Side Dishes
Fresh, seasonal recipes for side dishes using local foods.
Asparagus Gratin
Asparagus is quickly baked with a light coating of parmesan cheese and a squirt of lemon in this super-easy, fun way to enjoy spring asparagus.
Asparagus is quickly baked with a light coating of parmesan cheese and a squirt of lemon in this super-easy, fun way to enjoy spring asparagus.
Asparagus Morels Sautée
Asparagus and morels - two harbingers of spring eating - are delicious simply sauteed together in a bit of butter in this easy recipe.
Asparagus and morels - two harbingers of spring eating - are delicious simply sauteed together in a bit of butter in this easy recipe.
Asparagus Stir-fry
Thin slices of asparagus with browned garlic and Chinese fermented or salted black beans make a quick and easy dish.
Thin slices of asparagus with browned garlic and Chinese fermented or salted black beans make a quick and easy dish.
Bourbon Glazed Pears
Pears sauteed in butter with a bit of bourbon, and a few chiles if that's your thing, make a perfect sweet yet savory side dish for fall and winter roasts.
Pears sauteed in butter with a bit of bourbon, and a few chiles if that's your thing, make a perfect sweet yet savory side dish for fall and winter roasts.
Braised Cabbage & Onions
Thinly sliced cabbage and onions are slowly cooked together into a tender, sweet side dish perfect for fall and winter meals.
Thinly sliced cabbage and onions are slowly cooked together into a tender, sweet side dish perfect for fall and winter meals.
Braised Cranberry Beans
Fresh cranberry beans (or other fresh shelling beans) are wonderful cooked slowly in a bit of liquid with crushed garlic cloves and sage leaves in this easy recipe.
Fresh cranberry beans (or other fresh shelling beans) are wonderful cooked slowly in a bit of liquid with crushed garlic cloves and sage leaves in this easy recipe.
Braised Endives
Slowly cooking Belgian endives in a bit of butter and lemon juice yields these tender, luscious, almost sweet bundles of otherwise bitter leaves. It's alchemy at its finest.
Slowly cooking Belgian endives in a bit of butter and lemon juice yields these tender, luscious, almost sweet bundles of otherwise bitter leaves. It's alchemy at its finest.
Braised Green Beans
Green beans, wax beans, or Romano beans all work beautifully in this recipe.
Green beans, wax beans, or Romano beans all work beautifully in this recipe.
Braised Radishes
Raw radishes are great for snacking, but cooked radishes add a bright, earthy element to any dinner. See how easy and delicious they are with this simple recipe.
Raw radishes are great for snacking, but cooked radishes add a bright, earthy element to any dinner. See how easy and delicious they are with this simple recipe.
Brussels Sprouts Saute
This easy method of shredding brussels sprouts and quickly cooking them over high heat with a bit of flavoring is endlessly flexible (and sure to win over avowed brussels sprouts-haters!).
This easy method of shredding brussels sprouts and quickly cooking them over high heat with a bit of flavoring is endlessly flexible (and sure to win over avowed brussels sprouts-haters!).
Brussels Sprouts Sauteed With Walnuts
Brussels sprouts are sauteed to bring out their nutty flavor and then mixed with walnuts for a simple fall side dish in this quick, ultra-healthful recipe.
Brussels sprouts are sauteed to bring out their nutty flavor and then mixed with walnuts for a simple fall side dish in this quick, ultra-healthful recipe.
Butter Braised Cabbage
A simple, delicious way to enjoy fall and winter cabbage.
A simple, delicious way to enjoy fall and winter cabbage.
Butternut Squash Stir-Fry
This stir-fry takes full advantage of butternut squash's sweetness, and leaves its luscious texture intact, ready to savor.
This stir-fry takes full advantage of butternut squash's sweetness, and leaves its luscious texture intact, ready to savor.
Caraway-Scented Red Cabbage
Caraway seeds and a splash of vinegar make sharp and colorful red cabbage a delicious--and beautiful--addition to any fall or winter meal.
Caraway seeds and a splash of vinegar make sharp and colorful red cabbage a delicious--and beautiful--addition to any fall or winter meal.
Cauliflower Gratin
Simply steamed or roasted cauliflower is topped with cheese for an easy, delicious side dish for fall or winter.
Simply steamed or roasted cauliflower is topped with cheese for an easy, delicious side dish for fall or winter.
Corn Souffle
By cutting the corn off the cob with a large-hole grater, this recipe takes full advantage of the creamy, milky texture of fresh, sweet corn.
By cutting the corn off the cob with a large-hole grater, this recipe takes full advantage of the creamy, milky texture of fresh, sweet corn.
