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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 Team7 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