The Organic Dish provides easy and delicious, fresh, natural and organic "make-your-own" meals and dinner kits for vegetarians and omnivores in Boulder, Colorado.

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The Menu

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Ingredients

Each dinner starts with the freshest natural and organic ingredients. If one of our organic dinners contains non-organic ingredients, they will be clearly indicated in orange on our monthly menu. Whenever possible we buy from local Colorado farmers and ranchers* (our produce comes from Red Wagon Farm and Full Circle Farm).

Our beef, poultry and pork is all natural, not organic. That means the animals are raised without antibiotics, growth promotents, preservatives and hormones and they are never fed animal byproducts. In addition, our beef is grass fed for maximum flavor. We buy our beef from Coleman™ Natural Beef, our poultry from Jay and Cindy Wisdom of Wisdom’s Natural Poultry (their poultry is raised and processed by Jay, Cindy and their kids on their farm in Haxtun, Colorado), and our pork from Long Family Farms in Eaton, Colorado.

We only use wild caught fish in our organic dinners. We also ensure that the fish we feature is low in mercury and P.C.B. and sustainably harvested. While this adds some cost to our fish dishes, it’s healthy for you and the ocean (more information is available in our FAQ section). However, we are still experimenting with different kinds of shellfish (i.e. wild caught vs. farm raised) because the selection of wild caught shellfish is currently very limited in Colorado.

Lastly, we avoid unnecessary refined sugars and processed foods in all of our meals.

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Vegetarian meals (and special diets)

We feature 4–7 vegetarian meals each month (in addition to our selection of organic meals with beef, poultry and seafood). We strive for a mix of vegetarian meals with a soy protein (tofu, tempeh) and without.

With advance notice we are able to accommodate a variety of special dietary needs, and substitutions are always free.

We can eliminate gluten and/or dairy products from almost all of our meals. If desired, we can substitute rice pasta for regular (wheat) pasta, and rice or quinoa for couscous. We only use tamari (gluten free) soy sauce, and 3 grain gluten free tempeh. Only a few of our organic meals contain dairy products (we usually prefer olive oil and soy-based products), and the ones that do can often be made without to accommodate a vegan diet.

Our grains/starches (pasta, couscous, quinoa, rice, potatoes, bread) are interchangeable, so if you prefer one over the other, just let us know. All of our rice is whole grain, and we have whole grain pasta, couscous, and bread available on request.

Don’t like peppers or cardamom or worcestershire sauce? No problem. Just let us know when you order and we’ll leave ’em out.

If you have special dietary needs or concerns, please contact us – we will work hard to find a solution that works for you.

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Recipes

Our organic dinners look, smell and taste great when they reach your table because long before you enjoy them, they go through a rigorous testing process to make sure they meet our standards.

Inspirations for the meals come from a variety of sources; mouth-watering photos from food magazines, old family favorites or suggestions from customers. We then experiment with seasonings and ingredients, and finally run each meal through the complete preparation, freezing, thawing, and cooking process and get feedback from our "taste testers" before it appears on our monthly menu.

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*The main reasons for buying local are to ensure maximum freshness, support the local economy, and minimize transportation and the resulting greenhouse gases. You can learn more about why and how organic farming methods are better than conventional farming methods in the "Why Organic" section.