1. Beets: Roasted Beets and Rice Salad
Colorful and fun, this salad is a delight for the senses
with its bright hue, sweet and earthy flavor and slight crunch. Altogether, it’s
a satisfying side or light meal.
2. Radishes: Radish Butter
Taking cues from the French snack of radishes with sea salt
and butter, this recipe combines them into a spread for toast so you can make a
light meal out of it.
3. Swiss Chard: Pickled Rainbow Swiss Chard
Swiss chard is a fun food because how many foods grow in a
rainbow of colors? It’s good for you too with nutrients like potassium,
magnesium, calcium and fiber, plus antioxidants and vitamin K. Use the green
tops for a scrambled egg add-in or in soups, and pickle the stalks so they stay
rainbow bright.
4. Red Cabbage: Red Cabbage and Apple Quinoa
This festive salad is wintery with a cinnamon-tinged
dressing, but the red and purple fruits and veggies really wake things up.
Quinoa and feta cheese add heartiness as well.
5. Pomelo: Pomelo Salad
Pomelos are like sweeter grapefruits with thick peels. Simple in preparation with a complex flavor, this salad
brightens the meal, both visually and with its bold flavors of citrus, red
onion and spicy green chilis.
6. Red Pear: Red Wine-Poached Pear and Blue Cheese Salad with Pancetta and Walnuts
Red d’Anjou pears will poach up beautifully in this cold-weather
salad, turning back to red after peeled, thanks to red wine. You can make the components ahead and serve as the first course of a
fancy dinner.
7. Purple Carrot: Purple Carrot Hummus
The color of purple carrots is a show-stopper and they whip
into a visually appealing hummus that tastes great, too.
8. Blood Orange: Blood Orange Curd Brownies
Citrus is an interesting pairing with chocolate. These
rich brownies benefit from a whole layer of rich, blood orange curd on top of
chewy, fudgy brownies.