Side Dishes

This Spicy Italian White Beans recipe would be delicious as a side to broiled trout or piled on top of...

This Mexican Black Beans recipe is great for serving with tortilla chips

This recipe for French Lentils is perfect when served over frisee as a warm salad.

Turnip is an underused vegetable with lots of potential. The nutty flavour adds a delicious element to any supper. Gratinated...

This is ideal as an antipasto or an alternative to a rich dessert; serve it with flatbread crackers. It's so...

Serve this favourite as a side, or toss it into a casserole with other post-festivity leftovers. Each bite receives a...

This is excellent as a salad or as a filling for a wrap. I like using Thai basil in this...

Move over quinoa! Kañiwa is the next big thing. Packed with protein, kañiwa is easy to cook and gluten-free. Try...

Fruity and fresh, this dish is the perfect way to get loads of good fat into your diet.

Broccoli florets are a surefire way to load up on vitamin C, an antioxidant that may cut the risk of...

This is a great recipe either on its own or as a side dish. Asparagus is loaded with fibre, folate...

A spicy mango dipping sauce transforms shrimp skewers into a satisfying hot-weather dinner that's packed with flavour.

These shrimp skewers are the perfect grill food. If you're using wooden skewers instead of metal, be sure to soak...

Endive is also labelled Belgian endive by some grocers. The smaller leaves on the inside are best for this recipe....

This fresh, crispy salad will work well with any seasonal vegetables. If you don't like your vegetables too crisp, you...

Using some of the shellfish cooking liquid to make the salad dressing enriches the flavor.

Toasting brings out the flavor of many ingredients, especially nuts and grains. This pilaf calls for whole grains of buckwheat...

Kale is a nutritious green vegetable rich in vitamins A, C and K, as well as calcium and iron. Massaging...

Weight-loss bonus: Scientists in Spain found that a diet rich in legumes such as chickpeas can increase fat oxidation, helping...

I like to blanch the broccoli for this recipe to remove a bit of the crunch 'just plunge the florets...

This is a colourful and zesty way to serve potatoes at holiday dinners (and offers more vegetable variety than traditional...

Sweet potatoes are packed with vitamin A, and phytochemicals in these Purple Viking potatoes can help lower blood pressure. Plus,...

Perfect as a side, a taco filling or just on its own, this cilantro salad is a great dish for...

This is a flavourful way to cook tofu'crusted with sesame seeds, then grilled to perfection.

Many people don't realize that you can eat beets raw. The first ones of summer are perfect in this coleslaw....

A creamy potato salad that isn't packed full of fat, this also provides some extra greens (and tastes delicious!).

This is light and easy to prepare, plus you can serve it warm or cold.

Adapt this recipe to any leftover vegetables in your crisper, the more the merrier! Halved cherry tomatoes are a great...