Moroccan-Spiced Baby Carrots
Moroccan-Spiced Baby Carrots Recipe
Warm spices like cumin and cinnamon play deliciously off the sweetness of the carrots in this bright side dish.
Warm spices like cumin and cinnamon play deliciously off the sweetness of the carrots in this bright side dish.
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Farro Salad with Peas, Pancetta, and Radishes
Farro Salad with Peas, Pancetta, and Radishes
Recipe
Toss farro with a radish, peas, pancetta, arugula, and a honey-lemon dressing. This gorgeous captures the vibrance of Spring.
Toss farro with a radish, peas, pancetta, arugula, and a honey-lemon dressing. This gorgeous captures the vibrance of Spring.
White Beans with Sorrel Pesto
White Beans with Sorrel Pesto
Recipe
Fresh sorrel, a hardy, leafy green perennial, gives simple white beans a zap of color and a lemony tang. Farmers' markets often carry it from spring into early fall, depending on where you live. If you can't find it, swap in basil.
Fresh sorrel, a hardy, leafy green perennial, gives simple white beans a zap of color and a lemony tang. Farmers' markets often carry it from spring into early fall, depending on where you live. If you can't find it, swap in basil.
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Frisée and Arugula Salad
Frisée and Arugula Salad Recipe
This pleasantly pungent and peppery green salad isn't your average side of greens. If you want a more mild radish flavor, look to make this in the spring when the radishes are at their peak.
This pleasantly pungent and peppery green salad isn't your average side of greens. If you want a more mild radish flavor, look to make this in the spring when the radishes are at their peak.
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Carrot-Avocado Tabbouleh
Carrot-Avocado Tabbouleh Recipe
Salty, roasted sunflower kernals give lively Carrot-Avocado Tabbouleh crunch. Diced avocado brings a dash of creaminess to this side dish.
Salty, roasted sunflower kernals give lively Carrot-Avocado Tabbouleh crunch. Diced avocado brings a dash of creaminess to this side dish.
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Greek-Style Couscous
Greek-Style Couscous
Recipe
Simple is delicious. Cucumber, tomato, oregano, and feta combine for a flavorful, familiar couscous dish.
Simple is delicious. Cucumber, tomato, oregano, and feta combine for a flavorful, familiar couscous dish.
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Braised Leeks with Parmesan
Braised Leeks with Parmesan
Recipe
We love the simplicity of this dish. White wine provides a little tangy acid to the leeks, while Parmesan cheese packs an umami wallop, making for a supremely satisfying side.
We love the simplicity of this dish. White wine provides a little tangy acid to the leeks, while Parmesan cheese packs an umami wallop, making for a supremely satisfying side.
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Sautéed Leeks and Radishes
Sautéed Leeks and Radishes Recipe
Saute leeks, radishes, and shallot for a healthful, fresh side dish.
Saute leeks, radishes, and shallot for a healthful, fresh side dish.
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Roasted Carrots
Roasted Carrots Recipe
You can always use bagged baby carrots, but the young carrots with tops will taste better. Just use oil, salt, and pepper.
You can always use bagged baby carrots, but the young carrots with tops will taste better. Just use oil, salt, and pepper.
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Garbanzo Beans and Greens
Garbanzo Beans and Greens Recipe
Paprika, cumin, red pepper, and center cut bacon contribute to the deliciousness of this dish. If you don't like kale, you can use a different hearty green such as collards.
Paprika, cumin, red pepper, and center cut bacon contribute to the deliciousness of this dish. If you don't like kale, you can use a different hearty green such as collards.
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Moroccan-Style Lamb
Moroccan-Style Lamb
Recipe
Try cooking your lamb and side dish together with warm spies like cumin, cinnamon, coriander, and red pepper for an authentic Moroccan dish.
Try cooking your lamb and side dish together with warm spies like cumin, cinnamon, coriander, and red pepper for an authentic Moroccan dish.
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Pasta Shells with Spring Vegetables
Pasta Shells with Spring Vegetables
Recipe
Use a crowd-pleasing base, such as pasta shells, when serving special Spring veggies like asparagus and sugar snap peas and tendrils. Creamy ricotta, tender noodles, and crisp veggies make this dish a winner.
