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Healthy & Green recipes

Vegetable-first, mostly plant-based Italian recipes: seasonal produce, legumes, whole grains and good olive oil.

Healthy & Green

Farro Salad with Roasted Vegetables and Lemon

Farro salad with roasted vegetables tosses chewy pearled farro with oven-caramelized zucchini, eggplant, peppers, red…

  • 45 min
  • 481 kcal
  • 14 g protein

How we build a healthy & green recipe

This is the collection for every day you're not chasing a specific goal — which is most days. The Mediterranean pattern that Italians have eaten for generations is plant-forward by default: seasonal vegetables, beans and lentils, whole grains, nuts, olive oil, herbs, and fish or a little cheese and meat to season the plate rather than dominate it. It's also the dietary pattern with the strongest evidence for long-term health.

Recipes in this collection are:

  • Vegetable-first, and most are vegetarian or vegan (we tag each one).
  • Built on whole foods with minimal processed ingredients.
  • Seasonal where it matters, with swaps for what's available in the US year-round.
  • Lower in environmental impact: more plants, less meat, no food waste in the method.

Good food that happens to be good for you, and for the planet, without making a fuss about it.