Cumin-Scented Gingery Carrots
These carrots are cooked with whole cumin seeds and a bit of ginger for a nutty, sweet flavor.
These carrots are cooked with whole cumin seeds and a bit of ginger for a nutty, sweet flavor.
Garlicky Bok Choy
Turn bok choy or baby bok choy into a quick and delicious side dish.
Turn bok choy or baby bok choy into a quick and delicious side dish.
Glazed Butternut Squash
A light glaze of soy sauce and sugar make this roasted butternut squash an easy, delicious fall and winter favorite.
A light glaze of soy sauce and sugar make this roasted butternut squash an easy, delicious fall and winter favorite.
Great Thanksgiving Vegetable Side Dishes
These side dishes are perfect to cook or bring for Thanksgiving. The vegetables in them are seasonal and in most locales can be made primarily with local ingredients, if that's your goal.
These side dishes are perfect to cook or bring for Thanksgiving. The vegetables in them are seasonal and in most locales can be made primarily with local ingredients, if that's your goal.
Greens & Green Garlic
A few chopped green garlic stalks add a springy sweetness to collard greens, kale, or Swiss chard.
A few chopped green garlic stalks add a springy sweetness to collard greens, kale, or Swiss chard.
Greens Braised With Anchovy & Tomato
Hearty cooking greens are braised in a bit of canned tomato with anchovies for a deeply savory, warming side dish.
Hearty cooking greens are braised in a bit of canned tomato with anchovies for a deeply savory, warming side dish.
Greens With Garlic & Chiles
A blast of garlic and spicy chile make quick, tasty work of any cooking greens - kale, collard greens, turnip greens, chard, mustard greens, even spinach.
A blast of garlic and spicy chile make quick, tasty work of any cooking greens - kale, collard greens, turnip greens, chard, mustard greens, even spinach.
Greens with Mustard Seeds
Greens cooked with "popped" mustard seeds take on a slightly smoky aroma and a discernible nutty flavor.
Greens cooked with "popped" mustard seeds take on a slightly smoky aroma and a discernible nutty flavor.
Greens With Onion, Ginger & Pepper
A bit of onion, ground ginger, and black pepper make these greens sing with spicy sweetness.
A bit of onion, ground ginger, and black pepper make these greens sing with spicy sweetness.
Greens With Yogurt & Cumin Seeds
Greens of all kinds--collards, chard, kale, beet, mustard, turnip, spinach--can be gently cooked, squeezed dry, and tossed with a yogurt dressing for a refreshing and nutritious side dish with this easy recipe.
Greens of all kinds--collards, chard, kale, beet, mustard, turnip, spinach--can be gently cooked, squeezed dry, and tossed with a yogurt dressing for a refreshing and nutritious side dish with this easy recipe.
Grilled Asparagus
Grilled asparagus is a quick and easy way to enjoy spring's favorite vegetable.
Grilled asparagus is a quick and easy way to enjoy spring's favorite vegetable.
Grilled Bread
Grilling bread brings out its toasty, yeasty essence and transforms it as much as grilling anything else does. See how easy it is to grill bread here.
Grilling bread brings out its toasty, yeasty essence and transforms it as much as grilling anything else does. See how easy it is to grill bread here.
Grilled Cabbage
Grilled cabbage may sound odd, but it's absolutely delicious - not to mention super easy.
Grilled cabbage may sound odd, but it's absolutely delicious - not to mention super easy.
Grilled Corn
Flavor fresh sweet corn with the smoky essence with this easy recipe for grilled corn.
Flavor fresh sweet corn with the smoky essence with this easy recipe for grilled corn.
Grilled Eggplant
Eggplant can be great on the grill. It can also be overcooked and flavorlessly lifeless or undercooked with a spongy texture. This easy recipe uses the power of salt water to guarantee great grilled eggplant--crispy brown on the outside, creamy sweet on the inside, and full of flavor--every time.
Eggplant can be great on the grill. It can also be overcooked and flavorlessly lifeless or undercooked with a spongy texture. This easy recipe uses the power of salt water to guarantee great grilled eggplant--crispy brown on the outside, creamy sweet on the inside, and full of flavor--every time.
Grilled Peppers
Grilled peppers are super easy to make - see how easy with this recipe.
Grilled peppers are super easy to make - see how easy with this recipe.
Grilled Potatoes
Grilled Potatoes are super easy and a great side dish for any barbecue or picnic.
Grilled Potatoes are super easy and a great side dish for any barbecue or picnic.
Grilled Tomatoes
Tomatoes on the grill are a great way to enjoy summer's favorite vegetables, I mean fruit, I mean... tomatoes. In general, you want to use tomatoes that are firm when ripe, such as Early Girls, for grilling.
