Side Dish Recipes

Excellent! Very authentic rendition of this classic soup. Very fresh and clean tasting with great flavor. It even beats the hot and sour soup from my favorite Chinese restaurant.

Any tender green can be used in this recipe. Wilted and sautéed greens are brightened with Indian spices with a touch of creaminess.

A scrumptious salad made with chickpeas and jalapeno peppers that's served with a delicious vinaigrette.

This delicious and flavorful soup will for sure spice you up, feel free to reduce or increase the amount of jalapenos according to your own taste.

Mexican rice with sure-fire recipe for perfectly cooked fluffy rice perfect for Cinco de Mayo or as a side to numerous Mexican mains.

Cute mini potatoes coated with a spicy mix of almonds, jalapeno, ginger and cilantro; brightened with a bit of lemon juice.

Rich and flavorful corn bread muffins. Loaded with cheese and bits of poblano peppers.

A quick, easy and flavorful salad. I added a bit chopped red onion, and used lemon juice instead of lime juice, and it was very tasty. Next time I will use pickled jalapeno, which I think will make the salad taste even better.

That's why you should always make salsa from the scratch. It's simple and refreshing. The best thing is that you can control the amount of salt you put in.

Cherry Tomato Salsa recipe

The flavor was great. Made a few dishes with these refried black beans, burrito and two different multiple-layer dips. Homemade is always the way to go. If you have never tried refried black beans, certainly should add this one to "to-do" list.

Hummus, perfect for dipping all kinds of veggies or for pita bread or a replacement from mayo.

Cumin Black Bean Ham Soup recipe

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This recipe uses ready-made taco shells, but soft tortillas are good too.

The grilled chicken adds the "pop" to this traditional tex-mex recipe. I made this on game day for my boyfriend and me, and it was a hit!