy Chicken-Farro Bowl

If you have trouble finding lingonberry, cranberry preserves are a fine substitute. Ingredients 5 tablespoons white vinegar, divided 2 tablespoons sugar, divided 5/8 teaspoon kosher salt, divided 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice 2 Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard 1 tablespoon canola oil 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh dill 2 […]

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Greek Chopped Salad with Grilled Pita

A chopped salad, full of contrasting flavors and textures and bound by a zingy vinaigrette, is a great quick and easy meal. Red bell peppers, romaine, cucumber, and cherry tomatoes are available year-round, making this satisfying main a staple worth keeping in rotation. We take the extra step of grilling the bell peppers along with […]

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Sesame-Ginger-Chickpea-Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Sesame, especially toasted sesame oil, is a key flavor in many Asian cuisines. It makes sense that tahini would fit here too, from satay sauces to the ginger dressing on your sushi restaurant salad. Here we spike tahini with fresh ginger, garlic, and rice vinegar and drizzle over roasted sweet potatoes (tahini rounds out sweet […]

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Family-Style Meatball “Fondue

We’re using the term “fondue” loosely; the idea is that everyone scoops into a skillet of cheesy meatballs with hearty bread slices. The meatballs are more tender than traditional versions because they don’t include breadcrumbs; we like the softer texture for this type of dish, where you want them to give way easily on the […]

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Tortellini, Chicken, and Arugula Salad

A bright, springtime salad that comes together in a cinch thanks to the use of a few quality convenience items. Hearty cheese tortellini, shredded rotisserie chicken, and peppery arugula join forces to create a light, yet filling, salad with plenty of texture and substance. Zippy lemon dressing adds welcomed vibrancy while shaved Parmesan adds a […]

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Sheet Pan Baked Tilapia with Roasted Vegetables

Arrange the fish and the broccoli-carrot mixture on the same pan for quick cleanup. Add lemon wedges and bring to the table for a gorgeous presentation. Ingredients 1 tablespoon butter 1 garlic clove, minced 2 ounces whole-wheat sourdough bread, finely ground 2.25 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1/2 cup) 1 egg, lightly beaten 4 (6-oz.) tilapia […]

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Chicken and Poblano Stew with Polenta

Think of this saucy chicken stew as a Mexican twist on Italian food, especially when served over creamy polenta. Poblano chiles become smoky and lose some of their intensity when broiled until blackened and tender. Wrap the peppers in the same foil used to line the pan and let stand so that the steam can […]

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Seared Salmon Salad with Beets and Blackberries

A lime-forward vinaigrette adds pucker and punch to the salmon and salad, rounded out by earthy-sweet beets and juicy blackberries. Mint with blackberries is a favorite cocktail combo that also works in a fresh entrée salad. If you have leftover mint leaves, steep in simple syrup and refrigerate for sweetening lemonade or tossing with fresh […]

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Peppered Honey Tempeh and Cauliflower Crumbles

This delightfully sweet and spicy mixture of honey and black pepper brighten up the earthy flavors of cauliflower and tempeh in this plant-powered dish. High in blood pressure balancing potassium and Vitamin C, cauliflower is a great low-carb choice for bulking up vegetarian dinners. Tempeh is less processed than its soybean cousin, tofu; look for […]