Cuisine: Side dish
Tomato Chickpea Salad
This Tomato Chickpea Salad with fresh summer tomatoes and chickpeas is tossed with a simple sherry vinaigrette. Sautéing the chickpeas until they are browned and crispy on the outside then dusted with cumin gives them a wonderful depth of flavor.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Zucchini With Shallots
This Zucchini With Shallots is light and delicious. It takes only 15 minutes and would be a great side dish for grilled beef or chicken or for any type of seafood. The bread crumbs added at the end provide excellent texture.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Cabbage and Carrot Slaw with Walnut-Za’atar Pesto
Cabbage and Carrot Slaw with Walnut-Za’atar Pesto is such a colorful salad, which gets a modern upgrade thanks to a salty-cheesy walnut pesto. The humble, underutilized cabbage, is jam-packed with vitamins and minerals that deliver so many health benefits.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Yields: 8 Servings
Roasted Dijon Potatoes
Roasted Dijon Potatoes are simple to make, yet flavorful in every way. Try them the next time you need a side dish, and the recipe only has 3 ingredients!
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 40 mins
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
End-of-Summer Eggplant Bake
Baking eggplant makes it super tender and creamy. This End-of-Summer Eggplant Bake topped with warm, lemony ricotta cheese and crispy croutons is the perfect way to use up eggplant from your garden.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 35 mins
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Santa Fe Corn Salad
This Santa Fe Corn Salad is easy to throw together and is perfect for a side dish or lunch meal. This summery salad is a crowd-pleasing, make-ahead recipe that everyone loves.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Orange Mashed Potatoes
These Orange Mashed Potatoes are divine. I used fresh oranges off our tree. It sounds a bit strange, but the are really good!
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Quinoa, Sweet Peppers, Arugula & Fig Salad with Orange Muscat Champagne Vinaigrette
While no single food can supply all the essential life sustaining nutrients, quinoa comes as close as any other in the plant or animal kingdom. Quinoa is gluten-free, high in protein and one of the few plant foods that contain all nine essential amino acids. This Quinoa, Sweet Peppers, Arugula & Fig Salad with Orange Muscat Champagne Vinaigrette is a great way to try quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah).
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Steamed Gingered Broccoli
The blending of toasted sesame oil and ginger elevate the simplest dishes. This Steamed Gingered Broccoli takes little effort for big results. You can substitute other vegetables for the broccoli, green beans, sliced cabbage, carrots, kale, etc.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 4 - 5 Servings
Roasted Red Potatoes with Lemon
These Roasted Red Potatoes with Lemon are full of lemony flavor and roasted until brown and crisp. They are crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside and make a great side dish with roasted chicken.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 1 hr
- Yields: 6 Servings











