Side Dish Recipes

Cream of broccoli and pea soup with puréed fresh broccoli, sweet peas, and silky half-and-half. A classic homemade soup smoother than canned and far brighter in color.

Butternut squash bisque simmered with apples, walnuts, apple cider, and warm fall spices. A creamy autumn soup with optional cheddar and a touch of cream for richness.

Butternut squash and apple soup blends Granny Smith with rosemary and marjoram, thickened naturally with bread cubes and finished with an egg yolk and cream liaison. Pure autumn in a bowl.

Big-batch homemade tomato soup base for canning. Fresh tomatoes simmered with onion, celery, parsley, and warm spices, then jarred for shelf-stable winter pantry stock.

Homemade cream of tomato soup made from fresh tomatoes, celery, and onion blended smooth and finished with evaporated milk. The from-scratch answer to the canned red can on the pantry shelf.

Gazpacho de Los Angeles blends tomato juice, cucumber, peppers, green chiles, and Worcestershire into a chilled, no-cook soup. The California take on the Spanish summer classic.

Quick Swiss broccoli soup with canned chicken gravy as the shortcut base, milk, frozen broccoli, and shredded Swiss cheese. Weeknight dinner in 30 minutes.

Southwestern corn salad: a no-cook tossed salad with sweet corn, kidney beans, bell peppers, scallions, and cilantro in a light salsa-chili dressing. Vegan, picnic-ready, and made in 10 minutes.

Aromatic dhal with soaked green lentils, fresh tomatoes, and cinnamon sticks simmered in spiced ghee for a warming vegetarian curry that pairs perfectly with naan.

Mango chutney sounds very familiar with us, but you can make tomato chutney as well, and the savory flalvor goes well with all kinds of dishes. Here it is.

One of my favorite go-to sides, great with any protein or on its own for a light lunch. You can add any combination of chopped vegetables.

Seared asparagus and sweet red peppers nestle over peppery arugula, finished with creamy goat cheese. This vibrant vegetarian salad comes together in 18 minutes with bold garlic-ginger vinaigrette.

Make this easy, refreshing tasty taco salad for your New Year's Eve party or super bowl get-together, everyone will love it, and make sure to make enough!

Make this quick, easy and refreshing cucumber raita to go with your favorite Indian curry dish.

This tasty spring salad has seasonal sugar snap peas and arugula that are tossed with a light olive oil-balsamic vinaigrette, caramelized shallots and topped with some fresh goat cheese.

Baked seasoned warm goat cheese adds a nice zing into the salad, fresh arugula and radicchio have the slightly peppery taste, perfectly match the olive vinaigrette and creamy goat cheese.