Side Dish Recipes

It is a very light salad, wheat berry with red fruits, an excellent combination, you can serve it as a dinner, or with any main dish. It is always a good option.

Chipotle potato salad swaps mayo for tangy yogurt and roasts the potatoes until golden, then folds in smoky chipotle, lime, cilantro, and Dijon. A lighter, bolder no-mayo potato salad for any cookout.

Cornbread stuffing that straddles the Mason-Dixon line, blending crumbly cornbread with white bread, buttery onion and celery, sweet corn, and toasted pecans. Keep it dry for Western dressing or moist for Southern.

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!