Delicious Vegetable Recipes

Are you looking for ways to increase your vegetable consumption? This week, we're sharing five recipes to help you do just that.

Roasted Veggies Pasta Salad

Make it a Full Plate Meal: Bring this salad to any summer picnic or cookout. Double up the amount of vegetables to increase those 75% zone foods.

75% water-fiber foods – asparagus, broccoli, tomatoes, squash, zucchini, red onion, parsley
25% foods – chickpea or whole grain pasta, dressing

Summer Vegetable Hash

Make it a Full Plate Meal:  Enjoy a generous serving of the hash topped with avocado and one egg as your 25% part of the plate. Don't eat eggs? No problem. Simply add cannellini beans to your hash instead.

75%water-fiber foods – potatoes, onion, red pepper, yellow pepper, zucchini, corn, tomatoes, parsley, avocado, cannellini beans
25% foods – egg, olive oil

Garden Vegetable Soup

Make it a Full Plate Meal: Enjoy a generous serving of the soup with your favorite crackers as the 25% part of the meal.

75% water-fiber foods – onion, garlic, potato, carrots, zucchini, tomatoes, green beans, corn, fresh herbs
25% foods – miso, crackers

Summer Chopped Salad

Make it a Full Plate Meal: Serve your summer salad for lunch or as a side on your next cookout. A fresh peach would finish off the meal nicely.

75% water-fiber foods – tomatoes, cucumber, corn, avocado, garbanzo beans, red onion, jalapeño, basil, quinoa, peach
25% foods – oil, feta

Chili Rubbed Salmon Bowl

Make it a Full Plate Meal: Enjoy a bowl as directed in the post for a delicious meal. If you don’t eat fish, try this chili rubbed tofu instead.

75% water-fiber foods – arugula, corn, avocado, tomatoes, green onions, cilantro
25% foods – fish/tofu, dressing

Recipe Note: Use a checkbook-sized serving of salmon to keep it in the 25% zone.

👉 Water-fiber foods are 75% zone foods – whole, unprocessed fruits, vegetables, beans, and cooked whole grains.