One of Will Bonsall's favorite triple companion plantings is flowering coriander, red beets with bi-colored greens, and celery. Bonsall, of Industry, is the author of "Will Bonsall's Essential Guide to Radical, Self-Reliant Gardening."

A beet, celery and cilantro salad with orange slices, juice and zest.

Christine Burns Rudalevige zest an orange for the salad. She saves extra zest by freezing it in an ice cube tray with a bit of water.

Christine Burns Rudalevige makes a beet and celery salad with cilantro dressing.

Christine Burns Rudalevige slices beets for a beet and celery salad with orange slices, juice and zest. Left: Making the coriander dressing.