Side Dish Recipes

Creamy German cucumber salad (Gurkensalat) tossed in a tangy sour cream dressing with mustard and fresh dill. Salting the cucumbers first keeps every slice crisp and the dressing thick, never watery.

Russian beet and potato salad with cooked beets, potatoes, green peas, carrots, hard-boiled egg, and scallions in a tangy yogurt and cider vinegar dressing. A lighter take on classic vinegret.

Cheesy mashed potato soup transforms leftover mashed potatoes into a creamy, sharp cheddar-spiked bowl with sauteed onion and milk. Ready in 20 minutes, perfect for using up the post-holiday potato stash.

Fresh herbs and creamy goat cheese are stuffed into these fresh baby peppers, roasting develops lots of flavor, and the balsamic glaze adds the extra zing. It can be a tasty appetizer, or can be served with main course.

Easy and oh so delicious. Any kind of onions work well but for extra sweetness keep an eye out for baby vidalias, top with a quick balsamic glaze to kick it up a notch.

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.

A delicious and light soup that we make all the time. It can be served warm, at room temperature or chilled. So it's perfect all year round. If you like chunkier soup, just simply reserve 1 cup or two soup before putting into the blender.

Marinated tomatoes with basil and balsamic vinegar layer sliced ripe tomatoes and soaked red onion with a garlicky dressing and fresh basil. A bright vegetarian side built for summer tomato season.

Green beans with crunchy water chestnuts in a quick and easy Asian inspired sauce.

Grandma's cream of mushroom soup: fresh mushrooms slowly sauteed in butter, then simmered with chicken broth and finished with heavy cream. The from-scratch version that retires the can forever.

Love Korean food since I was in the university, kimchee is definitely one of my favorites, and any time go to a Korean restaurant, kimchee is one of the side dishes I must order, no question. Finally, the first time I made my own kimchee, and it turned out as good as the ones I had at any restaurant, here the recipe is!

Roasted fresh corn kernels are tossed with basil and shallot vinaigrette, quick, easy and tasty!

This much quicker and easier to prepare version of the classic Eggs Benedict. Reduced fat but equally as decadent as the original. This is a variation of a vegetarian version of the same recipe, see links below.

A delicious and refreshing soba noodle salad, serve it as a tasty side dish or a vegetarian main dish.

Tangy Louisiana-style vinegar coleslaw with shredded cabbage, grated carrot, green pepper, dry mustard, and a splash of hot sauce. No mayo, no fuss, just a crisp, zesty bayou-style slaw.

A plateful of refreshing salad that has mixed greens, apples, and smoked cheddar tossed with a red wine vinegar and olive oil vinaigrette.