Healthy Recipes Healthy Seasonal Recipes Healthy Fall Recipes 19 Best Anti-Inflammatory Recipes for Fall By Camryn Alexa Wimberly Camryn Alexa Wimberly Camryn Wimberly is EatingWell's Editorial Fellow. As a food and mental health blogger, Camryn explores how food and cooking can help improve mental health and also be an avenue to connect with one's culture and heritage. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Published on August 15, 2024 Close Photo: Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop stylist: Addelyn Evans Counting down the days till autumn is here? Well, you can get into the fall spirit now with these delicious recipes that have earned 4- and 5-star ratings from EatingWell readers! These dishes meet our anti-inflammatory requirements by including foods like leafy greens, berries, dark-colored vegetables, legumes and omega-3-rich fish. This makes them great options for relieving symptoms of inflammation like joint stiffness, brain fog and digestive issues. They’re also packed with delicious fall produce like butternut squash, sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts so you can savor the flavors of the season. You’ll want to try delicious meals like our Chickpea, Beet & Feta Salad with Lemon-Garlic Vinaigrette or Anti-Inflammatory Sweet Potato Salad for a tasty fall meal that’ll help you feel your best. 01 of 19 Chickpea, Beet & Feta Salad with Lemon-Garlic Vinaigrette Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop stylist: Addelyn Evans This chickpea, beet and feta salad is a vibrant blend of flavors and textures, marrying the earthy sweetness of beets with the creamy richness of feta cheese, all tied together with a zesty lemon-garlic dressing. View Recipe 02 of 19 Butternut Squash & Black Bean Enchiladas Greg DuPree In these delicious enchiladas, a crisp, citrusy slaw contrasts nicely with the enchiladas' creamy squash filling. View Recipe 03 of 19 Anti-Inflammatory Sweet Potato Salad Photographer: Stacy k. Allen, Props: Christina Brockman, Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling This sweet potato salad is packed with anti-inflammatory foods like cherries, kale, avocado and, of course, sweet potatoes, which are packed with antioxidants, fiber, vitamins and minerals to help keep inflammation at bay. Don’t skip the step of massaging the dressing into the kale! It helps soften it and also helps the greens absorb more of the flavor from the sweet-tart dressing. View Recipe 04 of 19 Roasted Vegetable & Black Bean Tacos These hearty vegan tacos are quick and easy to make, perfect for busy weeknights. They are so tasty no one will miss the meat or dairy. View Recipe 05 of 19 Roasted Chickpea & Cauliflower Pitas with Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce Photographer: Robby Lozano, Food Stylist: Nicole Hopper, Prop Stylist: Tucker Vines These pitas are piled high with roasted veggies for a satisfying vegetarian dinner. Bibb lettuce works well with these pitas, but a handful of arugula leaves would be just as nice. If you have it, a garam masala or shawarma spice blend can be used in place of the spices. View Recipe 06 of 19 One-Pot Lentil & Vegetable Soup with Parmesan Antonis Achilleos This lentil-vegetable soup is packed with kale and tomatoes for a filling, flavorful main dish. If you have it, the Parmesan cheese rind adds nuttiness and gives the broth some body. View Recipe 07 of 19 Arugula & Cucumber Salad with Tuna Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Melissa Gray, Prop Stylist: Shell Royster Spicy baby arugula pairs with crisp Persian cucumbers and celery in this refreshing salad. Italian Castelvetrano olives offer a mild, buttery flavor that doesn't compete with the flavor of the tuna. If you want more punch from your olives, Niçoise olives or Kalamata olives work well too. View Recipe 08 of 19 Sweet Potato & Black Bean Chili Photographer/Antonis Achilleos, Prop Stylist/Kay Clarke, Food Stylist/Emily Nabors Hall Make a double batch of this quick vegetarian chili, full of black beans and sweet potatoes, and eat it for lunch the next day or freeze the extras for another night. View Recipe 09 of 19 Massaged Kale Salad with Roasted Sweet Potato & Black Beans Jacob Fox Loaded with roasted sweet potatoes and shallots, black beans, quinoa, feta and pepitas, this salad makes for a satisfying meatless meal. Not only does massaging the kale tenderize it, it also helps the greens absorb more of the bright dressing. View Recipe 10 of 19 Spinach Salad with Roasted Sweet Potatoes, White Beans & Basil Roasted sweet potatoes are paired with spinach, cabbage and white beans and tossed together with a bright basil dressing in this healthy main dish salad. View Recipe 11 of 19 Fish Taco Bowls with Green Cabbage Slaw Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Margret Monroe Dickey, Prop Stylist: Christine Keely Fresh salsa verde, green cabbage and avocado all contribute to the vibrant green color of this light and bright fish taco bowl. We garnish this flavorful dish with cilantro, but if you want to take it a step further, try toppings like sprouts or watermelon radishes for even more bright green color. View Recipe 12 of 19 Sheet-Pan Salmon with Sweet Potatoes & Broccoli photography / Caitlin bensel, Food Styling / Emily Nabors Hall The vibrant combo of cheese, cilantro, chili and lime—inspired by Mexican street corn—makes this salmon sheet-pan dinner burst with flavor. View Recipe 13 of 19 Hearty Chickpea & Spinach Stew Photographer: Victor Protasio, Food Stylist: Margaret Dickey, Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen This satisfying stew comes together in a snap. Mashed chickpeas add body to the broth, and tomato paste adds a savory note without adding too much sodium in this healthy recipe for weight loss. View Recipe 14 of 19 Roasted Root Veggies & Greens over Spiced Lentils This earthy bowl of lentils is bursting with flavor and is topped with leftover roasted root veggies from a large batch for an easy weeknight dinner. Keep it vegan or add a drizzle of plain yogurt for extra richness. View Recipe 15 of 19 Lemongrass-&-Coconut Poached Salmon Photographer: Rachel Marek, Prop stylist: Holly Dreesman, Food stylist: Gabriel Greco This tasty dish features a trifecta of inflammation-fighting ingredients: turmeric, ginger and salmon. For a more filling meal, serve with a whole grain like brown rice, or over rice noodles. View Recipe 16 of 19 White Bean & Sun-Dried Tomato Gnocchi Jacob Fox Sun-dried tomatoes are the star of this recipe—providing texture and umami. Combined with the spinach, they make this dish a great source of vitamins C and K. View Recipe 17 of 19 Quinoa Chili with Sweet Potatoes Jennifer Causey This hearty vegetarian quinoa chili with sweet potatoes has mild spice from poblanos and green chiles. Chili powder, cumin and garlic provide classic chili flavor. View Recipe 18 of 19 Slow-Cooker Kale & White Bean Stew Ali Redmond Warm up to a hearty bowl of soup made with winter vegetables and protein-rich white beans. Comforting spices like oregano and thyme build flavor, while Parmesan provides an irresistibly savory finish. View Recipe 19 of 19 Ginger-Tahini Oven-Baked Salmon & Vegetables The tahini sauce does double duty in this healthy salmon recipe, serving as a glaze for the fish and also as a drizzle for the entire dish at the end of cooking. The green beans are cooked just slightly in this recipe, to still be crisp. View Recipe Medically reviewed by Jessica Ball, M.S., RD Jessica Ball, M.S., RD Jessica Ball, M.S., RD, is nutrition editor for EatingWell. 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