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Everyday Plant-Forward Recipes

Welcome! Roots and Radishes is a food blog about eating mindfully through the seasons using nutrient-dense, plant-forward ingredients. Our recipes use approachable techniques so that everyday home cooks can make nourishing, simple, and seasonal recipes at home!

Memorial Day Recipes

Celebrate the long weekend with fresh, flavorful dishes that scream spring and summer! Whether you're grilling out, heading to a picnic, or hosting friends, these seasonal recipes are made for sharing—think hearty make-ahead salads, flavorful appetizers, and grab 'n go desserts!

  • Pickled strawberries in a jar with black peppercorns.
    Quick Pickled Strawberries (Naturally Sweetened!)
  • Pesto potato salad scooped into large copper spoon resting on small white ceramic plate, next to bowl of potato salad and small white bowl of pesto
    Easy Pesto Potato Salad
  • Marinated white beans in beige stoneware serving dish with golden spoon on beige and white surface, next to golden-yellow matte linen
    Easy Marinated White Beans
  • Healthy scotcheroos topped with flaky sea salt and cut into squares on blue and white background
    No Corn Syrup Scotcheroos (With Date Syrup Instead!)

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Trending Recipes

Below you'll find some of our tried and true recipes that readers are lovely lately.

  • Vinegar cucumber salad in small white bowl with freshly cracked pepper on top
    Basic + Awesome Vinegar Cucumber Salad
  • Chickpea flour pie crust in clear glass pie dish on pastry mat
    All Butter Chickpea Flour Pie Crust
  • Lemon dill hummus in beige serving dish with olive oil drizzled on top, with golden spoon
    Easy Lemon Dill Hummus
  • Healthy strawberry crisp in cream-colored pie dish with copper serving spoon and two small white bowls with more crisp, with almonds and fresh strawberries on the side
    Wholesome Strawberry Crisp (SO Jammy!)

Dinner Recipes

Our healthy dinner recipes include everything from your healthy comfort food fix to easy weeknight meals.

  • Vegetarian black bean and sweet potato skillet enchiladas being scooped out of pan.
    Skillet Veggie + Bean Enchiladas with Sweet Potato (One Pan!)
  • Hand holding a plate of three ground chicken tacos.
    Delicious 15-Minute Weeknight Ground Chicken Tacos
  • Chicken tortilla soup in gray bowl with spoon.
    Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup with Kale
  • Baked turkey meatballs piled onto a white plate with fork.
    Easy Baked Turkey Meatballs Without Breadcrumbs

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Quick and Easy Recipes

Where does all the time go?! With these quick and easy recipes, you'll have healthy food on the table in 30 minutes or less... so whether you're busy or hangry, we've got you covered!

  • Italian Brussels sprouts chopped salad in large white serving bowl.
    Back-for-Seconds Italian Chopped Brussels Sprouts Salad (Vegetarian!)
  • Jammy egg on avocado toast with matcha tea.
    Seriously Delicious Jammy Eggs on Avocado Toast
  • Moroccan-spiced roasted carrots with tahini sauce drizzled over the top.
    Incredible Moroccan-Spiced Roasted Carrots with Tahini Sauce
  • Greens salad with beets and carrots in large white serving bowl with serving spoons.
    Simple Citrusy Greens Salad with Beets and Carrots

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Tera, author of Roots and Radishes

About Tera

Hi friend! I'm Tera, the author, photographer, and recipe developer behind Roots and Radishes. I live in Wisconsin, so I cook and eat with all four seasons. This space is where I share my seasonal whole food creations so that you can, too!

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Healthy Breakfast Recipes

Are you a breakfast person? Us, too. From eggs to smoothies to oats, we have plenty of breakfast recipes to share with you for rushed mornings and slow weekends alike.

  • Slice of carrot cake baked oats on a plate.
    Cozy Carrot Cake Baked Oats (Meal Prep Friendly!)
  • Slice of blackberry baked oatmeal on small plate with fork.
    Cozy Blackberry Baked Oatmeal (Meal-Prep Friendly!)
  • Jammy egg on avocado toast with matcha tea.
    Seriously Delicious Jammy Eggs on Avocado Toast
  • Small bowl of Instant Pot steel cut oats with spoon and toppings.
    Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats (Base Recipe + Variations)

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Nourishing Lunch Recipes

Whether it's a work or school (both away or at home!), these healthy lunch recipes are sure to give you the energy you need to power through.

