This recipe for Tabbouleh with Pickled Vegetables relies on fine bulghur wheat. Pilafs, soups and stuffings generally use a coarser grind that may require up to 15 minutes of cooking time.

Orange Slices with Berry Sauce ups the vitamin C even more thanks to its antioxidant-rich berries along with their natural sugars and fiber. Take that certain “C” and see!

This recipe for Spinach Pancakes positions spinach front and center in pancakes of all things—for breakfast or anytime! No disputing its green virtues here!

Cream soups do not have to be shunned in healthy diets. Just purée a portion of the ingredients and add them back into the soup to thicken or “crème” it. This recipe for “Crème” of Mushroom Soup uses vegetable broth, reduced-fat milk, and a puréed mixture of mushrooms and onions to create a luscious creamy texture and earthy taste.

Garbanzo beans, also known as chickpeas or ceci beans, have an impressive amount of cholesterol lowering fiber that is helpful for lowering cholesterol and managing blood sugar. For those of you diehard meat eaters, these intoxicating orbs can be served as a side dish to help unify and uplift leaner cuts of protein. Come experience!

While basmati rice is pretty special on its own, it yearns for enhancement like the dried fruits and nuts and fresh herbs in this recipe. Indulge in Fruited Basmati Rice and join the universal appeal that rice can create!