This super simple and satisfying Vegetable Salad showcases a colorful medley of chopped raw veggies tossed with fresh garlic, herbs, oil, and vinegar. It’s an excellent make-ahead side for cookouts, dinner parties, potlucks, meal prep, and more. Who said a side salad must have lettuce? This fresh vegetable salad recipe results in a delicious and …
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Beets add a vibrant dash of color and a nutrition boost to any dish. In this blog post, you will find a list of my favorite healthy beet recipes as well as some ideas on how to make beets even more delicious. What are Beets? Beets, also known as beetroots or red beets, are round …
Learn how to cook rutabaga in 3 different ways! Rutabaga is delicious, inexpensive, and very versatile. In this post, I am showing you how to make roasted, boiled, and mashed rutabaga. What is Rutabaga? Rutabaga is a cross between cabbage and turnip. It’s a large round root vegetable with yellow flesh. Rutabaga has been around …
Savor the flavor of Southern Italy with a batch of mouthwatering Peperonata. This time-honored, inherently vegan dish is a rustic vegetable stew made with a perfect blend of fresh ingredients. It’s a healthy and simple dish that you can serve in many different ways. What is Peperonata? Peperonata (also spelled pepperonata) is a stew made …
This Raw Beet Salad is crunchy, flavorful, and super satisfying. It’s packed with nutritious and delicious beets, carrots, parsley, apples, pumpkin seeds, and a simple oil and vinegar dressing. Great for serving as a side salad or cold side dish. Can you eat raw beets in a salad? While dishes prepared with cooked beets, like …
These sauteed beets are delicious and very easy to make. They are perfect as a side dish for meat, fish, and poultry, and you can also add them to grain and veggie bowls. The most popular way of cooking beets is to cook them whole and then use them to make salads and side dishes. …
If you don’t know how to cook barley, you are not alone. Many people think it’s difficult because barley takes a long time to cook. In reality, cooking perfect barley is much easier than you think because barley is quite forgiving and turns out well most of the time. In this post, I am sharing …
These roasted root vegetables are a perfect side dish for fall and winter. Made with potatoes, beets, carrots, and sweet potatoes and flavored with thyme, garlic, onion, and olive oil, this vegetable medley makes a perfect side dish for Thanksgiving dinner or any other occasion. These roasted root vegetables are very easy to make and …