Category: Side Dishes
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Fruit Salad with Honey-Lime Dressing
Fruit salads are perfect for serving on hot summer days. You can make this salad any time of the year, but it seems to taste especially good in the summer! The Honey-Lime Dressing gives the fruit a light sweet flavor with a little zing. It’s a nice side dish for any summer meal—breakfast, brunch, lunch,…
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Roasted Summer Squash and Tomatoes
Some friends have shared summer squash from their gardens with me and I love roasted veggies, so I decided to roast some squash last weekend. Roasted Summer Squash and Tomatoes makes a great summer side dish or even a light meal. You can also serve it over pasta for a more filling lunch or dinner.…
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Broccoli-Cauliflower Salad
If you’re wanting to get more veggies in your diet, this Broccoli-Cauliflower Salad may just be what you’re looking for! This veggie salad has lots of good things in it—not only broccoli and cauliflower, but cherry tomatoes, raisins, feta cheese, and chopped pecans. I especially love the feta cheese in this! Serve Broccoli-Cauliflower Salad as a side…
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Tennessee Cornbread Salad
This Tennessee Cornbread Salad is a favorite recipe of mine! I had heard of cornbread salad but never tried making it. When I discovered a recipe at Krusteaz called Tennessee Cornbread Salad, it looked really good, so I decided to try it out. You don’t have to use a cornbread mix in this recipe–you can use your…
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Mango-Jalapeno Salsa
Are you staying cool during the hot weather we’ve been having? This is the time of year when I probably eat the most fruit. I love all kinds of fruit and that’s what I like about this Mango-Jalapeno Salsa–there’s a nice variety of fruit—mango, pineapple, and apple—–mixed in with some diced tomato and red bell…
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Sweet Pickle Deviled Eggs
I’ve made deviled eggs several different ways, but hadn’t ever made them with sweet pickle relish. I know lots of people make deviled eggs that way, so I decided to give it a try. I found that the pickle relish gives these eggs a good flavor and the pickle taste is mild, so you don’t need to worry about…
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Great American Potato Salad
This mustard-style Great American Potato Salad is a traditional, basic potato salad—perfect for a Memorial Day picnic or any summer meal. It’s such a great summer side dish. I found this recipe over at KraftRecipes.com and I think it’s really good!
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Honey-Roasted Root Veggies
Roasting veggies is great in the cold weather months because not only do they taste really good, your kitchen also gets nice and warm and cozy as the veggies are roasting! These Honey-Roasted Root Veggies have a slightly sweet taste from the honey and they roast up nice and tender. I based this on a recipe…
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Cranberry-Broccoli Salad
Hear’s a recipe that I like to make over the holidays, but it’s actually great any time of the year! It’s called Cranberry-Broccoli Salad. The dried cranberries and the honey-sweetened dressing add a light sweetness to this side dish. And the sharp Cheddar cheese and bacon bits add some savory flavor. Mix those things in with…
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Strawberry Salsa
One of the things I love about this salsa is that it’s such a summery recipe and I really do love the summer season—even if it can get a little too hot at times! This salsa is made with some of my favorite fruits and veggies…strawberries, avocado, and cucumber! It’s a great twist on your…
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Easy Creamy Coleslaw
Hello and hope you are all staying cool! This is one of the hottest summers we’ve had in awhile! I don’t like to bake or cook much when the weather is this hot—instead, I make a lot of salads, sandwiches, and simple side dishes that require little or no cooking. Like this Easy Creamy Coleslaw…it’s…
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Creamy Cucumber Salad
Something cool and creamy sounds good on a hot day, doesn’t it? You might be thinking “ice cream,” but I’m actually talking about this Creamy Cucumber Salad! I really like cucumber salads and I especially like the creamy dressing in this one! It’s made with plain Greek yogurt to lighten it up a little, although…
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