Side dish, vegetable

Spring Salad with Peas & Frizzled Shallots

Nifer — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:15:53 +0000

Spring Salad with Peas & Frizzled Shallots

This simple spring salad recipe combines red leaf lettuce and frisee with fresh peas and crispy fried shallots tossed with a light tarragon-infused vinaigrette dressing. The fried shallots give this salad an out-of-this-world flavor. And compared with store-bought fried onions, they have half the calories and a fraction of the saturated fat and sodium.

Arugula & Feta Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette

Nifer — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:26:26 +0000

Arugula & Feta Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette

This fresh arugula and feta salad recipe is dressed with a tangy strawberry vinaigrette made from a base of fresh pureed strawberries. If you can't find the sweetest strawberries, don’t worry—strawberries with a little more pucker are wonderfully suited to salads, salad dressings and vinaigrette recipes, as we use them here.

Anchovy & Cherry Tomato Salad

Nifer — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:00:14 +0000

Anchovy & Cherry Tomato Salad

This anchovy and tomato salad recipe has very few ingredients but absolutely sings with flavor when it’s made with cherry tomatoes picked at their ripest. For the prettiest salad, use a combination of orange, yellow and red tomatoes.

Guacamole-Stuffed Poblano Peppers

Sarah Hoff — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:54:57 +0000

Guacamole-Stuffed Poblano Peppers

A cousin of chile rellenos, these roasted stuffed poblano peppers are filled with guacamole and shredded lettuce. Serve this healthy Mexican recipe as a light lunch or go all out and serve it as a side dish with tacos or enchiladas for dinner.

Garlic Stir-Fried Snow Peas & Pea Greens

Sarah Hoff — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:39:42 +0000

Garlic Stir-Fried Snow Peas & Pea Greens

This healthy, fresh snow pea stir-fry recipe is fragrant with garlic and ginger. It incorporates pea greens, also known as pea shoots, the leaves, tendrils and flowers of a mature pea plant. Adding a little garlic scape pesto at the end gives an added subtle garlicky flavor. Garlic scapes are green, spiral-shaped sprouts that appear on the top of garlic plants in the spring. Look for them at farmers’ markets in the spring and early summer. Regular garlic cloves can be used as a substitute for garlic scapes in the garlic scape pesto recipe. Use any leftover pesto in scrambled eggs, added to soup or in pasta sauces.

Roasted Garlic & Asparagus Salad

Sarah Hoff — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:17:22 +0000

Roasted Garlic & Asparagus Salad

The dressing for this roasted asparagus salad recipe uses fresh garlic scapes—available in spring from farmers’ markets or gardeners. Use chopped fresh garlic in the dressing if you can’t find garlic scapes.

Citrus Salad with Olives & Radicchio

Erin McCormick — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:27:01 +0000

Citrus Salad with Olives & Radicchio

This tangy winter salad recipe combines oranges and grapefruit with flavorful bitter greens. Green olives and a sprinkling of Manchego or feta cheese top off this delicious salad.

Creamy Turnip Soup

Erin McCormick — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:16:50 +0000

Creamy Turnip Soup

In this recipe, the humble turnip is transformed into a rich turnip soup made creamy with just 1 tablespoon of butter. Serve it as a starter or side soup. The mini salad on top is optional, but we love the bit of texture from the greens and pop of flavor from the vinaigrette.

Grape & Fennel Salad

Erin McCormick — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:12:30 +0000

Grape & Fennel Salad

Crunchy fennel and celery are combined with grapes in this delicious salad recipe.

Quinoa Salad with Oranges, Beets & Pomegranate

Erin McCormick — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:45:41 +0000

Quinoa Salad with Oranges, Beets & Pomegranate

Roasted beets and sweet dates, tangy oranges and juicy pomegranate seeds make this quinoa salad recipe festive. It pairs beautifully with turkey or roast pork.

Braised Endive

Erin McCormick — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:34:43 +0000

Braised Endive

Often a scoop for appetizers, Belgian endives also make an outstanding side dish. Slow braising in an aromatic broth tames their sharp flavor and makes them meltingly tender. Serve with roast chicken and acorn squash.

Creamed Spinach Casserole

Erin McCormick — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:48:23 +0000

Creamed Spinach Casserole

This creamy spinach casserole recipe is a more sophisticated cousin to creamed spinach. It’s perfect for weekend entertaining or as a holiday side dish.

Miso-Butter Braised Turnips

Erin McCormick — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:36:22 +0000

Miso-Butter Braised Turnips

Slowly braising turnips in savory miso-spiked broth and butter gives them a sweet flavor and velvety texture in this side dish recipe. The addition of turnip greens (which are sometimes sold separately in bunches) adds a peppery bite. For a mellower flavor, use spinach.

Quick Pickled Turnips

Erin McCormick — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:31:07 +0000

Quick Pickled Turnips

Perk up your cheese plate or crudites platter with these crunchy, zesty pickled turnips or try them on a sandwich instead of cucumber pickles.

Roasted Turnips & Butternut Squash with Five-Spice Glaze

Erin McCormick — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:24:59 +0000

Roasted Turnips & Butternut Squash with Five-Spice Glaze

In this delicious side dish recipe, turnips and butternut squash are glazed with a mixture of molasses and flavorful five-spice powder. Try the dish with garlic-rubbed roasted chicken or pork.