Cooking Vegetarian: 2,600+ Recipes
This zesty lemon soy sauté is weeknight cooking at its best: zucchini, red bell peppers, and snow peas flash-cooked in butter and oil, then hit with tamari and a hard squeeze of fresh lemon. Fifteen minutes start to finish, and the vegetables stay crisp and glossy....
The most luscious rutabaga gratin you'll ever make layers two pounds of rutabaga with a carrot for sweetness, slow bakes them in heavy cream, and finishes under a golden breadcrumb crust. It has converted every rutabaga skeptic I've served it to. The Most...
Quick sesame broccoli with tamari is the 11-minute side on constant rotation in my kitchen: florets seared crisp-tender, glossed with toasted sesame oil and tamari, finished with a scatter of sesame seeds. Faster than delivery, better than most restaurant versions....
The best sautéed greens with garlic come down to one rule: wide pan, high heat, no lingering. Spinach, kale, or a mix — they wilt in minutes and pick up a glossy garlic-butter finish with a bright squeeze of lemon. Let's be honest, a side of plain, steamed greens can...
From Root to Leaf: The Best Way to Eat Beets! If you've ever looked at a beautiful bunch of beets and tossed the gorgeous greens, this recipe will change your life! We're using the entire vegetable to create a side dish that is shockingly quick, incredibly beautiful,...
Simple sautéed cabbage with fennel seed is the dish that made me rethink cabbage: the seeds bloom in butter and olive oil, the cabbage turns sweet and golden at the edges, and a squeeze of lemon at the end wakes everything up. Twenty-one minutes, one skillet....
These rustic rosemary roasted potatoes are everything a roast potato should be — crisp and golden outside, fluffy inside — thanks to waxy Yukon Golds or reds, good olive oil, and a hot oven. Fifty-five minutes, almost entirely hands-off. There's nothing quite like the...
This classic kasha with mushrooms and onions is comfort food at its most honest: nutty buckwheat groats coated in beaten egg before simmering, so every grain stays separate and fluffy. It's a 40-minute side that tastes like it took all afternoon. Craving a side...
These honey-glazed sugar snap peas with carrots turn two humble vegetables into the side dish everyone reaches for first. The peas stay snappy, the carrots go sweet, and a honey-butter glaze ties it all together in 20 minutes flat. Looking for a side dish that's as...
These 15-minute garlic butter noodles are my busiest-night rescue: the egg noodles boil while garlic sizzles in butter, and a shower of Parmesan and parsley pulls it all together. Fifteen minutes after you walk into the kitchen, dinner is on the table. Sometimes, the...
Toasted sesame green bean salad is the 20-minute side I bring to every potluck. Tender-crisp beans in a tamari and rice vinegar dressing with toasted sesame oil, finished with a scatter of sesame seeds. Searching for that perfect, crowd-pleasing side dish that travels...
Creamy chestnut puree is holiday elegance from six humble ingredients — chestnuts simmered and whipped with cream, milk, butter, and a pinch each of salt and sugar. It deserves a place beside your holiday roast, savory or sweet depending on where you nudge it. Imagine...