Chipotles add heat and smokiness to this dish, which can be served as a salad or used to fill corn tortillas for soft tacos. The radishes give a fresh crunch and the avocado gives a cool creaminess.
The French green Le Puy lentils are smaller and firmer than brown lentils, but have the same type of earthy flavor. They lend themselves to dishes where you want the lentils to stay intact like salads...
This recipe breaks the taboo of combining seafood and cheese. This salad of blanched shrimp, new potatoes and crisp disks of sugar-snap peas is perfectly adequate. It is vibrant from fresh mint, tangy...
Rice stick salad is a terrific vehicle for vegetables. Play around with the ingredients here - if you have different vegetables than those called for, try them. You might shred lettuce in addition to the...
I love millet but it is tricky to cook; it can easily turn to mush. I have found that cooking more than 2/3 cup at a time can be problematic because the millet at the bottom of the pot becomes gummy by...
Triticale is a hybrid grain made from wheat and rye, which farmers and health food stores alike had high hopes for in the 1970s. It is a good source of phosphorus and a very good source of magnesium, but...
Quinoa lends itself to lemony salads, and the rainbow mix is particularly nice because each type of quinoa has a slightly different texture. The pearl white grains are the fluffiest, the red and black...
Fattoush, the Middle Eastern salad made with stale pita and vegetables, is usually seasoned with za'tar, which can itself be considered a version of a dukkah.
Here, blood orange segments are tossed into a salad of roasted carrots, salty olives and freshly ground spices - a refreshing, satisfying and stunning dish with sunset colors.