Side

This simple side dish from River's End Restaurant is terrific with grilled fish. For a pretty presentation, serve the slaw on radicchio leaves.

Great with just about any main dish.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

A colorful and unusual first course.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Originally made to accompany Black Bean and Sweet Potato Stew with Chillies and Polenta Triangles.

These replace the more familiar Hanukkah latkes that are prepared with grated raw potatoes. The croquettes are made with bolbess, the Jewish mashed potato stuffing for goose. But like latkes, they are fried in oil to symbolize the miracle of the oil that is the basis for Hanukkah. In the second century b.c., a one-day supply of oil burned for eight days and nights after followers of Judah Maccabee captured the Holy Temple of Jerusalem from their Syrian oppressors. Fried foods are served at Hanukkah in commemoration.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This "stuffing" has a soft, custard-like texture and should not be baked inside a bird.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

(Steamed Green beans) Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

At Restaurant Biga in San Antonio, owner-chef Bruce Auden's co-chef, Mark Bliss, created this lovely side dish. He pairs it with roast pork, chicken or lamb. Cipolline onions are small, sweet Mediterranean onions; they are available at some supermarkets.

A flavorful sauce for grilled lamb or chicken.