  • Italian Brussels sprouts chopped salad in large white serving bowl.
    Back-for-Seconds Italian Chopped Brussels Sprouts Salad (Vegetarian!)
  • Black bean quinoa salad with sweet potatoes on gray plate with fork scooping up a bite.
    Black Bean Quinoa Salad with Sweet Potatoes & Kale
  • Baked turkey meatballs piled onto a white plate with fork.
    Easy Baked Turkey Meatballs Without Breadcrumbs
  • Roasted cherry tomato soup in gray bowl topped with fresh corn, feta, cilantro, pepitas, and croutons.
    Fresh Roasted Cherry Tomato Soup

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Dessert & Baked Goods Recipes

Our real-food dessert recipes are made to taste indulgent but include some natural sweeteners and wholesome flours to get just a little more nourishment while still feeding that sweet tooth.

  • A scoop of healthy apple crisp with vanilla ice cream on dessert plate with fork.
    Easy Apple Crisp with Oats (Made for Fall Baking!)
  • Simple sautéed apples on small wooden plate, topped with walnuts and flaky salt, with a golden fork on gray/white surface with golden yellow linen
    Simple Sautéed Apples
  • Three pieces of raspberry almond macaroon tart on parchment paper with fork
    Insanely Good Raspberry Almond Macaroon Tart
  • Spelt flour banana bread with chocolate chips in loaf pan lined with parchment paper
    Spelt Flour Banana Bread

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Snacks & Appetizers

Basically, we live for snacks. Here are our favorite healthy snacks, meant to satisfy your needs for crunchy, savory, sweet, salty, protein-packed, or energy-boosting!

  • Pickled strawberries in a jar with black peppercorns.
    Quick Pickled Strawberries (Naturally Sweetened!)
  • Roasted rosemary nuts on sheet pan with wooden spoon.
    Incredible Roasted Rosemary Nuts with Sea Salt
  • Homemade sourdough croutons on sheet pan.
    Easy Homemade Sourdough Croutons
  • Avocado toast with everything bagel seasoning on white plate.
    Basic + Awesome Avocado Toast with Everything Bagel Seasoning

See more snack & appetizer recipes →

Recently Updated

We like to keep our content as fresh as our food, so stop back at this section any time you want to see our updated oldies but goldies. You'll find a lot of seasonal content here, as we like to update our recipes with the seasons.

  • Favorite healthy coleslaw in clear glass bowl with wooden spoon, on light gray surface
    Bright, Crunchy Vinegar Slaw (Meal Prep Friendly!)
  • Pickled strawberries in a jar with black peppercorns.
    Quick Pickled Strawberries (Naturally Sweetened!)
  • Strawberry salmon salad in white ceramic bowl.
    Strawberry Salmon Summer Salad (Ready in 20 Minutes!)
  • Vegetarian black bean and sweet potato skillet enchiladas being scooped out of pan.
    Skillet Veggie + Bean Enchiladas with Sweet Potato (One Pan!)
Tera Gigot, the author, photographer, and recipe developer of Roots and Radishes.

Hey, I'm Tera! And I'm so glad to meet you. I've been using seasonal produce to create recipes in my Wisconsin kitchen for 12 years. Here you'll find nourishing whole foods recipes that are approachable and delicious.

More about me →

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Memorial Day Recipes

  • Pesto pasta salad with chicken on a white plate.
    Simple Pesto Pasta Salad with Chicken

  • Pesto potato salad scooped into large copper spoon resting on small white ceramic plate, next to bowl of potato salad and small white bowl of pesto
    Easy Pesto Potato Salad

  • Healthy scotcheroos topped with flaky sea salt and cut into squares on blue and white background
    No Corn Syrup Scotcheroos (With Date Syrup Instead!)

  • Shrimp mango and avocado salad in copper serving spoon on white and light blue background
    Zesty Shrimp Salad with Avocado and Mango

  • Favorite healthy coleslaw in clear glass bowl with wooden spoon, on light gray surface
    Bright, Crunchy Vinegar Slaw (Meal Prep Friendly!)

  • Strawberry avocado basil salsa in white bowl.
    Strawberry Avocado Basil Salsa

Recipes to Make In May

  • Healthy strawberry crisp in cream-colored pie dish with copper serving spoon and two small white bowls with more crisp, with almonds and fresh strawberries on the side
    Wholesome Strawberry Crisp (SO Jammy!)

  • Pickled strawberries in a jar with black peppercorns.
    Quick Pickled Strawberries (Naturally Sweetened!)

  • Jammy egg on avocado toast with matcha tea.
    Seriously Delicious Jammy Eggs on Avocado Toast

  • Lemon dill hummus in beige serving dish with olive oil drizzled on top, with golden spoon
    Easy Lemon Dill Hummus

  • Marinated white beans in beige stoneware serving dish with golden spoon on beige and white surface, next to golden-yellow matte linen
    Easy Marinated White Beans

  • Stack of whole wheat Greek yogurt pancakes with strawberry compote on top, on white plate with fork.
    Greek Yogurt Pancakes with Strawberry Compote

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