Sautéed Spinach With Garlic

Roasted Organic Baby Carrots With Curry And Ginger

Roasted Sweet Potatoes With A Brown Sugar Glaze

Fennel And Tangelo Salad With A Citrus Vinaigrette

Everything Sides are four side dishes here that are super easy to make and really delicious. Sautéed Spinach With Garlic, Roasted Organic Baby Carrots With Curry And Ginger, Brown Sugar Glazed Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Fennel, And Tangelo Salad With A Citrus Vinaigrette.

Side Dishes can really compliment whatever entrée you may be serving. They can also echo those flavors to whatever protein you’re serving. I wanted to talk about a few really delicious sides and are no trouble to put together, yet still have that WOW factor.

Sautéed Spinach With Garlic

Roasted Organic Baby Carrots With Curry And Ginger

On the left side below is the brown sugar mixture for the sweet potatoes, on the right side is my curry and ginger mixture for the organic baby carrots.

Roasted Organic Baby Carrots With Curry And Ginger

On the left side above is the brown sugar mixture for the sweet potatoes, on the right side is my curry and ginger mixture for the organic baby carrots.

 

Roasted Sweet Potatoes With A Brown Sugar Glaze

Fennel And Tangelo Salad With A Citrus Vinaigrette

Equipment:
2 rimmed baking sheet pans, chef’s knife, 3 small mixing bowls, whisk, mandolin, 1 (12-inch) sauté pan, 1 (8-ounce) jelly jar with a tight-fitting lid

Sautéed Spinach With Garlic
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
Total Time: 11 minutes
Yields: 2 servings

Ingredients For Sautéed Spinach With Garlic:
1 (16-ounce) bag of prewashed spinach
2 tablespoons of olive oil
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tablespoon of red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon of Kosher salt
1 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper

Roasted Carrots
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Yields: 2 to 4 servings

Ingredients For Roasted Organic Baby Carrots With Curry And Ginger:
1 bunch (1 pound) of baby organic carrots with leafy tops
1/4 cup of olive oil
1 tablespoon of mild curry powder
1 tablespoon of ground ginger
1 tablespoon of Kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons of Italian flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped for garnish

Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yields: 4 servings

Ingredients For Roasted Sweet Potatoes With A Brown Sugar Glaze:
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into thick wedges
1/4 cup of olive oil
2 tablespoons of light brown sugar
2 tablespoons of Kosher salt
1 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons of Italian flat-leaf parsley for garnish

Fennel And Tangelo Salad
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Yields: 2 to 4 servings

Ingredients For Fennel And Tangelo Salad:
2 fennel bulbs, sliced thin
1/2 a red onion sliced thin
2 tablespoons of Italian flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped for garnish
2 Tangelos, *supreme, reserve the juice (1/4 cup)

Ingredients For Citrus Vinaigrette:
1/4 cup of Tangelo juice
2 tablespoons of lemon juice, fresh squeezed
1 teaspoon of Agave nectar
1 teaspoon of Kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup of *E.V.O.O

Directions For Sautéed Spinach With Garlic:
Start by mincing 3 garlic cloves. Next, add oil to a cold sauté pan. Add the minced garlic and red pepper flakes to the pan. Over medium heat, bring the oil up to temperature and sauté the garlic for 1 minute until fragrant.

Add the spinach leaves, to the pan, in batches. As soon as all the leaves have wilted down, 3 to 5 minutes, season with the Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper. Toss through one more time until all the leaves are coated then turn off the heat. My Sautéed Spinach With Garlic is so flavorful, you just may change your mind about how you feel about spinach. Transfer the Sautéed Spinach With Garlic to a large serving bowl. Serve hot.

Directions For Roasted Organic Baby Carrots With Curry And Ginger:
Preheat oven to 450-degrees F.
Start by trimming the tops of the carrots leaving around 2 inches intact. In a small bowl, add the mild curry powder, ground ginger, Kosher salt, and fresh ground black pepper, whisk to combine.

Using two rimmed baking sheets pans, divide the carrots between the two pans. Drizzle the olive oil over all the carrots. Sprinkle the curry and ginger spice mixture over each of the carrots. Toss the carrots together allowing for the spices to coat the carrots really well. Place the pans in the center rack of the preheated oven. Roast for 20 minutes until fork tender. Transfer the Roasted Organic Baby Carrots With Curry And Ginger to a large serving platter. Sprinkle with chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley.  Serve hot.

Directions For Brown Sugar Glazed Sweet Potatoes:
Preheat oven to 450-degrees F.
Start by peeling two sweet potatoes. Slice in half and cut into large wedges. In a small bowl add brown sugar, Kosher salt, and fresh ground black pepper, whisk to combine.
Transfer the potato wedges to a rimmed baking sheet pan. Drizzle the sweet potato wedges with olive oil. Sprinkle the brown sugar mixture over all the potato wedges. Toss really well to coat, then spreading them out into one even layer.

Place into the center rack of a preheated oven, roast for 15 to 20 minutes. Halfway through turn the sweet potato wedges over to caramelize on the other side, roast until fork tender. Transfer the Brown Sugar Glazed Sweet Potatoes to a large serving platter. Sprinkle with chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley. Serve hot.

Directions For Fennel And Tangelo Salad With A Citrus Vinaigrette:
Start by using a mandolin to shave the fennel and red onion. Arrange the shaved fennel and red onion on a large serving platter. *Supreme two tangelos and place the segments on top.

In a small mixing bowl containing the reserved Tangelo juice, add fresh squeezed lemon juice, Kosher salt, Agave nectar, fresh ground black pepper, and the *E.V.O.O., whisk to combine. Spoon the citrus vinaigrette over the Fennel And Tangelo Salad. Garnish with freshly chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley. My Fennel And Tangelo Salad With A Citrus Vinaigrette is light and refreshing.

There you have it, my Everything Sides.

*Supreme is a technique that removes the membrane from the citrus fruit so it can be served in slices/segments.
*E.V.O.O. is an acronym for Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

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