Vegetables pack a punch of color and nutrients to every plate they are a part of. From bright red tomatoes to sunny golden beets, we’re loving the visual harmony these savory combinations offer. Even better, these recipes aren’t just pretty, they taste great too. (Matt Taylor-Gross/)
Piles of colorful carrot ribbons—which skew more savory than sweet, thanks to a lemony coriander-flecked dressing—come out of the oven glistening and retaining some of their bite. The keys to the couldn’t-be-flakier crust beneath: keeping the ingredients as cold as possible, and not overhandling the dough. Leftovers of the tart can be refrigerated and recrisped in the oven the next day. Get the recipe for <a href=”http://www.saveur.com/shaved-carrot-tart-with-ricotta”>Shaved Carrot Tart with Ricotta</a> (Photograph by Beth Galton | Food Styling by Mariana Velasquez/)
Pick your vegetables according to season, which are enhanced with a kombu stock glaze and laid over a bed of almond cream. Get the recipe for <a href=”https://www.saveur.com/vegetables-almond-cream-sauce-recipe/”>Mixed Spring Vegetables With Almond Cream</a> (Matt Taylor-Gross/)
Carrots are roasted before being topped with crunchy pistachios and a sweet fig vinaigrette in a simple salad from Eli and Max Sussman’s <em>Classic Recipes for Modern People</em> (Olive Press, 2015). Get the recipe for <a href=”https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/carrot-and-pistachio-salad/”>Carrot and Pistachio Salad</a> (Matt Taylor-Gross/)
This refreshing salad of soba noodles tossed with winter greens and mixed vegetables is brought together by a tart dressing of miso, ginger juice, and lemon. Get the recipe for <a href=”http://www.saveur.com/cold-soba-salad-miso-vinaigrette-recipe”>Soba Salad with Lemon-Miso Vinaigrette</a> (Dylan + Jeni/)
At Los Angeles’ Lemonade restaurant, crunchy radishes, snap peas, and medium-rare seared tuna are tossed in a ginger-soy dressing for a crisp and colorful entrée salad. Get the recipe for <a href=”https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/watermelon-radish-ahi-tuna-and-snap-pea-salad/”>Watermelon Radish, Ahi Tuna, and Snap Pea Salad</a> (Ingalls Photography/)
This boldly flavored bread is a great use for not-too-sweet strawberries, which caramelize and intensify in flavor while cooking. Get the recipe for <a href=”https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Strawberry-Focaccia-with-Maple-Balsamic-Onions/”>Strawberry Focaccia with Maple-Balsamic Onions</a> (Thomas Payne/)
Sweet, tender pieces of lobster and beets are topped with a rich asparagus cream sauce in this recipe from Oyster Club in Mystic, Connecticut. Get the recipe for <a href=”https://www.saveur.com/lobster-asparagus-cream-beets-recipe/”>Butter-Poached Lobster with Asparagus-Saffron Cream and Roasted Beets</a> (Farideh Sadeghin/)
Tarragon and yellow beets give this Danish open-face sandwich its unique flavor. Get the recipe for <a href=”https://www.saveur.com/beet-smorrebrod-recipe/”>Beet Smorrebrod</a> (Marcus Nilsson/)
Packed full of glowing winter produce—sweet roasted beets, tart pomegranate seeds—this lentil salad makes a colorful addition to the winter table. Get the recipe for <a href=”https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/lentil-salad-with-beets-and-pomegranate/”>Lentil Salad with Beets and Pomegranate</a> (Farideh Sadeghin/)
For this comforting roasted eggplant salad, Sergey and Ivan glaze the eggplant with kvass, a traditional Slavic drink made from fermented rye bread. Get the recipe for <a href=”https://www.saveur.com/eggplant-salad-hemp-seed-sauce-recipe/”>Warm Eggplant Salad with Hemp Seed Sauce</a> (Simon Bajada/)
This simple pasta dish is made with tomatoes and eggplant. Get the recipe for <a href=”https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Saveur-100-2011-Pasta-Alla-Norma-Pasta-with-Tomato-Sauce-and-Eggplant/”>Pasta Alla Norma (Pasta with Tomato Sauce and Eggplant)</a> (Matt Taylor-Gross/)
Sprouted lentils, mung beans, and sunflower seeds add lightness and nutrient density to a hearty salad of beets and kohlrabi over an herbed dressing. Get the recipe for <a href=”http://www.saveur.com/bean-sprout-beet-salad-creme-fraiche-dressing-recipe”>Sprouts, Kohlrabi, and Beet Salad with Herbed Crème Fraîche Dressing</a> (Ryan Liebe/)
