Recipes - Side dishes

[Randi]

I just tried this one and love it! It's easy and freaking healthy.

For one person:

lots of fresh spinach (two big handfuls)
1/4 cup of olive oil
a very small clove of fresh garlic - squeezed
a spoonful of lemon juice
salt
pepper
real parmesan in thin slices

Make a mariade of olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon, salt and pepper.

Rinse the spinach well in a bowl of cold water. Put the spinach in boiling water for 10 seconds - remove it and let it drain in a sieve, then put it in a shallow dish. Pour the marinede on and sprinkle with lots of parmesan.

I'm sure this goes well with most meat dishes.

[Killearn Kitties]

Sounds great, Randi. I may just try it soon.

[shepgirl]

Made me hungry just reading the recipe....tomorrow's dinner for sure.

[Scooter's Mom]

Dad's Pea Salad

1 can Le Seuer Sweet Peas (the little round green ones)
2 boiled eggs, chopped
2-3 sweet gerkins, chopped
shredded cheese, to taste
Onion
salt & pepper to taste
Mayonaisse - enough to get it all wet

Drain your peas & pour into a bowl
Mix everything together & refrigerate
Enjoy!

I leave out the onion so I suppose you just use as much or little as you want. I also like mine a little more "wet" than my dad so I usually add just a tiny bit more mayo to mine.

[shepgirl]

Randi- tried the spinach dish and it's delicious...another recipe for my book.

[cassiesmom]

Green beans

One 16-ounce bag of frozen haricots verts from Trader Joe's, or one 16-ounce bag of frozen green beans from the supermarket

Big handful of sliced almonds

1 tsp butter (or margarine) or good cooking oil

Cook green beans in microwave, or on stove top, according to package directions. Melt butter or warm oil in a small skillet. Throw in a big handful of sliced almonds and stir till toasted. When ready, pour over green beans and toss or stir gently to mix.

[jennielynn1970]

Spiced Moroccan Carrots


1 1/2 lbs. baby carrots
1/4 c. olive oil
4 Tsp. lime juice
1/2 Tsp. cumin
1/2 Tsp. Cinnamon
1 Tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. frest parsley minced

Steam carrots until tender but not soft. Drain and cool slightly.

Whisk together oil, lime juice, spices and salt in a bowl. Add cooled carrots into the bowl. Stir in parsley when ready to eat. Can eat warm or room temp.

[jennielynn1970]

Zucchini Casserole


4 medium zucchini, sliced
3.4 c. carrots sliced in 1/4” pieces
1 onion, chopped
6 Tbsp. margerine
2 1/2 c. herb stuffing mix
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 c. sour cream

Microwave zucchini until slightly transparent. Saute onion and carrots in 4 Tbsp. margerine. Remove from heat and stin in 1 1/2 c. stuffing mix and soup. Gently stir in sour cream. Pour into large casserole dish. Melt remaining margerine. Add remaining stuffing cubes to margerine, toss together and top casserole with them.
Bake at 350* for 35-40 minutes.

[Cincy'sMom]

Spiced Moroccan Carrots


1 1/2 lbs. baby carrots
1/4 c. olive oil
4 Tsp. lime juice
1/2 Tsp. cumin
1/2 Tsp. Cinnamon
1 Tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. frest parsley minced

Steam carrots until tender but not soft. Drain and cool slightly.

Whisk together oil, lime juice, spices and salt in a bowl. Add cooled carrots into the bowl. Stir in parsley when ready to eat. Can eat warm or room temp.

I didn't have parsley, but I made this last night anyway. Loved it! Next time, I may use a little less oil, just cause to my taste, but Ralph said it thought is was good as it was.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Dad's Pea Salad

1 can Le Seuer Sweet Peas (the little round green ones)
2 boiled eggs, chopped
2-3 sweet gerkins, chopped
shredded cheese, to taste
Onion
salt & pepper to taste
Mayonaisse - enough to get it all wet

Drain your peas & pour into a bowl
Mix everything together & refrigerate
Enjoy!

I leave out the onion so I suppose you just use as much or little as you want. I also like mine a little more "wet" than my dad so I usually add just a tiny bit more mayo to mine.

You can also use sweet pickle relish if you are out of gerkins. YUMMY!

[beeniesmom]

GREEN BEAN AND FETA SALAD

Ingredients:
1 pound more or less of green beans, cleaned and cut into bite size pieces
¾ cup of Feta cheese crumbles more or less
¼ cup minced red onion
½ cup Italian style salad dressing
Pinch of dry dill (optional)
Salt and black pepper to taste

Steam green beans. When they are almost cool put them in a container with a sealable lid.
Add all the rest of the ingredients and stir.
Refrigerate overnight. Stir before serving.

[Randi]

I have a new side dish for you!

Babaganoush

Ingredients:

* 1 aubergine.
* 3-4 tbl. spoons coldpressed oliveoil
* Juice from 1⁄2-1 lemon
* 1-2 cloves freshly squeezed garlic
* A touch of chili.
* Parsley to sprinkle on

Method:

Prick the Aubergine with a fork all the way around it, put it on a baking sheet and bake in oven at 200 degrees, until it's quite soft - it will take about 40 minutes. When the Aubergine has cooled off a bit, cut it open lenghtwise, scrape the "meat" out and mash with a fork.

Add oil and lemon to taste, and flavoir it with garlic and chili. Just before serving, sprinkle it with parsley.

Bon appetit!

[jennielynn1970]

I love babaganoush!! I always buy mine at a local arab market though, lol, I'm too lazy to make it.

To those not accustomed to the term "aubergine", it's an eggplant.