BEST-EVER SIDES, CHRISTMAS 2019 AND BEFORE
The best of this and previous years' side dishes for the Festive season...
Several are skinnier: lower in fat, low/no sugar, with lots of heart-friendly fibre. Several are frugal or budget friendly.
The dishes from 2015 to 2018 come up again and again in 67's stats. The dishes for 2019 were enthusiastically received by tasters and readers of the blog.
Whatever; all are guaranteed to be tasty and satisfying. CCICs (Christmas Commander in Chief), Enjoy!
SPROUTS:
(New) Simple Sensational Sprouts with Savoury Spice & Lemon
Sprouts, Parsnips & Baby Corn: oven roasted: perfect consistency
Sprout, Pear & Cranberry Slaw: fabulous salad even in winter
Stir-fried Sprouts with Corn: kids love this
CARBS:
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| Best-ever Roasties |
Best Ever Roasties; How to...with Jaimie
Also:
Garlic Wedges: Skinnier: not for Christmas Day but otherwise? Wow!
Two-potato Champ: frugal, healthier, easy-peasy, make ahead
Piquant Rice: stunning palate pleaser, wallet & time friendly
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| Studded with peas, ginger, garlic, spring onions & oriental sauce |
STUFFING
67 has never managed to make a decent bread stuffing, though there have been plenty of good ones in other people's homes. The blogger's alternative Asian-style rice stuffing proved popular:
Sticky Rice Stuffing: indulgence; Carnivore, Vegan & Vegetarian
For those who deeply dislike conventional stuffing. Contains sticky rice studded with celery, bamboo shoots, water Chestnuts & Chinese mushrooms. Vegan with optional carnivore additions.
BACON WRAPPED SAUSAGE, Nitrate-free, low-fat
You've never really tasted this English Christmas Dinner classic until you've had one of 67's clean-tasting specimens. Prepare ahead; budget-conscious.
HOW TO...GRAVY: one recipe for plant eaters with carnivore option; one for unapologetic meat-eaters
CONDIMENTS
Kid-friendly Cranberry Sauce with Orange & Cinnamon (Vegan): lower-sugar
Cranberry & Red Wine Sauce: sophisticated, muscular, stunning, lower-sugar
Bacon Jam: Outrageous savoury 'breakfast in a jar'. Could be 'the best thing ever eaten'. If you've never had this before, you'll never give it up after
SALADS
RADISH SALAD
Salad 1: Radish
Sliced and dressed in this way, the radishes don't even taste of radish!
Cost: £1.00
Serves: 4-6 as side, easily multiplied
coarsely ground black pepper
1/4 cup creamy lemon or lime dressing
2 tbsp parsley, chives or mint
1/4 cup nuts or seeds (opt) but adds something special to the flavour & texture
Creamy lemon or lime dressing
2 tbsp strained 0-fat yoghurt
1 tbsp mayonnaise
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp lemon or lime juice or white wine vinegar
1/2 tsp finely grated lemon zest
1/4-1/2 tsp sugar (opt)
pepper & salt
An hour or two before serving, mix ingredients. Refrigerate.
Cabbage Carrot Slaw with Peanut Lime Dressing: Crunchy Vegan, raw & cooked veg in peanut-y dressing, prep ahead
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| Serve dressing on the side and it'll keep, refrigerated, two days |
Trio of Single Vegetable Salads: Either Radish or Cucumber or Lettuce, on their own with sassy dressings, frugal, fast
Oriental Crudites: healthy, pretty, appealing; kids will enjoy making these
PATES/SPREADS
Low-fat Chicken Liver Pate:
guilt-free, low-cholesterol
Big flavour
delicious low-fat,
make-ahead indulgence
Skinnier Spinach Pate:
vegetarian special occasion spread,
fluffy emerald parfait
wonderfully savoury
DIPS
Smoked Salmon: Wallet-friendly, lower-fat
Hot Spinach & Artichoke: show-stopping hot dip served in toasted bread bowl
Carrot, Cashew & Date Moutabel: extraordinary thrilling Mid-Eastern dip, budget friendly
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'You've made carrot lovely! Completely unique' 'Utterly delicious.' 'A revelation' : Tasters |
QUICK BREADS
...for holiday brunches or soups
Bagels, Almost Instant: easy & quick; no boiling; taste/texture of 'real' bagels
Breakfast Sweet Bread, Easy Peasy: ready in 10 mins
Cornbread with Chilli & Green Onions, Quick & Easy: lower-sugar vitamin rich wonder; studded with crunchy vegetables
15-minute Flatbread, yeast/sugar free, replaces pizza or pide bases
No-Butter Garlic Bread: guilt-free; tastiest, crunchiest garlic bread ever.
SOUPS
Ambrosial Avocado Soup: wonderfully delicate velvety soup with a kick, healthier, vegan option
Silky 'Cream' of Mushroom & Sherry Soup: Triple-duty; no-cream, kids option
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| Sophisticated, skinny: deep flavours without cream or potato... |
Tomato Gazpacho: keep a jug in the fridge as a pick-me-up for the CCIC (Christmas Commander in Chief), almost no calories, almost-instant
Christmas sides from 2015 onwards on NavBar: How to...
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