Kale and Apple Salad with Toasted Walnuts
Raw kale needs a little help to be pleasant in a salad, and the help is simple: strip out the tough ribs, slice the leaves thin and massage them with a pinch…
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Silky Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
Roasting the squash before it goes into the pot is the one step that makes this soup taste deeper than a boiled version. The edges caramelize, the flesh turns sweet, and the…
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Lentil and Vegetable Soup That Freezes Well
Brown or green lentils hold their shape after freezing, which makes this one of the most reliable soups to batch-cook. It is thick, savory and built from pantry staples plus whatever vegetables…
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Creamy Carrot Ginger Soup (No Cream)
This bright orange soup gets its velvety texture from blended carrots and a single potato, not from cream. Fresh ginger gives it warmth, and a squeeze of orange or lemon at the…
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Hearty Vegetable Minestrone with Beans
Minestrone is less a fixed recipe than a habit: a pot of vegetables, beans, tomatoes and a little pasta that changes with whatever is in season. This version is a reliable everyday…
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Spanish-Style Tomato Salad with Garlic and Parsley
When tomatoes are at their best, they need very little help. This salad, inspired by the simple tomato plates served all over Spain in summer, is just sliced ripe tomatoes with garlic,…
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Watermelon, Cucumber and Feta Salad with Basil
Sweet watermelon, crisp cucumber, salty feta and torn basil make one of the most refreshing salads you can put on a summer table. It takes ten minutes, needs no cooking and goes…
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Pumpkin Curry Soup with Coconut Milk
Roasted pumpkin, onion, garlic and ginger simmered with curry powder and finished with coconut milk make a silky, golden soup with gentle warmth. It is an autumn staple that freezes well, and…
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Vegetarian Split Pea Soup with Carrots and Thyme
Split pea soup is one of the most comforting and economical soups you can make: a bag of dried peas, a few vegetables and an hour of gentle simmering produce a thick,…
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Smoky Black Bean Soup with Lime and Cilantro
This black bean soup is thick, smoky and deeply savory, made from pantry staples in about forty minutes. Onions, carrots, peppers and garlic are softened with cumin and smoked paprika, then simmered…
