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Healthy Recipes Using Organic Ingredients: 5 Weeknight Dinners
Five weeknight dinners built entirely from organic grocery staples — easy to cook, family-friendly, and packed with vegetables.
By
Blue Zone Nutrition Team
7
min read
The best reason to buy organic ingredients is the cooking. Organic tomatoes taste like the season they were picked in; organic olive oil carries more polyphenols; organic grass-fed beef has a brighter flavour. These five weeknight dinners put that to work.
1. Wild Salmon with Buckwheat
- Steamed broccoli and zucchini
- Drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and lemon
2. Chickpea & Kale Stew
- Added chickpeas, chopped kale and diced tomato
- Finished with tahini, lemon and parsley
3. Quinoa Tabbouleh
- Dressed in olive oil, lemon and pomegranate molasses
4. Grass-fed Beef Bolognese
- Red wine, tomato passata and a splash of cream
- Served over zucchini noodles or gluten-free pasta
5. Baked Sweet Potato Bowl
- Filled with black beans, avocado, salsa and seeds
- Topped with a squeeze of lime