Side Dish Recipes

Creamy avocados, juicy-sweet tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers, meaty chickpeas and salty olives are on top of a bed of lettuce or any your favorite greens. Drizzle some freshly homemade vinaigrette and serve with a few slices of good bread.

Feel too lazy to cook? Try a quick delicious and refreshing salad, serve it with a few slices of crusty bread. A quick simple and tasty yet light meal within about 6 minutes.

Fresh-from-the-cob creamed corn with crispy bacon and tender leeks, made lighter with low-fat milk. A 15-minute summer side dish bursting with sweet corn flavor.

Orange and fennel salad shaves raw fennel over peeled orange segments, dressed in olive oil and red wine vinegar, finished with dried cranberries. A Sicilian classic done simple.

Tomato and watermelon salad with cucumber, avocado, fresh herbs, and freshly ground coriander seed in an aged balsamic vinaigrette. A juicy, summery side dish that tastes like August on a plate.

Moroccan diced pepper and tomato salad with grilled green peppers, fresh tomatoes, and garlic. A smoky, no-cook side dish served chilled with just four ingredients.

Chilled asparagus salad on red leaf lettuce with a spoonful of buttermilk mayonnaise and chopped pecans. Elegant composed presentation at just 15 calories per serving.

Mixed greens with grapes and feta tosses mesclun and sliced radicchio with halved red and green grapes, crumbled feta, and a simple red wine vinaigrette. A quick vegetarian side salad for 8.

Classic egg salad with chopped hard-boiled eggs, scallions, prepared mustard, and mayonnaise. A four-ingredient sandwich filling that comes together in under ten minutes.

Panzanella panini presses fresh tomato, basil, and mozzarella with a splash of balsamic into a crisp, golden grilled sandwich. A warm, melty take on the classic Italian bread-and-tomato flavors.

Asparagus and pimento side dish steams fresh asparagus and tops with lime juice, pimento, and pine nuts. A 10-minute Mediterranean-leaning side that works hot or chilled.

Easy fish bisque built on canned cream of cheddar and tomato bisque soups, then simmered with milk, dry sherry, dill and flaky whitefish. A creamy seafood soup ready in under 10 minutes.

Five-green salad with iceberg, Boston lettuce, romaine, chicory, and spinach, each dressed separately in Italian dressing and arranged in strips with Parmesan.

Food processor guacamole with mayonnaise for extra creaminess, onion, lemon, and crushed chilies. Pulsed to a chunky cottage-cheese texture in under 5 minutes.

Pasta salad with roasted red peppers, fresh basil, and mozzarella in a white balsamic and grainy mustard dressing. A bright Italian-leaning pasta salad that travels well to picnics and potlucks.

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.