Evening Edge

Cooking at home is good for your stomach and good for the planet, too. Here are some recipes from the Evening Edge recipe file that will have you thinking -- and tasting -- green.

Spinach-Feta Tortellini

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Here're a recipe with plenty of green that's perfect for a potluck. It's Spinach and Blue Cheese Salad with Sliced Apples and Spiced Caramelized Pecans

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This dish is quick and delicious. You can make this with frozen spinach — but then again it's just as easy to dump a bag of fresh spinach into the skillet with the sauteed garlic. This is a dish you'll want to make again, so bookmark the link from EveningEdge.com

Spinach and Blue Cheese Salad With Sliced Apples and Spiced Caramelized Pecans

This recipe, perfect for potlucks and large dinner parties. It was adpated from a Wolfgang Puck a reader found on www.foodnetwork.com while she was looking for salad to take to a work event.

Broccoli and Garlic Penne

This tasty dish is kid-tested and kid-approved. For a richer sauce, add a tablespoon or two of butter to the skillet mixture just before serving.

Asparagus Roll-ups

If you want to share this recipe, you can bake it ahead of time and warm in a toaster oven at your destination, or assemble the rollups and freeze, then carry them on a baking sheet and bake at your destination.

Beans and Greens Over Brown Rice

This meal is full of nutrition. Dark, leafy greens like collards are a good source of vitamins A and C, beta-carotene, calcium and fiber.

Spanakopita

This Greek casserole made with wispy layers of phyllo, spinach and feta, is definitely a scaled-down version from those found in restaurants, but it still delivers an assertive filling nestled within crunchy layers of buttery pastry.

Pasta With Garlic and Spinach

In this dish, garlic-sauteed spinach is combined with pasta and topped with chopped nuts for protein and crunch.

Green Bean Vinaigrette, from John Kessler

Since this time of year calls for something bright and sharp, here's a spring take on preparing green beans.

Thai Tofu Asparagus Stir-Fry

The curry sauce tastes complex —- tangy, sweet and savory all at once —- but the dish is actually very easy to make and quite hearty when served over rice.

Pesto Lasagna With Spinach and Mushrooms

Slow cookers are ideal for some vegetarian dishes, such as beans and this lasagna.

More green recipes to try

Baked Asparagus With Toasted Walnuts

Creamed Spinach

Greens and Beans of Provence

Collard Greens from Greenwood's

Broccoli Waldorf Salad

Spinach Ravioli With Roasted Tomatoes and Fried Eggplant - from Eclipse di Sol