Side dish - quick and easy recipes - page 64

This easy recipe teaches how to make the best homemade Tomato salsa. Don't miss it!

This easy recipe teaches how to make the best homemade Queso, an authentic dip of Mexican cuisine. Don't miss it!

This easy recipe teaches how to make the best homemade Pork rind. Don't miss it!

This easy recipe teaches how to make the best homemade corn and zucchini fritters. Tasty, crispy, cheesy and fluffy, don't miss it!

The best homemade ketchup recipe, made from tomato paste.

How to prepare your own roasted squash! Perfect for soups, salads, or even a simple evening snack.

Nothing rounds out a meal better than a well-made salad. This spinach salad would be great alongside roasted pork or a filling soup. This recipe was featured as part of our Fall Ingredients photo gallery.

Charoset, a diplike Passover dish made with fruit and ground nuts, symbolizes the mortar that the enslaved Israelites used to bond bricks. This Ashkenazic version, containing apples, walnuts, and sweet wine, comes to us from the mother of our colleague Leslie Jonath. This dish was featured as part of our Recipes for Passover photo gallery. Game plan: Though charoset is traditionally served as part of the Passover Seder, it’s also appropriate for a Rosh Hashanah meal.

A Polynesian favorite, ahi tuna poke makes a great starter, especially when served with crispy Furikake Wonton Crisps. To keep the poke cold, chill the serving dish ahead of time and nestle it in a larger bowl filled with ice to serve. What to buy: Togarashi powder, a Japanese mixture of spices that always contains chiles, can be found in ethnic markets. (It may also be labeled shichimi togarashi.) Or you can make your own.

A roasted nut oil can give your vinaigrette a mild, earthy flavor—a nice change from bland vegetable oil or sometimes-overpowering olive oil. What to buy: We like the La Tourangelle brand of roasted nut oils like this walnut oil. Avoid brands that use refined nut oils—they don’t taste like the nuts they came from. Store nut oils in the refrigerator or freezer to prevent rancidity. Game plan: If you’re making the dressing ahead of time, add the minced chives just before serving.

Blanched green beans are sautéed with a little vinegar and parsley for a bright-tasting, easy side dish. Serve with rich dishes like Potato Gratin, Brick Chicken, or Chicken Cordon Bleu.

Mashed potatoes may be simple, but where would turkey and gravy or braised meats be without them? Use leftovers for breakfast in some Turkey Hash.

When it comes to hot sauce, our photographer, Chris Rochelle, likes it fiery. For the faint of heart, we suggest using his sauce as a light seasoning in things like tacos, eggs, hummus, curry, or our Turkey Chili recipe.

This fresh salmon tartare recipe by Chef Frank McMahon of Hank’s in Charleston, South Carolina, is a light and delicious starter loaded with fragrant herbs. Scoop it up with crunchy taro chips or a toasted baguette. What to buy: If you can’t find sockeye salmon, get the freshest salmon possible. To shape the tartare into perfect circles, use small round cookie cutters. Game plan: To make the salmon easier to cut, place it in the freezer for about 10 minutes before dicing.

The perfect shrimp scampi recipe calls for a simple mix of garlic, shrimp, butter and wine. It’s a delicious 15-minute recipe that can be served over pasta or as a first course with crusty bread and a Caesar Salad.

Give stale bread a sweet new life by toasting it in a butter-sugar mixture. Then toss it with some juicy raspberries in this twist on a traditional bread salad, giving panzanella a place in the dessert course. Game plan: If you don’t have stale bread on hand, toast the bread cubes in a 300°F oven until they are crisp and dry but not browned, about 15 minutes.