'Side Dishes' Category
Spicy Indian Lentil Soup – Daal
Daal is Indian comfort food. It’s hard to find an Indian family that doesn’t cook (and love!) daal. It’s also hard not to love digging into a bowl of steaming hot daal after a long day at work or on a cool fall evening. My version of daal is a bit different from the way [...]
Red Quinoa with Corn-Avocado Salad
If you’ve never tried quinoa, you might not know how to cook it at first. Luckily, this grain that is mostly found in South America, is as easy to handle as rice. If you can boil rice, you can cook quinoa. Although you can certainly eat it alone, I thought it tasted particularly good with [...]
Heirloom Tomatoes with Feta, Mushrooms and Spinach
I am totally nuts about this recipe! Maybe because there’s hardly any cutting required and to me, there’s nothing better than fresh, sautéed veggies. Try pairing this with grilled chicken or meat. Goes great with some French or garlic bread as well.
Ingredients
1 pound of heirloom tomatoes, halved or quartered, depending on the size of the [...]Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Wilted Spinach
If you’re looking for something new to do with sweet potatoes, I highly recommend trying this recipe because it’s simple, healthy, and makes an excellent side dish, anytime of the year. You can find the recipe here, but take a look at how I changed things up:
I used about half the amount of onion and [...]
Ten Minute Sauteed Spinach
What I love about this side dish is that it’s so easy to prepare that you can easily do it with very limited time (think: after you come home late from work and have no idea what veggies to add to your meal). I usually buy fresh, organic spinach and have not tried to make [...]
Vegetarian Mushroom & Onion Gravy
Cooking for vegetarians can be a challenge for some, so I experimented with some ingredients to see if I could pull off a vegetarian gravy to serve with mashed potatoes. Gravies tend to be meat or poultry based, so it’s often hard to replicate the flavor of them without adding any chicken or beef stock. [...]
Warm Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
Ingredients
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt & pepper to taste
Directions
1. Mix the vinegar and oil in a small sauce pan and put on low heat.
2. Add salt and pepper to taste and heat until warm.
3. Drizzle over salad.
Not sure what type of salad to make this for? One of my favorites ways [...]Cranberry-Orange Sauce
This is my favorite way to make cranberry sauce for the holidays. You should definitely give it a try before you opt for canned cranberry sauce. It’s quick, easy, and great for entertaining as well.
Ingredients
1/2 12 Oz bag of fresh cranberries
5 teaspoons of brown sugar, lightly packed
1 teaspoon of orange liquor or triple sec
1 cinnamon [...]Spinach and Mushroom Risotto with Pine Nuts
This dish is great by itself, but also try the Risotto bake for a casserole-like variation.
Ingredients (for 4 people)
1/2 bag of fresh spinach
1 container of baby bella (portobello) mushrooms, sliced
1 cup of Arborio rice
3 cups of vegetable or chicken broth
5 medium cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1/4 stick of butter
A handful [...]Hearty Turnip Greens
A wonderful weekday side dish that’s ready in minutes. Top with French fried onions and take to a potluck or serve as a Thanksgiving dinner side. The nice thing about this side is that you can turn it into a vegetarian dish by simply adding soy instead of ground meat. Or, if you like your [...]