Use a crowd-pleasing base, such as pasta shells, when serving special Spring veggies like asparagus and sugar snap peas and tendrils. Creamy ricotta, tender noodles, and crisp veggies make this dish a winner.
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Potato and Leek Gratin
Potato and Leek Gratin
Recipe
Instead of being buried in cream, the potatoes and leeks are simmered in and drizzled with milk so the potatoes get wonderfully crisp and tender and the cheeses form a melty, golden crust.
Instead of being buried in cream, the potatoes and leeks are simmered in and drizzled with milk so the potatoes get wonderfully crisp and tender and the cheeses form a melty, golden crust.
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Buttery Roasted Cauliflower
Buttery Roasted Cauliflower
Recipe
Roasted cauliflower takes on a nutty, warm flavor with the help of butter and shallots. Top with fresh chives for a pop of freshness.
Roasted cauliflower takes on a nutty, warm flavor with the help of butter and shallots. Top with fresh chives for a pop of freshness.
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Roasted Carrots with Citrus Dressing
Roasted Carrots with Citrus Dressing
Recipe
Fresh fruit juice and chopped cilantro create a zesty dressing for these bright, roasted carrots.
Fresh fruit juice and chopped cilantro create a zesty dressing for these bright, roasted carrots.
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Sauteed Sugar Snap Peas with Chile, Lemon, and Mint
Sauteed Sugar Snap Peas with Chile, Lemon, and Mint
Recipe
Mint adds freshness and pairs well with the peas, but you could substitute oregano or thyme if your prefer. Keep the lemon, it adds a zing that can't be replaced.
Mint adds freshness and pairs well with the peas, but you could substitute oregano or thyme if your prefer. Keep the lemon, it adds a zing that can't be replaced.
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Orzotto with Green and White Asparagus
Orzotto with Green and White Asparagus Recipe
Use orzo to create a creamy risotto-type dish with asparagus. Lemon zest and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese finish out each flavorful bite.
Use orzo to create a creamy risotto-type dish with asparagus. Lemon zest and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese finish out each flavorful bite.
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Chickpea Bajane
Chickpea Bajane Recipe
Bajane is a Provençal term for the midday meal. In this salad, chickpeas, leeks, carrots, fennel, and spinach are served atop protein-rich quinoa with thyme, garlic, and lemon.
Bajane is a Provençal term for the midday meal. In this salad, chickpeas, leeks, carrots, fennel, and spinach are served atop protein-rich quinoa with thyme, garlic, and lemon.
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Mediterranean Barley with Chickpeas and Arugula
Mediterranean Barley with Chickpeas and Arugula Recipe
Use uncooked pearl barley (pearl barley has a shorter cook time). Bell pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, and pistachios keep your taste buds interested.
Use uncooked pearl barley (pearl barley has a shorter cook time). Bell pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, and pistachios keep your taste buds interested.
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Israeli Couscous and Dill Snap Peas
Israeli Couscous and Dill Snap Peas Recipe
Sugar snap peas pair with Israeli Couscous for a fast side salad. Finish with shaved Parmesan cheese and minced dill. For an easy, yet beautiful presentation.
Sugar snap peas pair with Israeli Couscous for a fast side salad. Finish with shaved Parmesan cheese and minced dill. For an easy, yet beautiful presentation.
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A Perfect Pot of Lentils
A Perfect Pot of Lentils
Recipe
Start tasting for doneness at the 28-minute mark. They'll continue to soften as they sit, so be sure to stop the cooking process before they turn to mush. Use green or brown lentils, only.
Start tasting for doneness at the 28-minute mark. They'll continue to soften as they sit, so be sure to stop the cooking process before they turn to mush. Use green or brown lentils, only.
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Braised Spring Vegetables
Braised Spring Vegetables Recipe
Slowly cooking young vegetables with olive oil brings out their natural sweetness. If you don't like fava beans or can't find them, you can leave them out and double the amount of peas. Green garlic is very young, mild garlic, picked before the cloves have formed; it resembles a green onion. It's available in spring at farmers' markets, but if you can't find it, double the green onions.
Slowly cooking young vegetables with olive oil brings out their natural sweetness. If you don't like fava beans or can't find them, you can leave them out and double the amount of peas. Green garlic is very young, mild garlic, picked before the cloves have formed; it resembles a green onion. It's available in spring at farmers' markets, but if you can't find it, double the green onions.