Tomatoes on the grill are a great way to enjoy summer's favorite vegetables, I mean fruit, I mean... tomatoes. In general, you want to use tomatoes that are firm when ripe, such as Early Girls, for grilling.
Grilled Vegetables
See how easy it is to grill vegetables!
See how easy it is to grill vegetables!
Grilled Zucchini
Zucchini and summer squash are tasty, easy additions to any summer grill. This recipe is as much a technique as a recipe. Feel free to increase or decrease amounts, vary the type of oil, and add other seasonings.
Zucchini and summer squash are tasty, easy additions to any summer grill. This recipe is as much a technique as a recipe. Feel free to increase or decrease amounts, vary the type of oil, and add other seasonings.
Lemon Herb Orzo Salad With Pistachios
Make a light and easy pasta salad filled with fresh herbs and lemon. Perfect with roast chicken or grilled meat or fish.
Make a light and easy pasta salad filled with fresh herbs and lemon. Perfect with roast chicken or grilled meat or fish.
Mint Jalapeno Green Beans
Give fresh steamed green beans a bright, hot kick in the pants with this minted jalapeno marinade.
Give fresh steamed green beans a bright, hot kick in the pants with this minted jalapeno marinade.
Oven-Fried Eggplant
These oven-fried (that's a fancy word for "baked"!) eggplant sticks were inspired by the deep-fried versions served at Galatoire's restaurant in New Orleans where are they served with powdered sugar for dipping or sprinkling.
These oven-fried (that's a fancy word for "baked"!) eggplant sticks were inspired by the deep-fried versions served at Galatoire's restaurant in New Orleans where are they served with powdered sugar for dipping or sprinkling.
Pan Roasted Asparagus
Try this super quick and amazingly easy way to make delicious pan-roasted asparagus.
Try this super quick and amazingly easy way to make delicious pan-roasted asparagus.
Pearl Couscous & Peas
Large pearl (a.k.a. Israeli) couscous and green peas are cooked in flavorful broth for an easy, delicious side dish.
Large pearl (a.k.a. Israeli) couscous and green peas are cooked in flavorful broth for an easy, delicious side dish.
Pinquito Beans
Try this recipe for Pinquito Beans for authentic Santa Maria Barbecue Pinquito Beans.
Try this recipe for Pinquito Beans for authentic Santa Maria Barbecue Pinquito Beans.
Polenta
This Northern Italian staple is an easy, satisfying side dish or can serve as a base for a wide variety of toppings--from a light spring vegetable ragout to hearty, meaty stews.
This Northern Italian staple is an easy, satisfying side dish or can serve as a base for a wide variety of toppings--from a light spring vegetable ragout to hearty, meaty stews.
Potatoes In Cilantro Sauce
This mildy spicy cilantro sauce is an excellent match for potatoes, and particularly suited to new potatoes.
This mildy spicy cilantro sauce is an excellent match for potatoes, and particularly suited to new potatoes.
Roasted Asparagus
Roasting asparagus is super easy and the high heat intensifies the lovely grassy flavor.
Roasting asparagus is super easy and the high heat intensifies the lovely grassy flavor.
Roasted Green Beans
Roasted Green Beans are a quick and easy way to cook up green beans with crispy edges and tender insides.
Roasted Green Beans are a quick and easy way to cook up green beans with crispy edges and tender insides.
Roasted Onions
Roasting softens and sweetens onions, turning them into a luscious accompaniment to roasts of all kinds.
Roasting softens and sweetens onions, turning them into a luscious accompaniment to roasts of all kinds.
Roasted Potatoes
The high, dry temperature of a heated oven makes potatoes brown, crispy, tender, and delicious in this easy recipe.
The high, dry temperature of a heated oven makes potatoes brown, crispy, tender, and delicious in this easy recipe.
Roasted Turnips
Roasting mellows the sometimes sharp flavor of turnips and concentrates their texture into a tender, melting vegetable in this easy recipe.
Roasting mellows the sometimes sharp flavor of turnips and concentrates their texture into a tender, melting vegetable in this easy recipe.
Sauteed Baby Artichokes
Pancetta, garlic, and mint bring out the earthy nuttiness of baby artichokes.
Pancetta, garlic, and mint bring out the earthy nuttiness of baby artichokes.
Sauteed Fiddlheads
Fresh, springy fiddlehead ferns transform into a tempting, savory side dish with a bit of browned garlic.
Fresh, springy fiddlehead ferns transform into a tempting, savory side dish with a bit of browned garlic.
