Boost Nutrition with Color

Recipe: Roasted Asparagus Salad

Serve a plate full of goodness with the veggies in Roasted Asparagus Salad: Bibb lettuce, cherry tomatoes, avocado, red onion, and bell pepper. Save time by tossing it with bottled vinaigrette.

• Recipe: Three-Fruit Yogurt Shake

Smoky adobo sauce gives this creamy soup a subtle touch of heat.

Recipe: Baby Carrot Soup
 

• Recipe: Grilled Rainbow Peppers

• Recipe: Dawn’s World-Famous Greek Salad

Grill and top eggplant with a pepper-tomato topping that combines fresh basil with salty olives and sweet raisins. Serve with a French bread baguette for a meatless entrée or as a side to grilled chicken.

• Recipe: Grilled Eggplant With Sweet Pepper-Tomato Topping

• Recipe: Fresh Pear Salad With Asian Sesame Dressing

Recipe: Green Bean, Grape, and Pasta Toss

If you like broccoli salad, you will love this red-and-green salad. Bacon and pecans add texture and saltiness to the creamy-dressing-coated dish.

• Recipe: Citrus Gazpacho

Deliver a colorful treat from the grill with marinated veggie kabobs. Serve veggies with grilled chicken and wild rice, or toss into pasta with basil and Parmesan cheese.

Recipe: Summer Vegetable Kabobs

• Recipe: Chilled Zucchini Soup With Fresh Vegetable Salsa

• Recipe: Broccoli-Squash Slaw

Recipe: Peach-Blackberry-Yogurt Fruit Cups

Mix fresh peaches and blackberries with Greek yogurt, honey, and granola for a quick, nutritious breakfast. Sit down and savor the fresh fruit, or pack it in a container to take on the go with you.

Tired of steamed asparagus? Parmesan, pine nuts, garlic, and lemon in this pesto make the veggie into a tasty coating for pasta or crostini.

Recipe: Asparagus Pesto

Recipe: Heirloom Tomato Salad With Fresh Lady Peas

You can find many hues of heirloom tomatoes from local farmers. Complement the fresh flavor of sliced tomatoes with basil and goat cheese in an herb dressing. Or grill them on skewers and drizzle with vinaigrette.

• Recipe: Layered Lebanese Salad

Roasted beets and sugarcoated walnuts provide a warm complement to the sweet Orange Vinaigrette and orange sections tossed into this colorful salad.

• Recipe: Roasted Beet-and-Sugared Walnut Salad With Orange Vinaigrette

Recipe: Prosciutto-Wrapped Mango Bites

For a simple, fresh appetizer, wrap mango slices and arugula in paper-thin slices of prosciutto. For a slightly different flavor, substitute another fruit, such as pear or cantaloupe, for mango.

Reminiscent of traditional potato salad, Power Salad blends the healthful yet candy-like flavors of sweet potatoes, Granny Smith apples, and raisins in a light dressing. Walnuts and apple slices provide a crunch to each bite. Make this salad several hours in advance to let the flavors blend.

• Recipe: Power Salad

The citrus goodness we love in ambrosia meets immune-boosting green veggies in this dish. Garnish with toasted sweetened flaked coconut to complete the flavors.

Recipe: New Ambrosia With Buttermilk-Coconut Dressing

Eating potatoes doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice color and nutrients; buy red and purple-skinned varieties for this warm rendition of zesty potato salad. Test Kitchen Tip: Cook the potatoes whole with their skins to retain shape and color.

• Recipe: Warm Purple-and-Red Potato Toss

Recipe: Tomato-and-Watermelon Salad

This surprising salad combination will please your palate. The bright hues and refreshing flavors make Tomato-and-Watermelon Salad the perfect summer side dish.

Pack veggies into a picnic or luncheon spread with Confetti Pasta Salad. Toss a colorful mix of red tomatoes, green spinach, and yellow bell pepper with shell pasta, fresh lemon vinaigrette, and crumbled feta cheese.

Recipe: Confetti Pasta Salad

Recipe: Edamame Succotash

Edamame is just a fancy word for heart-healthy soybeans—used here in place of traditional lima beans. Look for them in the frozen vegetable case.