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Quinoa Stuffed Eggplant with Tahini Sauce - Simply Quinoa. You're going to fall in love with this Mediterranean quinoa stuffed eggplant recipe!

Quinoa Stuffed Eggplant with Tahini Sauce - Simply Quinoa

It's full of flavor, packed with veggies, and takes just 30 minutes to make! I've been on a serious Mediterranean food kick lately. When I'm thinking about going out to eat, I pretty much only want Mediterranean/Turkish food. Deb Perelman’s Winter Slaw with Farro Recipe on Food52. Test Kitchen-Approved Author Notes Deb Perelman had yearned for a grain salad with an inverted proportion of grains to vegetables for some time before tasting the inspiration for this one at the West Village restaurant Via Carota. Finally, she felt more confident to make her own. Since then, she’s seen scant proportions of grains peek through in other restaurant salads (often fried freekah for toasty, popcorn-like crunch) and made all sorts of variations herself. She loves switching in walnuts and “diced pillowy bits of Taleggio or Robiola instead of Parmesan cheese.” Prep time 30 minutes Serves 6 to 8 Ingredients. Recipe: Udon Soup with Bok Choy and Poached Egg.

Crunchy Thai Peanut & Quinoa Salad - Cookie and Kate. Peachy Chipotle Chicken Tortilla and Avocado Rice Salad with Fried Halloumi. - Half Baked Harvest. Would you look at that?

Peachy Chipotle Chicken Tortilla and Avocado Rice Salad with Fried Halloumi. - Half Baked Harvest

I finally made us a summer salad! This peachy chipotle chicken tortilla and avocado rice salad…with pan fried halloumi, just had to be shared! And yes, to be expected, I left nothing out of the recipe title…Typical. Broccolini, Chicken Sausage, and Orzo Skillet. Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Fettuccine. Remember those sun-dried tomatoes lurking in the back of your pantry?

Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Fettuccine

Isn't there a hunk of goat cheese somewhere in the fridge? Now's the time to grab both of those ingredients because together they make this creamy, dreamy weeknight pasta that's proudly all frills and no fuss. A Quick Cream Sauce, Thanks to Goat Cheese The highlight of this recipe is the creamy sauce that comes together almost instantly, thanks to soft goat cheese. Instead of simmering cream and butter together to make a sauce, pasta water and crumbled goat cheese are quickly stirred together in the same skillet used to sauté the pasta's aromatics to make a cream sauce. Vegetarian Kale and Cannellini Bean Stew.

When the temperature drops in January, what we really want is food that fills us up and nourishes at the same time.

Vegetarian Kale and Cannellini Bean Stew

So start your day with a hearty smoothie, but finish it with a wholesome stew. This is one of a series of stews designed to make you feel good in every possible way. Brimming with veggies and spices, each of these wholesome stews will support and reward your best New Year's intentions. 10-Minute Black Bean Tacos. When you come home extra late after a crazy day at the office, it may seem like your only options for dinner are takeout, those questionable leftovers in the fridge, or scrambled eggs and toast.

10-Minute Black Bean Tacos

You're starving and cranky and you need dinner fast, after all. Luckily there's a fourth option: these 10-minute tacos. Reach for Grocery Store Conveniences Yes, making tacos in 10 minutes is absolutely possible. In less time than it will take you to wait for delivery (it feels like it takes forever when you're hungry), these hearty vegetarian tacos can be on your plate. (Image credit: Lauren Volo) A few store-bought conveniences make this speedy dinner possible. Serves 4 For the tacos: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 large onion, diced 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more as needed 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed 1/4 cup water. Artichoke Salad w/ Mint & Spinach Pesto Recipe. It’s spring… which means I can’t help but bring home artichokes from the farmers market.

Artichoke Salad w/ Mint & Spinach Pesto Recipe

They’re just SO pretty, although they take a bit of effort to clean and cook. My first tip for fresh artichokes is to use them in a pretty simple way so you can really appreciate their delicate flavor after you’ve put in the time to prep them. Save your artichoke dip recipe for canned or jarred artichokes. Tip number two: delegate artichoke-trimming to someone else in your family! Easy Dinner Recipe: Kale and Black Bean Tacos with Chimichurri. Chimichurri may not have been invented for tacos or, for that matter, vegan tacos. But this Argentine condiment shouldn't be limited to the grilled meats it traditionally accompanies. I love chimichurri stirred into vegetables and find that its bright and garlicky, tangy flavor especially complements greens like kale. Braised Coconut Spinach & Chickpeas with Lemon. Are you in the mood for some comfort food?

Braised Coconut Spinach & Chickpeas with Lemon

Of course you are; it's February. But in the interest of lingering New Year's resolutions, you might, however, be leaning towards something with vegetables — perhaps even a vegetarian dish? I have a proposal for you: fresh baby spinach and chickpeas, slow-cooked with ginger, garlic, and onion in a creamy coconut milk sauce, finished off with a healthy dash of lemon.

But it doesn't stop there. No — this spicy, tangy dish of greens was designed to be served over a sweet potato. Kale and Falafel Bowls with Spiralized Butternut Squash. Lu and I have this bad habit of ordering the same meal from the same restaurants over and over again, until we end up not liking that meal ever again.

Kale and Falafel Bowls with Spiralized Butternut Squash

Most recently, that happened with our favorite Turkish restaurant. We ordered falafel probably 20 times in a little over a month and didn’t think we could ever look at falafel again! So, it’s been a few months since we had falafel together, but now, I have a new way to enjoy our beloved but overdone falafel: homemade falafel in spiralized veggie bowls! If you’ve never made homemade falafel, get ready to surprise yourself – it’s super easy, quick, and gratifying. Gentle 3-Day Cleanse: Dinner Recipes. Dinner during your cleanse will be one of two soups: a veggie-packed Green Detox Soup or a warming, coconut-based Spicy Carrot Ginger Soup.

Gentle 3-Day Cleanse: Dinner Recipes

These recipes make 4+ servings so you can freeze whatever you won’t eat during your cleanse. Gentle 3-Day Cleanse: Lunch + Cleansing Tea Recipes. Lunch is the most important meal of the day during your cleanse; this recipe for Kitchari, a traditional Ayurvedic detox food, is high in protein, but easy on the digestive tract.

Gentle 3-Day Cleanse: Lunch + Cleansing Tea Recipes

Cleansing CCF Tea can be sipped throughout the day to provide hydration and help flush toxins from your system. Back to the 3-Day Cleanse Plan Get the 3-Day Cleanse Breakfast Recipes Get the 3-Day Cleanse Dinner Recipes Kitchari Ingredients 1 cup split yellow mung dal beans1 cup brown or white basmati rice1 ½ teaspoon coriander seeds1 ½ teaspoon fennel seeds1 teaspoon cumin seeds1 ½ teaspoon grass-fed ghee1 ½ teaspoon ground turmeric1 teaspoon ground cumin4 cardamom pods2 bay leaves½ stick of cinnamon1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root6 cups water2 cups of vegetables of your choice (asparagus, broccoli, green beans, zucchini, celery, carrots, etc.)1 teaspoon Celtic sea saltCilantro leaves, for serving Instructions Soak the split yellow mung dahl beans overnight (or for at least 4 hours) in water.

Wheat Berries with Butternut Squash, Edamame and Cranberries - A Cedar Spoon. Cauliflower Rice, Pumpkin Maca Sauce & Salad With Wheatgrass Dressing – Organic Burst®