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Forget the heavy, stick-to-your-ribs stews of winter: This zesty and bright spring stew will leave you feeling light and revitalized.

Spring Stew: A Lemony Vegetable and Chickpea Creation | alive

Spring Vegetables

This delicious soup is chock full of vegetarian goodness and packed with hearty flavours. The harissa spices heat the taste buds in a myriad of ways, but the true depth of flavour comes from soaking dried chickpeas in witbier, a delicious brew that’s beautifully smooth and refreshing.

Should you eat them steamed, roasted, boiled, or raw? Find out the healthiest way to prepare vegetables so you can get the most out of their nutrients.

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This one is gently spiced with chaat masala, a salty and sour spice mix commonly used to season chaat (street food snacks) in and around South Asia.

Winter Vegetable Crudités

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Summer Vegetables

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Highly processed foods are packed with cheap seed oils—but how much of the health risks associated with them are a result of the seed oils themselves?

Seed Oil Risk—Fact or Fiction?

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This crunchy salad features two of the stars of spring―snap peas and asparagus―in a mildly spicy peanut dressing.

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Warm Roasted Vegetables with Barley and Tempeh

Marinated Salmon Fillet with Vegetable Salad

Vegetable Caviar Sweet Potato Bites

Lemony Spring Vegetable and Chickpea Stew

Spicy Chicken Noodle Vegetable Bowls

Harissa Spiced Moroccan Vegetable Soup

Raw or Cooked? The Healthiest Ways to Prepare Vegetables

Winter Vegetable Crudités with Yogurt and Chaat Masala

Five-Spice Roasted Vegetable Polenta Pizza

Savoury Lentils with Roasted Vegetables and Goat Cheese

Vegetable and Cashew Salad Rolls with Peanut Sauce

Roasted Vegetable Antipasti with Balsamic and Olive Oil

Turkey Sausage Skillet with Mixed Vegetables and Spinach

Beef Stir-Fry with Fiddleheads and Spring Vegetables

Roasted Summer Vegetable Salad on Charred Romaine

Chickpea Scramble Breakfast Bowls with Roasted Vegetables

Vegetable and Bean Pot Pies with Potato Crusts

Vegetable and Bean Pot Pies with Potato Crusts

Roasted Garlic Vegetables with Citrus Tahini Dressing

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The Skinny on Seed Oils

Roasted Vegetable Terrine with Parsley Sunflower Seed Pesto

Savoury French Lentils with Roasted Tomatoes and Confetti Vegetables

Snap Pea, Asparagus, and Quinoa Salad with Peanut Dressing