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Fresh celery lightens this guacamole and adds some serious crunch.

For a complete meal, pair this black bass recipe with roasted potatoes, creamy polenta, or cooked white beans.

Make this salad without plating anxiety: Treat the daikon rounds like a deck of cards and let them fall where they may.

Toasted walnuts go the extra mile in this simple but versatile side dish.

We’re big fans of the cabbage and crema that’s served atop Baja-inspired fish tacos. Along those lines, this crispy slaw brings out the best in a simple pan-roasted salmon fillet.

Pulling mussels from the shell is a delightfully hands-on way to get your lean protein. The little black shellfish are easy to cook; the only trick is to sort them carefully beforehand. Toss out any cracked shelled mussels, as well as any open ones that don’t close up tight when you squeeze them. The beards are the tough little fibers that help mussels cling to rocks; to remove them, just pinch the hairy fibers with a clean kitchen towel and pull. Don’t do this much before cooking, though, becau.…

This dish calls for a fish with a fairly firm structure: Line-caught albacore, lingcod, and mahi-mahi are all good options. Or paint a wild salmon fillet with the marinade and proceed. If you have not made The Greenest Tahini Sauce, you could use a spoonful of straight tahini mixed with olive oil as a marinade; try incorporating a bit of lemon zest as well.

A trick we like: Peel all overripe bananas and put in the freezer, then use to make supercreamy smoothies.

This can be made ahead and kept for 3–5 days in the refrigerator. As you go through the week, make sure to shake again to recombine ingredients. You can add a couple of drops of lemon juice to each salad you make to refresh the dressing.