These simple roasted summer vegetables are seasoned with fresh tarragon, thyme, and lemon juice. They make an excellent vegan side dish that can complete any dinner.I'm swimming in tarragon over here! This season is my first try at growing this herb, and I'm pleased to see that it's doing so well in our backyard.Even though I have a ton of tarragon, I don't know that many ways to use ...
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Watermelon Radish with Rosemary Brown Butter
Looking for an easy watermelon radish recipe? This delicious side dish features beautiful watermelon radishes sautéed in brown butter, rosemary, and lemon zest. Simple and stunning.Ah, summertime. The sun's shining, the days are long, and it's finally watermelon season! And I don't just mean that watermelon fruit is in season.Watermelon radishes also have a moment during this time of ...
Blueberry Spinach Salad with Strawberry Tahini
This Blueberry Spinach Salad is colorful and festive, with fresh berries, pistachios, feta cheese, and a creamy tahini dressing! Great for the 4th of July, a dinner party, or a weeknight meal.And just like that, we made it to the 4th of July! Well, almost. In just a couple of days, it will be time to don our red, white, and blue, and celebrate with fireworks and cookouts.If you read ...
Healthy BBQ Green Beans
These BBQ Green Beans are smothered in a lightened up sauce and baked with thinly sliced onions. They're a crowd-pleasing side dish that's great for holidays and potlucks!As you can probably tell from my recent content, I'm all about easy potluck and cookout dishes in the summer.And these Healthy BBQ Green Beans are the perfect vegetable side dish for warm weather get-togethers! To ...
No Waste Broccoli Salad with Peanut Dressing
A raw broccoli salad with peanut dressing that uses the entire broccoli plant - florets, stalks, and leaves. It's finished with dried tart cherries and fresh mint.Broccoli salad is such a good side dish for dinner, lunch, cookouts, parties...you name it. And there's so much you can do to it to spice it up!I always enjoy making a new variety of broccoli salad during the summertime ...
Spinach Artichoke Pasta Salad
Made with whole wheat pasta, lots of veggies, and an oil and vinegar dressing, this Spinach Artichoke Pasta Salad is a flavorful and light side dish for potlucks and parties.Growing up, we would have pasta for dinner at least twice a week. And since my mom is 100% Italian, sometimes we would have homemade gravy and meatballs too. It was pretty much the best.So, naturally, I have a ...
Sautéed Fiddleheads with Garlic Lemon Butter
Give edible ferns a try with this easy sauteed fiddleheads recipe! It's a healthy and delicious way to experiment with a new vegetable.After spotting fiddlehead ferns at the Linden Hills Co-op this week, I knew it was time to experiment with them for a blog recipe. Especially because their season is so short!If you aren't familiar with these snake-like veggies, fiddleheads are the ...
Mango Cucumber Salad
This vibrant and refreshing Mango Cucumber Salad has a beautiful balance of textures and flavors. It's an ideal side dish for warm weather!I'm a huge fan of fresh mangoes, and usually can't wait to get my hands on some once the weather gets warm! They're just so sweet and flavorful. Anyone else feel this way?!In fact, one of my favorite recipes on the blog is my Double Pepper Mango ...
Greek Yogurt Coleslaw with Radishes
This Greek Yogurt Coleslaw with Radishes is creamy, crunchy, and nutritious without a heavy dressing. Bring this healthy side dish to your next cookout or BBQ, or use it as a condiment for sandwiches and tacos.I didn't know that I liked coleslaw until a few years ago. I guess that's because I was always afraid to try a dish that looked like a dull, white blob next to the other foods at a ...
BBQ Lentils with Shredded Carrots
Shredded carrots add a sweet taste and crunchy texture to these vegan BBQ lentils for a plant-based twist on traditional barbecue!Cookout season will soon be upon us. And some of you may be looking for veggie-forward recipes that you can add to your typical spread of burgers, dogs, and the like.Well, I have quite the treat for you fellow plant-loving people. BBQ LENTILS. YUP, turns ...