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You don't have to give up your favorite dishes to eat heart-healthy meals.
Naval oranges, ripe strawberries, and sliced bananas are served with a yogurt-ginger sauce.
Cubed potatoes are sautéed with onions and lima beans and seasoned with parsley and paprika.
This cake gets its moistness from the apples and raisins, so it requires little oil.
Mix pasta, spinach, beets, onion and walnuts in a salad bowl. Combine maple syrup, vinegar and olive oil in a small jar and shake well. Pour over salad. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until you're ready to eat.
Bananas that are getting past ripe work perfectly in smoothies. Peel them, wrap them in plastic, and freeze them.
Farmers across the country raise this sweet, slightly nutty-tasting fish.
A perfect dressing for a perfect party vegetable.
Fresh, delicious, and ready to serve in short order - a super salad that's perfect for parties - or dinner at home.
This is a picture-pretty first course for a summer meal. Make in advance and serve chilled.
These muffins are perfect for breakfast or a snack. They get their crunch from chopped walnuts.
Toss wheat cereal and cashews with raisins, dried blueberries, dried cranberries, or chopped dried apricots.
Put all ingredients in blender and blend for about 20 seconds. If mixture is too thick, add a little more vegetable broth. Serve hot or cold.
Mix all ingredients and refrigerate until ready to use, or use immediately. To make the dipping sauce, put it in a blender and blend on high about 10 seconds.
Rosti has been called the national dish of German-speaking Switzerland. Rosti is similar to hash browns and is usually topped with cheese.
Deliciously decadent, but healthy! Garnish with chopped red pepper for extra color or a shot of Tabasco for spiciness.
This casserole uses chunks of fresh salmon with lots of healthy omega-3 fatty acids.
Pop these in the oven for seven to 10 minutes and serve with fresh fruit on skewers.
To prepare as a gift, strain the vinegar into pretty bottles. Add a fresh sprig of rosemary to each.
Roast for 15 to 20 minutes (depending on thickness of asparagus), shaking once to turn spears. Pour on balsamic vinegar and serve hot or at room temperature.
Roasting really brings out the flavors of this delicious combination.
Roast carrots, turnips, squash, and garlic for about an hour, stirring once or twice.
This takes some patience, but you will be rewarded with a rich, seedless sauce, perfect for topping anything from fruit, to meat, to chocolate cake!
A warm and satisfying soup, with fresh Asian flavors.
Rub the fillets with spices, then broil for about eight minutes, turning once.
A fresh twist on a family favorite - with leftovers for lunch!
This meal is generally lightly seasoned, which allows each diner to add condiments to individual taste.
This recipe takes about 10 minutes to cook, once you’ve cut all your vegetables. It’s a good dish to top pasta or serve with grilled chicken, lean beef, or salmon.
Low-calorie, kid-friendly recipe that provides 1 cup of healthy vegetables per serving!
These ingredients are in the right proportions for one batch of dip mix. For a gift jar, keep adding a round of all five ingredients until you have enough to fill the jar.
