Side Dishes
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Need that extra something to make that delicious lunch you just made unbelievable? Then look no further! Ps.: Also, these are great as dips, to balance out those easy carbs.
Side Dish Recipes from the Cookbook
Servings 10| Prep Time 5 mins | Total time 5 mins
Ingredients:
- 1 (15 oz.) can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained and rinsed
- 2 to 4 tbsp. water
- 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 3/4 tsp. ground cumin
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. salt
Preparation:
- Add the garbanzo beans, 2 tablespoons of water, the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt to a food processor. Process until smooth and creamy. If needed, add additional water to thin out the hummus and 1/4 teaspoon of salt to your taste preference.
- Store covered in the refrigerator.
Reference:
Recipe from https://www.thewholesomedish.com/simple-hummus-without-tahini/
Serves 2 cups| Prep Time 10 mins | Total time 10 mins
Ingredients:
- 2 15-ounce (425 g) cans diced fire-roasted tomatoes*, slightly drained
- 1 serrano or jalapeño pepper (more or less depending on preferred spice level), stems and seeds removed
- 1 cup (~16 g) chopped fresh cilantro, large stems removed
- 1 lime, juiced (~3 Tbsp or 45 ml)
- 1/2 cup (55 g) chopped white or red onion (or sub green onion)
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 1 clove garlic, crushed (or 1 tsp garlic-infused oil)
- *Optional: stevia or cane sugar to taste
- *Optional: 2-4 Tbsp (30-60 g) diced mild green chilies (for extra heat)
Preparation:
- Add tomatoes, pepper, cilantro, lime, onion, cumin, salt, and garlic to food processor or blender and pulse to mix. You're looking for a well-blended but semi-chunky salsa.
- Taste and adjust flavor as needed, adding more salt for saltiness, lime for acidity, garlic for kick/zing, cilantro for herb flavor, pepper or mild green chilies for heat, or a little stevia or sugar to sweeten/offset heat.
- Store leftovers in a well-sealed container in the refrigerator up to 1 week or in the freezer up to 1 month.
Reference:
Recipe from https://minimalistbaker.com/easy-red-salsa/
Ingredients:
- 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 (14 ounce) nonfat Greek yogurt
- apple slices or graham crackers
Preparation:
- Mix pumpkin with brown sugar, vanilla, and spices.
- Lightly fold in yogurt.
- Chill in refrigerator until ready to eat.
Ingredients:
- 1 large mango, diced
- 1 jalapeno, seeds removed, diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 large red bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 large red onion, diced
- 1/2 lime, juiced
- Salt to taste
Preparation:
- Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
- Toss well to blend and allow to chill before serving.