Healthy Side Dishes
Simple veggie sides — Pan Grilled Garlic Green Beans, Cucumber Salad, Garlic Parmesan Green Beans, Autumn Harvest Quinoa Salad — for busy weeknights.
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Great side dish to finish off family dinner with. Quick, easy, yummy way to get some veggies in
Amanda WoyakIngredients
- Asparagus bundle
- White onion
- Garlic powder to taste
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- Oil to coat the pan
Instructions
- 1Cut the ends off the asparagus and then cut in half, discarding the ends. Cut root off the onion, slice in half (long way, through the stem) and cut into medium thin slices
- 2Heat a pan on medium heat with the oil. Enough to coat the pan and swirl. Not enough to make the veggies swim
- 3Add your veggies to your heated pan and season accordingly. Cook until the onions are clear and shriveling
- 4Serve as your side dish, we added some grated Parmesan to ours, otherwise enjoy as is
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A good side dish fills out the plate without adding another hour to your night. Green beans, cucumbers, a bowl of quinoa — most of these come together while the main course finishes up.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection when supper is already handled and the vegetable is the last thing left to figure out, or when they need something fresh to carry to a potluck.
Every recipe here is a side you can make on a Tuesday: Pan Grilled Garlic Green Beans, Roasted Green Beans, Garlic Parmesan Green Beans, Cucumber Salad, Spicy cucumber side dish, Sautéed asparagus and onion side dish, Cranberry green bean side dish, and Autumn Harvest Quinoa Salad.
Quick Tips
- 1
Dry the beans first
Pat green beans completely dry before they hit hot oil so they blister instead of steam. Give them 5 to 7 minutes without stirring much.
- 2
Salt cucumbers ahead
Toss sliced cucumbers with a teaspoon of salt and let them sit 20 minutes, then drain so your salad doesn't turn watery.
- 3
Add garlic last
Stir thinly sliced garlic in during the final 60 seconds. Any longer over high heat and it turns bitter.
- 4
Rinse quinoa before cooking
Rinse 1 cup quinoa under cool water for 30 seconds, then simmer in 2 cups water about 15 minutes until the grains uncurl.
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