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This refreshing spring-time salad is a tasty way to get a wide array of important vitamins and minerals. This is an easy recipe to double so that a delicious serving of vegetables is always on hand.

Time to table: 15 minutes

Serves: 4

Robust chicken sausage balances a light, flavorful broth for a Mediterranean meal in minutes. Unlike other sausage that contains cancer-causing nitrites,¹ this brand from Organic Valley is nitrite-free and made from chickens not administered hormones or antibiotics.

Time To Table: 20 minutes
Serves: 4

This firm, flaky white fish lives in deep ocean waters and is a perennial favorite of fish lovers due to its light delicate flavor. The sweet taste of red bell pepper makes for a delectable pairing.

Time to table: 15 minutes

Serves: 2

This dip is a wonderful twist on a traditional recipe. The added chicken makes it higher in hunger-satisfying protein, while the water chestnuts add a great crunch. This is a great dip to offer your guests this holiday season. Try it out!

Time to table: 45 minutes

Serves: 12

Well, it’s that time of year again, where I enjoy turning on my oven to bake a good casserole! This dish is made with vegetables and very thin corn tortillas, so even though each serving contains 15 grams of carbohydrate, remember that most of that is very low glycemic impact vegetables and beans. Mmmm, delicious.

Time to table: 1 hour

Serves: 10

This vibrant fall salad features vegetables that reach their peak of flavor in cool fall weather. While your guests savor the rich medley of Mediterranean-inspired flavors and textures, they’ll also get a healthy dose of immune-boosting, cold-fighting vitamin C.

Time to table: 30 minutes

Serves: 8

One of the tricks to eating well is knowing when to buy fresh foods for peak ripeness. Buying foods in season generally means lower price and better taste. Pears are in season right now, so it’s a great time for this salad — so light and simple, but so tasty.

Time to table: 10 minutes

Serves: 2

Even people trying to adhere to a wheat- and dairy-free diet can enjoy this classic dip. Look for goat or sheep’s milk versions of your favorite hard cheese and a soy version of your cream cheese. When you pair the dip with gluten-free crackers or organic whole grain tortilla chips, you are off and running.

Time to table: 20 minutes

Serves: 12

While I don’t recommend the cabbage soup diet plan, the soup itself is very nutritious and tasty — and is great to eat any time on a low carb diet. You can tailor the recipe to your likes and dislikes; for instance if you don’t care that much for green peppers, use green beans instead. If you want to make it even heartier, you could add a protein source such as ground or cubed beef or chicken. I’ve modified the recipe to include only organic ingredients.

Serves: 4

I don’t know if you’ve ever tried chili over pasta, but it’s a favorite in my city of Cincinnati. Replacing pasta with different types of squash has become my favorite way to reduce carbs. The squash tastes great with tomato-based sauces and the nutritional value is so much better. If you don’t want to take 45 minutes to bake squash, zucchini cooks up much more quickly and works well too.

Serves: 8