Tangy Smashed Potato Salad with Goat Cheese

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This healthy potato salad recipe has all the fixins you love -- sour cream, bacon, chives, and even goat cheese. Take it to your Fourth of July picnic or any summertime backyard barbecue.

Fregola Salad with White Beans and Arugula

Fregola Salad with Beans and Arugula
Fregola is an Italian rolled pasta similar to Israeli couscous, and it's wonderfully toothsome in this salad. If you can't find fregola (or wanted to go gluten free), millet would be a great substitute. Top with a few chunks of good quality tuna packed in olive oil and you've got a nice, hearty, nourishing meal.

Fudgy Black Bean Brownies with Sea Salt

Fudgy Black Bean Brownies
Don't tell anyone these fudgy little brownies--simple as all get out and baked in a mini muffin tin--are made out of black beans. Wow them with the taste first, then surprise them with the secret ingredient.

Simple Butter Lettuce Salad

Butter Lettuce Salad
I can't tell you how much I love this salad. Butter lettuce has a delicate, sweet crunch to it, and its crevices catch the nubbins in the vinaigrette perfectly. It's crazy simple, and it's the perfect accompaniment to Frittatas, Soft Scrambled Eggs, Simplest Roast Chicken, Crispy Curry Quinoa Cakes ... you name it.

Whole Wheat Couscous with Raisins and Almonds

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I'm always on the lookout for a good whole grain dish. This whole wheat couscous is a winner on several fronts. It's tart and tangy, savory and sweet. It's super simple, and it plays as well as a side dish as it does a salad.