Vegan Chickpea and Orzo Salad
Chock full of vegetables and healthy protein, orzo salad will save your work lunches, on-the-go dinners, and leisurely brunches by the pool.
Sides
Ina Garten’s Waffle Iron Hash Browns
Drag out your waffle iron and reacquaint yourself with it—then devour some of the most delectable hash browns you’ve ever had. Get ready for a diner-worthy dinner at home.
Cauliflower Purée with Garlic and Spices
Nigel Slater’s lovely way with everyday ingredients is showcased in this slightly glam approach that draws on both puréed and fried cauliflower along with warming spices.
Moutabal ~ Roasted Eggplant, Yogurt, and Tahini Dip
A staple of Syrian snacking, moutabal is smoky and richly flavored. Spread it on everything that needs a pick-me-up of the delicious kind—you’ll never have a boring lunch again.
Cauliflower and Tomato Curry
Loads of rich spices yet not overly spicy, this little curry number is a spectacular way to dress up cauliflower. And it just happens to be healthy and vegan.
Mustard Potato Salad with Celery
Not all potato salad has to be drowning in mayo. Sometimes, all you need is a tangy mustard and garlic dressing with more flavor than fat. And a few cornichons never hurt, either.
Creamy Italian Salad Dressing
Iceberg lettuce gets a serious upgrade with this creamy vinaigrette, a handful of herbs and red wine vinegar. Not only iceberg lettuce, you’ll slather it on everything.
Purslane Salad
A simple and cooling salad made with an increasingly trendy spring green that’s capturing the attention of home gardeners and restaurant chefs across the country.
Sambal Eggplant
Sambal eggplant is an iconic Southeast Asian food because of its spicy, sweet flavors. Few ingredients and simple prep make it easy.
Hakka Eggplant
Tender eggplant covered in a deeply flavored Hakka sauce that’s ready in a snap. Eating your veggies has never been so rewarding.
Sautéed Escarole
A classic Italian treatment for an everyday green that tastes anything but ordinary thanks to the perfect technique.
Instant Pot Beans
Get ready for a simple way to serve up a tasty helping of tender pinto beans with some subtle heat from jalapeno. Did we mention they’ll be ready in minutes?
Mashed Kabocha Squash
Wait until you give Bryant Terry’s squash a try. Creamy and packed with flavor, this vegan recipe is also healthy as heck without tasting like it.
Roasted Delicata Squash and Kale Salad
Satiating and healthy-ish, this salad is a vibrant and quick dinner. No peeling required. Just a little chopping and cooking.
Chunky Ranch-Style Home Fries
Just like what you’d find at your local diner. Swear. Just simple ingredients cooked slow and patiently until they’re crisp on the outside, tender on the inside, and tempting through and through.
Potato Galette
Just potatoes, butter, and salt. That’s all you need to create this crisp-on-the-outside, meltingly-lush-on-the-inside French classic that’s loveliness defined.
Roasted Broccoli With Walnuts, Raisins, and Ricotta Salata
This unsuspecting side of caramelized broccoli and its tangy, spicy, sweetly enticing vibe is exactly what you need when you crave something unexpectedly and unobtrusively healthy.
Roasted Romaine Caesar Salad
Elevate Caesar salad by roasting the lettuce. Yes, roasting the lettuce. It’ll draw out flavors and textures you’d never expect. Impressively easy.
Red Wine Onions
Meet your newest weeknight staple for when you want something a little special and impressive. Slightly sweet, deeply flavored, caramelized red onions doused with red wine.
Crispy Herbed Parmesan Potatoes
Tender, moreish potatoes with herb-inflected, cheese-crisped bottoms. We guarantee that you’ll be smitten.
Fried Rice With Leftovers
A superlative version of the classic clean-out-the-fridge stir-fry that reinvents leftovers. Beware the optional but addictive jalapeño garlic vinegar.
Roasted Broccoli with Soy Sauce
A simple, quick, easy, cheap side that’s making kids as well as adults demand seconds. Yes, seconds. Of broccoli. You’re welcome.
Old-Fashioned Potato Gratin
This old-fashioned gratin comforts you with everything indulgent could possibly crave in a gratin, namely ample amounts of potatoes, cream, butter, and cheese. Red wine optional.
Homemade Labneh with Za’atar
Soft cheese dreams are made of labneh, which is ultra lush, creamy, and tangy. You may find you need to stop yourself from spreading it on everything.
Kale Chips
Potato chip fiends, stop your scoffing. We double-dog dare you to make a batch and stop at just one.