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Add a variety of delicious toppings to your rice such as dried fruit, slivered nuts, and spice blends. Many Mediterranean stores sell spice blends and rice toppings that are amazing on top of cooked rice or even cooked with the rice. This toppings have the ability to transform an ordinary rice into a unique culinary experience.
Spices
Cook your rice with several aromatic spices such as turmeric, cumin seeds, and paprika. When cooked with the crunchy rice before adding the water, the rice will take on the flavor of anything you put into it. This is a great way to create a side dish that matches the flavors of what your serving!
Veggies and Meat
Cook your rice with various veggies or meat to make the ultimate one-pot experience. This is an exceptional way to not only reduce the amount of kitchen ware you’ll have to wash later, but will also transform your rice into a heavenly comfort food.
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No steak dinner is complete without classic steakhouse sides. Creamy mashed potatoes, buttery roasted vegetables, and crisp, tangy Caesar salad are timeless accompaniments that bring balance and satisfaction to your plate. These classics offer a familiar and comforting experience that pairs flawlessly with the rich flavors of a juicy steak.
Decadent Sauces
Sauces have the power to elevate a steak from delicious to extraordinary. For a touch of elegance, indulge in a velvety red wine reduction or a luxurious béarnaise sauce. These rich and flavorful additions complement the steak’s natural juices and add a luxurious dimension to each bite.
Herb-Infused Butters
Take your steak to the next level with herb-infused butters. Whether it’s a garlic and thyme butter or a zesty chimichurri butter, these flavorful spreads add a burst of freshness and aromatic complexity. As the butter melts over the hot steak, it imparts a lusciousness that is simply irresistible.
Grilled Vegetables
Enhance your steak experience by grilling a colorful medley of vegetables. The charred sweetness of grilled bell peppers, zucchini, and eggplant provides a delightful contrast to the savory steak. Tossed with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt, these veggies become the perfect complement to your meaty centerpiece.
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]]>Garlic sauteed spinach, however, is my favorite way to enjoy the vegetable. It can go with nearly any main course as a delicious and nutritious side dish. Here’s how to prepare garlic sauteed spinach and make it taste fantastic.
Ingredients
- 500 g spinach leaves
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves of garlic
- Salt
- Black Pepper
Instructions
Start off by taking your spinach leaves and washing them thoroughly under running water. Once you’ve done this, set them aside.
The next thing you’ll want to do is to mince the four cloves of garlic. You’ll brown them before adding the spinach.
Pour one tablespoon of olive oil into a large pan. Next, place the garlic into the pan and cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes.
Next, add the spinach into the pan. Finish off the seasoning process by sprinkling the leaves with salt and black pepper.
Turn the stove’s heat up to medium-high and cook for about 2 minutes, or until the leaves are wilted.
Enjoy this fantastic side dish!
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]]>The base of the dish itself are the leafy greens of Brassica oleracea, commonly referred to as collards. Making delicious collard greens involves a little more effort, though.
Fear not, however: this collard green recipe is both simple and delicious. It will yield enough collard greens for about 4 servings.
Collard Ingredients
- 12 oz collared greens, cut into bite-sized slices
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 slices of bacon
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ carrot, diced
- 2 minced cloves of garlic
- 2 cups chicken broth
Instructions:
Start by placing the olive oil in a large pot and heating it over medium-high heat.
Once the olive oil is hot, add the bacon. Cook it until it is finished and then remove it from the pan. Crumble it into small pieces.
After the bacon is crumbled, put it back into the pan and add the diced onion as well. Cook them until the onion is browned.
Once the onion is done, add the carrot, garlic, and the sliced collards. Cook them on medium-high heat until the leaves have wilted.
After this is done, add the chicken broth, salt and pepper to the pot. Cover and simmer over low heat for about an hour.
Once the leaves are tender, your collard greens are ready. As we say down south, good eatin’!
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]]>While traditional french fries are probably more popular, home fries are another great savory complement to your meals.
You can eat them with bacon and eggs for breakfast, or serve them with hamburgers at dinner. Let’s find out how to make them!
Ingredients
- 2 medium-sized potatoes
- Olive oil
- Sea salt
- Black Pepper
- Garlic Powder
- Rosemary
- 1 medium red onion
Start off by washing the two potatoes and then chopping them into small, bite-sized pieces. They shouldn’t be too thick–if they are, they won’t cook all the way through.
Once the potatoes have been chopped up, place them in a medium-sized bowl. Pour olive oil into the bowl, using a quantity sufficient enough to give all of the potato pieces a light coating.
After you’ve coated the pieces in olive oil, sprinkle sea salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and rosemary on them to taste. Toss the potatoes to ensure an even coating.
Also, chop up the red onion into very small pieces and set aside.
Place a large skillet on the stove and turn the heat to medium to medium-high (usually a 6). Put the potato pieces in the pan and leave them to cook for about 5 minutes, turning often.
Once the potatoes have been in the pan for about five minutes, add the red onion. Continue to stir and flip the potato pieces until they are golden-brown and soft throughout.
Take them out of the pan, and serve. Yum!
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]]>They have tons of uses, from being the base of pasta sauces to working great as a side dish for Italian-inspired meals.
#growfoodnotlawns #organic #heirloom #tomatoes #dyrk #tomat #københavn #nongmo #eatclean #cleaneating #food #photooftheday #instagood #growyourown #organicfood #healthy #homegrown #tomato #greenthumb #nature #colors #throwbackthursday #urbangardenersrepublic #urbanorganicgardener #thehappygardeninglife #hydrovegan #heirloomtomatoesHere’s an easy stewed tomatoes recipe that you can use for your meals instead of the boring canned variety.
Ingredients
- 10 large tomatoes or 15 medium-sized Roma tomatoes
- 1 tbsp salt
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp rosemary
- 1 onion
Start off by bringing a very large pot of water to boil. As the water heats up, prepare an ice bath consisting of cold water and ice cubes in another large bowl.
Once the water is boiling, plunge the tomatoes into the water for 30 seconds. After this time is up, immediately dunk the tomatoes into the ice bath that you’ve prepared.
After they’ve cooled down, peel the skin off of the tomatoes with your fingers. It will come off easily.
Slice the skinned tomatoes into bite-sized chunks and set aside. Dice the onion and set aside.
Place another large pot on the stove and set the heat on a medium level. Place the diced tomatoes and onion into the pot, cover, and allow to simmer for 30-45 minutes.
You can use the stewed tomatoes immediately, freeze them, or even can them. It’s up to you. Enjoy!
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Larger and typically less sweet that the typical banana fruit, plantains have a variety of uses in the kitchen and can be used as both a sweet and savory side dish.
Green Plantains
Green plantains, which are when the fruit is eaten less ripe than the yellow version, can be used to make delicious savory side dishes.
One common way to utilize green plantains in your kitchen is to fry them in oil (or, for a healthier version, roast them in your oven) to create plantain chips. After frying or roasting, they are sprinkled with sea salt. These delightful chips are oh-so-slightly-sweet and a crunchy way to add a twist to your next Latin-inspired meal.
Yellow Plantains
Now, with yellow plantains, you’re going to find a sweet, mature, and soft fruit that is used to make sweet side dishes.
The best way to use yellow plantains in your kitchen is to fry them in oil after cutting them into chunks, which renders a delicious Latin dish called maduros. These fried, sweet pieces of plantain are often served with meat dishes to counteract the savory qualities of the meat. Yum!
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