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Heidi Swanson

Recipes

Big Green Lentil Salad

Cool yogurt, crunchy seeds, and avocado turn lentils into a lunch salad you’ll actually be excited to eat.
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Tomato Fried Rice

Lightning-fast weeknight fried rice with flavor-concentrated cherry tomatoes. How? It’s a little salting trick.
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Fresh Tomato Eggs in Purgatory with Chickpeas

Peak-season tomatoes along with chickpeas, toasted almonds, and harissa make for a complete flavor bomb in just one skillet.
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Soba Noodles With Crispy Kale

These soba noodles with crispy kale chips and a nutty tahini-honey-soy dressing are a hearty vegetarian weeknight dinner—or make-ahead lunch.
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Tofu and Summer Vegetable Curry

This quick vegetarian curry is a great way to use a CSA’s bounty of eggplant, summer squash, or whatever else your haul contains.
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Chickpeas and Greens

Look for dandelion greens that aren't much longer than a pencil, with waif-like stems. If you can't find them, swap in chopped chard, or spinach, or whatever greens happen to look best at your market.
Culture

Heidi Swanson Loves This Cookbook, and She Wants You to Know

Moro East tells the story of a garden, a restaurant, and a community that no longer exists.