Side Dish Recipes

Thai cucumber pickles, a quick sweet-sour-spicy side of sliced cucumber, red chiles, onion, and cilantro in a red wine vinegar brine. Five-minute condiment.

Twice-baked potatoes stuffed with ham, egg yolks, and milk, topped with folded egg whites for a puffy, golden souffled finish. A clever way to use leftover ham.

Roasted asparagus salad with blistered cherry tomatoes, peppery watercress, and a bright honey-citrus dressing. A gluten-free, vegan spring side that eats warm or at room temperature.

Three tomato salad with red, yellow pear, and cherry tomatoes plus mushrooms in a balsamic-mustard vinaigrette with fresh basil. A colorful, low-fat summer side.

Middle Eastern rice pilaf with cashews, raisins, dried apricots, and warm spices like cardamom and turmeric. A fragrant side dish with caramelized onions and a sweet-savory balance.

Winter squash baked with Spanish brown rice, fresh tomatoes, and red bell pepper in one dish. A simple vegetable casserole with just four ingredients.

Roast duckling glazed with apricot basting sauce, served with wild rice studded with toasted pine nuts, chopped pears, and currants. An elegant holiday centerpiece.

If you like a creamy garlic soup, you have to indulge yourself into this one that is simmered with tomatoes and served with croutons.

Sweet, sour, crunchy, creamy and savory, you can find all these tastes and textures in this quick apple and celery salad with creamy dijon dressing.

Impress your favorite valentine with these lovely artichoke baskets filled with a creamy fat free dip.

Simply delicious salad that can be served with any main course.

Super easy side of Asparagus dressed with pimentos, lime juice and pine nuts.

Crisp steamed asparagus on baby lettuce with toasted hazelnuts and a tarragon-Dijon vinaigrette made with hazelnut oil. An elegant make-ahead salad or appetizer.

Blanched asparagus shocked in ice water to lock in bright green color, then drizzled with peanut oil and finished with minced shallots and parsley. A 15-minute healthy vegetarian side dish.

Very easy to prepare; Green beans baked in tomato juice.

To highlight the onion's diversity, below are four recipes, each with a different type of onion, and a different cooking technique, (one not cooked at all).