Eat by Color: Black Foods

By Food & Wine
Updated May 15, 2017
One of the least common colors of food, black can also be one of the most delicious—think espresso, black beans and, of course, chocolate.
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Espresso Gelées with Candied Pistachios

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

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Black-Sesame Salmon Balls

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

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Snowstorm Café

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

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Nori Hand Rolls with Kale and Green Beans

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

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Devil's Food Cupcakes with Espresso Meringue

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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.

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Bittersweet-Chocolate Bark with Candied Orange Peels

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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.

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Black-Bean Soup with Avocado Salsa

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

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