Side Dish Recipes

This isn't your ordinary Mom's or Campbell's over-salted Chicken Noodle Soup. Udon noodles, lemongrass, and mushrooms take the soup to the next level.

Make your own Matzo bread for use in recipes, or as a low-sodium cracker with great crunch. Perfect for scooping up hummus or dips.

Elote is a popular street food in Mexico although it is frequently served at home prepared in the same way (boiled, steamed or grilled in the husk).

Very simple, quick and easy recipe. Might even coax some non-tofu people to give it a try. The slices are coated with a gentle smoky spice mixture and cooked in a blackened Cajun style to a lightly crispy exterior then finished with a honey lemon glaze. Great color and great flavor to an otherwise humble protein. Try to find smoked paprika if you can or add a few drops of liquid smoke to the marinade.

No watery and soggy breadcrumbs here. This technique delivers juicy perfect stuffed tomatoes with a bold and classic combination of flavors.

Made this recipe with low-fat sour cream and a bit mayonnaise, deliciously creamy, and loved the fruitiness from the apples. This coleslaw is delicious at many ways, topping for burgers, sandwiches, even hot dogs, pulled pork...

Asparagus can be used in Halloween for a snack fingers, looking for white asparagus for these thin fingers!

Black beans and fresh veggies make a delicious, refreshing yet whole some salad. Serve it as a side dish or a simply delicious main dish with some good quality bread.

Spicy baked sweet potato steak fries tossed in olive oil and a sweet-heat rub of brown sugar, kosher salt, and cayenne. Oven-roasted into thick, tender wedges with crisp, browned edges, no deep fryer needed.

Orzo, spinach and pine nuts, with garlic, tomatoes and a bit of romano cheese makes an elegant side dish.

With its vibrant color and flavor, yellow rice is a staple in Latin America and the Caribbean. In Cuba, it's traditionally garnished with pimentos, but I sometimes top it with sliced scallions. Serve it with Cuban-style roast pork, ropa vieja or as a side to grilled meats, poultry or seafood.

Goat cheese and grilled eggplant salad layers smoky charred Japanese eggplant with creamy goat cheese, toasted pine nuts, fresh basil, mint, and balsamic. A vibrant Mediterranean side or light summer lunch.

This is the best turkey burgers I have ever tasted, absolutley delicious.

This is a tasty burritos, nutritional and healthy too.

Sprinkle some salt inside the cored tomatoes, let drain for about half an hour, with this method you will enjoy these tasty and succulent stuffed tomatoes.

A very quick and easy cucumber salad that's refreshing on a hot summer day.