Kale Chips1/22
Potato chip fiends, stop your scoffing. We double-dog dare you to make a batch and stop at just one.
Grilled Artichokes2/22
Simple and stunning. That's what we expect outta any side that we pull off the grill. These artichokes deliver all that—and then some.
Roasted Asparagus3/22
Think a recipe for roast asparagus isn't necessary? We thought so, too...until we tried this. Perfect spears, time after time.
Kale Slaw4/22
Move over, cole slaw. There's a new slaw in town, and it features everyone's favorite dark leafy green.
Green Soup5/22
A quick, easy, entirely lovely way to inject some broccoli, peas, spinach, and other greens into your weekday routine. And don't worry. It doesn't taste as hippy-health-food-from-the-70s as it looks.
Green Sauce6/22
Dubbed "magic sauce," this zingy green sauce lends an exaggerated oomph to just about anything. Watch how quickly it disappears and you'll understand the magic.
Broccoli Rabe with Balsamic Brown Butter7/22
Think you don't like broccoli rabe? Think again. We defy you to try this butter-blasted kin to broccoli and not be converted.
Spinach with Raisins and Pine Nuts8/22
When prepared simply yet perfectly as here, this classic will leave a lasting effect on guests...not to mention lingering recipe requests.
Green Beans Gremolata9/22
An easy way to gussy up green beans and make them seem fancy without being fussy.
Kale Salad with Miso Dressing10/22
A surprising and stunningly persuasive reason to eat your veggies. Leafy greens, baked sweet potatoes, and walnuts all come together amazingly with an umami-rich miso dressing.
Green Smoothie11/22
Close your eyes and we swear you'd never guess this sweet, banana-y smoothie is suffused with good-for-you greens.
Peanut Butter, Honey, and Arugula Sandwich12/22
This peanut butter, honey, and arugula sandwich is like a pb&j sandwich gone to finishing school...at Chez Panisse.
Black-Eyed Peas with Spinach13/22
After trying this Southern good-luck charm of black-eyed peas, we say forget the luck. Just pass more of these peas, please.
Pureed Pea Soup with Mint14/22
With all due respect to Kermit, being green has never been so easy--nor so enticing--as this simple, savvy, spring-y sweet pea soup.
Salmon Fish Fingers with Asparagus and Spring Peas15/22
Cook couscous. Press the seasoned little roly polies onto salmon fillets. Sauté until crisp yet tender. Sizzle spring veggies in butter. Accept accolades.
Haricots Verts with Frisée and Bacon16/22
An inventive riff on plain old greens, this inspired salad juxtaposes a sassy sherry vinaigrette with crisp green beans, tender cipollini, and—mmmm—bacon. Our kinda salad.
Arugula Pesto17/22
A peppery riff on the classic Italian condiment that may even have improved upon tradition.
Warm Sourdough Bread Salad with Chicken18/22
Tender. Crunchy. Savory Sweet. This satiating bread salad is full of contradictions, including how something so straightforward can taste so complex.
Spinach and Arugula Risotto19/22
This risotto, straight from Rome, gets its flavor and color from spinach, arugula, and parsley. Its smoothness is a product of butter, cream, and cheese.
Green Tea Ice Cream20/22
Get a load of this stunning scoop! The silken ice cream has a vibrant sea-green shade that's as distinctive as its nuanced and vaguely tea-y taste.
Green Gazpacho21/22
Though this cool, creamy, don't-turn-on-the-stove soup is hardly penance, it certainly makes amends for all those burgers and brats. Summer detox, anyone?
Svelte Green Goddess Dip22/22
This evocatively named dip isn't the same as the one of yore. It's got the same sumptuous taste, the same creamy texture, the same luminous color, just not the same calorie count.