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These bright beauties complement and offer tons of flavor to a variety of protein-packed dishes like bean salads, grain bowls, and tofu sandwiches. Bonus: they taste better the longer they marinate. Double bonus: beets can help to dilate blood vessels, lower blood pressure and increase blood flow, making your heart very happy.

Something about the rich creaminess of the cashew sour cream with the cooling and crunchy cucumbers makes this dish especially appealing. Adding even more to this salad is dill. Other herbs would be delicious as well. Feel free to swap parsley, cilantro or basil in place of dill or a variety of fresh herbs from your garden!

The lime-chili flavor combination along with the crunch makes these roasted cashews the perfect accompaniment to sauteed vegetables, grain bowls, and salads. They can also easily stand alone as their own snack!

This salad is sure to be a winner with guests at your next summer picnic. It’s bursting with color, flavor, and fun textures from the carrots, cabbage, and cashews. The carrots and cabbage have natural abilities to protect skin from the inside out with their high carotenoid content; black rice (also called purple rice) has been shown to have a higher anthocyanin count than blueberries; and, you’ll receive a nice dose of probiotics with the organic miso. Bottom line? Your guests’ bellies will be happy while you feel good knowing that you’re nourishing them well.

Put a new spin on those Romaine leaves by grilling them briefly on the stovetop for a warm and crispy Romaine salad. Hardy Romaine is perfect for grilling due to its sturdy ribs down to the center. Add crunchy toasted sunflower seeds and sweet pomegranate seeds on top make for a fancy and delicious light appetizer or side to your main course.

Millet has a very delicate flavor and is easy to prepare, making it a very versatile grain that can be made into a breakfast cereal, grain bowl, bread (using millet flour), and tossed in a salad, like this Thai-inspired delight. What’s more, it has 6 grams of protein per cup and is packed with minerals like iron, selenium, and zinc!

This meal is a great example of how you can optimize plant-based nutrition in a salad. As you probably know, you can get lots of protein from nuts and seeds. Walnuts have 4 grams of protein per ounce and come with other essential nutrients like fiber, essential fatty acids, and phytonutrients. Tahini has almost 3 grams of protein per tablespoon plus calcium, copper and selenium. Amaranth is a pseudograin with more protein than any other grain at 9 grams per cooked cup. And, kale has boatloads of other nutrients like beta carotene, iron, and calcium. This salad is nourishing and satisfying!

Fun fact about buckwheat: It’s actually a cousin of rhubarb, so not technically a grain at all. But its nutrients, nutty flavor, and appearance have allowed it to be classified as a grain. Buckwheat bonus: It also has adequate amounts of all nine essential amino acids. Combine nutritious buckwheat with superfood broccoli, healing tofu, and lots of invigorating spices, and you have a pretty tasty meal that delivers on flavor, texture, and nutrition.

While this bakes, you will be enchanted with the aromatic mingling of nutty coconut sauce infused with lime, ginger, and curry. It is a deeply flavorful dish that is also almost effortless in preparation. Everything comes together lickety-split and you have an exotic bean entrée to serve over rice!