Vegetable Sides

Creamy Avocado Dressing is what you make when you want a creamy salad dressing without the guilt of mayonnaise or tons of oil! Like a cross between pourable Guacamole and Avocado Dipping Sauce, this healthy creamy dressing works with leafy greens or sturdier vegetables like green beans (pictured). Creamy Avocado Dressing This is a dressing …

This Green Bean Avocado Salad is a copycat of a popular salad at a charcoal chicken chain in Sydney called Chargrill Charlie’s. Their chicken is ok. But they do really good salads! This salad is made with soft cooked green beans, tomato and avocado with a sprinkling of chopped capsicum/bell peppers and red onion, then …

Roasting is the best way to cook broccolini. It brings out the flavour and you get crunchy golden tips! This Roasted Broccolini recipe is a wonderful side dish eaten plain, but with a simple Tahini Sauce it becomes company-worthy as an impressive side dish OR a vegetarian main. Particularly great served alongside Middle Eastern dishes, …

Here’s a really quick & easy baked zucchini recipe that takes 3 minutes to prep. Also known as courgettes, this speedy side dish goes down like this: Cut zucchinis lengthwise, toss with oil, salt & pepper. Sprinkle with parmesan and breadcrumbs, 12 minutes in a hot oven. Delicious! Quick Baked Zucchini recipe This recipe is just a …

Green beans…. like you’ve never had them before! Green beans are sautéed in a garlicky bacon fat then semi-braised-semi-steamed in stock before being simmered with a creamy garlic sauce. Decadent? Yes. Special? Double yes. Handy stove cooked side dish – no need to juggle oven space for Sunday night roast dinners and holiday feasts! A very …

This is a recipe for how to roast eggplant in the oven so each piece is plump and juicy on the inside, and beautifully caramelised on the outside. Never again suffer through a tray of mushy mess! Roasted Eggplant The quickest way to elevate (almost) any vegetable is to roast it. And eggplant is no …

The best way to make roasted carrots is in a very hot oven so they brown beautifully in the same time it cooks for the inside to become sweet and tender. Because nobody wants bland, colourless baked carrots that look like they’ve been boiled!  Great Roasted Carrots I’ve said it before and I’ll say it …