Eat by Color: Black Foods

Melissa Clark loves this dessert because "it's light, but feels very sinful." Greek yogurt and sugared pistachios add satisfying creaminess and crunch.

The sesame seeds on these wasabi-spiked salmon balls are unexpectedly high in calcium.

Bartender Denis Côté created this drink as a warmer-upper for skiers and snowboarders.

Brown rice replaces the usual white in these fun-to-eat vegetable hand rolls.

Instead of making bite-size cupcake snacks, bake full-size cupcakes in standard muffin pans. Sprinkle the frosted cupcakes with a bit of cocoa powder mixed with instant espresso.

In this smart recipe, Grace Parisi boils orange peels in water, simmers them in sugar syrup and coats them in sugar. Then she tosses them with pistachios and spreads them over chocolate for a divine bark.

Cool, creamy avocado salsa brings flavor and texture to this warming black bean soup.