Sauteed Morel Mushrooms
Morels (morel mushrooms) are wild mushrooms that come in any color from cream to gray to brown to almost black. They look like little spongy cones and contain the most remarkably wild and forest-y flavor. See the easiest and tastiest way to cook them here.
Morels (morel mushrooms) are wild mushrooms that come in any color from cream to gray to brown to almost black. They look like little spongy cones and contain the most remarkably wild and forest-y flavor. See the easiest and tastiest way to cook them here.
Sauteed Pea Greens
Sauteed pea greens - cooked quickly and simply - are a wonderful way to use the tender young vines of pea plants.
Sauteed pea greens - cooked quickly and simply - are a wonderful way to use the tender young vines of pea plants.
Sauteed Spinach
The quickest and easiest way to cook spinach is to saute it - cook it quickly over high heat. See how easy it is here.
The quickest and easiest way to cook spinach is to saute it - cook it quickly over high heat. See how easy it is here.
Smashed Potatoes
Easier and lighter than mashed potatoes, these smashed potatoes make a quick, tasty side dish any time of year.
Easier and lighter than mashed potatoes, these smashed potatoes make a quick, tasty side dish any time of year.
Spaghetti Squash in Jalapeno Cream
Spaghetti Squash is roasted, scraped into thin strands before being mixed with a jalapeno-infused cream sauce, topped with cheese, and baked until bubbling and brown.
Spaghetti Squash is roasted, scraped into thin strands before being mixed with a jalapeno-infused cream sauce, topped with cheese, and baked until bubbling and brown.
Spicy Okra and Tomatoes
This lightly spicy okra and tomato recipe is great on its own or with rice or alongside grilled meats.
This lightly spicy okra and tomato recipe is great on its own or with rice or alongside grilled meats.
Spicy Potatoes, Cabbage & Carrots
Potatoes, cabbage, and carrots are cooked in a mildly spicy and extremely flavorful mix of ginger, tumeric, and pepper.
Potatoes, cabbage, and carrots are cooked in a mildly spicy and extremely flavorful mix of ginger, tumeric, and pepper.
Spicy Sauteed Corn
Sweet corn turns a bit nutty when quickly sauteed, and fresh chiles give it a nice kick.
Sweet corn turns a bit nutty when quickly sauteed, and fresh chiles give it a nice kick.
Spicy Sauteed Okra
Sautéing okra over high heat with spices brings out its essential grassy flavor--and mitigates the "slime factor" that prolonged cooking or stewing can bring out.
Sautéing okra over high heat with spices brings out its essential grassy flavor--and mitigates the "slime factor" that prolonged cooking or stewing can bring out.
Spinach Rice Pilaf
Spinach and rice cooked in broth merge into more than the sum of the parts in this easy, nutritious side dish.
Spinach and rice cooked in broth merge into more than the sum of the parts in this easy, nutritious side dish.
Spring Vegetable Couscous
Garden peas, snap peas, spring onions, and fava beans cooked with large couscous and topped with feta cheese is an easy spring vegetable couscous--great side or, once cooled, pasta salad.
Garden peas, snap peas, spring onions, and fava beans cooked with large couscous and topped with feta cheese is an easy spring vegetable couscous--great side or, once cooled, pasta salad.
Steamed Fiddleheads
Lightly steaming fiddlehead ferns lets them keep just a bit of crispness while also bringing out their fresh, grassy flavor.
Lightly steaming fiddlehead ferns lets them keep just a bit of crispness while also bringing out their fresh, grassy flavor.
Sunchoke Gratin
Sunchokes (a.k.a. Jerusalem artichokes) are the tubers of sunflowers. These small, brown nubs are delicious peeled, sliced, and cooked in a casserole topped with cheese.
Sunchokes (a.k.a. Jerusalem artichokes) are the tubers of sunflowers. These small, brown nubs are delicious peeled, sliced, and cooked in a casserole topped with cheese.
Sweet Corn Polenta
Stir kernels of sweet corn into creamy polenta for an easy twist on a favorite side dish.
Stir kernels of sweet corn into creamy polenta for an easy twist on a favorite side dish.
Wild Rice Mushroom Pilaf
Wild rice gives a hearty texture and nutty flavor to this deeply savory, super-simple pilaf - a perfect side dish or, with a green salad, a delicious main dish.
Wild rice gives a hearty texture and nutty flavor to this deeply savory, super-simple pilaf - a perfect side dish or, with a green salad, a delicious main dish.
Zucchini Blossom Rice Pilaf
Chopped zucchini blossoms and mild summer onions make a flavorful and easy rice pilaf.
Chopped zucchini blossoms and mild summer onions make a flavorful and easy rice pilaf.