Super Food Recipes

The Yogurt Cup With Sectioned Oranges and Shaved Dark Chocolate is filled with super foods. (Photo By Renee Comet / Styled By Lisa Cherkasky For The Washington Post)

To get an extra boost, serve these super food-laden dishes with yet another super food: tea. Tea is rich in antioxidants and might help prevent heart and vascular disease. Green tea, with its mild, herbal flavor, is available in loose leaf and powdered form, as well as in conventional tea bags. To brew, follow package instructions using water that is barely simmering, not boiling.

Soy-Glazed Salmon With Wilted Spinach and Black Bean-Sweet Potato Salsa

4 servings

This meal -- a good one for your cholesterol, and rich in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals -- comes together quickly, especially if you make the salsa ahead of time and simply hold it in a warm oven while preparing the salmon. To cook the salmon, use a nonstick pan or a well-seasoned cast-iron skillet. A set of spring-loaded tongs is best for turning the fish while cooking.

There are four super foods in the salsa (black beans, sweet potato, onions and tomato) and three in the salmon (soy, salmon and spinach).

For the salsa:

1 tablespoon canola oil

1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into medium dice

1/2 small red onion, diced (about

1/2 cup)

1 bunch scallions, white and tender green parts only, thinly sliced

Salt