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Roasted Vegetable Medley

Submitted by: Lorelei

Living In: Orange, Connecticut, USA

This colorful dish has the perfect blend of sweet and savory. It is simple to prepare and can be served as a side dish, salad, or light meal. Feel free to substitute whatever veggies and herbs you have on hand.

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Quinoa with Chickpeas and Tomatoes

Submitted by: sarahhouston

Home Town: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

This delicious recipe was presented to me by a vegan friend. The lime juice gives the quinoa a fresh flavor that can't be beat!

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Lisa's Herbed Eggplant Medley

Submitted by: Lisa

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

This Mediterranean-inspired dish of vegetables and quinoa is rich in flavor.

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Italian Roasted Cauliflower

Submitted by: LIZA COOKS

Home Town: Freeport, Maine, USA

This is a really good recipe I came up with while trying to create some tasty low-carb, low-fat meals. This one made my family enjoy eating their veggies for once, and it is so easy!

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Curried Quinoa Salad with Mango

Submitted by: Cinderella

Home Town: Fort Hood, Texas, USA

This easy recipe combines the pungent flavors of curry and mango for a filling and delicious dish that will have everyone going back for seconds!

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Nopalitos Con Papas

Submitted by: Arianna

Tender cactus is cooked with potatoes in this authentic Mexican dish.

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Espinacas con Garbanzos (Spinach with Garbanzo Beans)

Submitted by: Vanessa

Living In: Spencer, Iowa, USA

This recipe can be eaten as a side dish or as a light meal. It's great with a grilled pork chop and some crusty bread. Its origins date back to North African cultures and is one of the very popular choices of tapas in Seville's bars.

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Honey Parsnips

Submitted by: christina1786

Home Town: Sacramento, California, USA

Sweet parsnips baked in a honey glaze.

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Beets with Mandarin Oranges

Submitted by: GRWightman

Sliced beets are cooked with apple pie spice and mandarin oranges in this easy side dish.

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Balsamic Roasted Vegetable Salad

Submitted by: Laura N

Living In: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

This salad is a blend of roasted red onion, new potatoes, peppers, cherry tomatoes and baby spinach tossed in balsamic vinegar and sprinkled with toasted pine nuts. Lovely for summer barbecues.

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Lemony Quinoa

Submitted by: MBLASSNIG

Living In: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Quinoa is a high-protein, good for you grain, it can be substituted for couscous and makes a lovely side dish. This recipe is a crunchy, lemony, healthy dish that can be used as a side or as a light meal.

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Spicy Red Beans With Fennel Seed

Submitted by: MOTTONCOUTH

Home Town: Dennis, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: West Valley City, Utah, USA

Prepared in a pressure cooker, kidney beans are cooked with fennel seed and cayenne pepper. This is very good mixed with cubed ham, or in red beans and rice.

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Butternut Squash Fries

Submitted by: CMOYA40

Living In: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

These butternut squash fries are nutritious and tasty! They taste like sweet potato fries but better.

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Wild Rice and Apple Dressing

Submitted by: Lisa

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

This recipe makes a dressing with rice and apple mixed in with the usual ingredients. Use a rice cooker for the rice and a food processor to grate or chop vegetables and you can cut the prep time in half.

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Breadless Stuffing

Submitted by: J McDonald

Garbanzo beans take the place of any bread product in this stuffing recipe.

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Quinoa Turkey Stuffing

Submitted by: ISADORE

Quinoa, a delicious and nutritious whole grain, is used to make a light and tasty turkey stuffing. I prefer to bake this stuffing in the bird, but it can be baked separately in another baking dish and basted with the turkey juice.

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Mashed Chipotle Sweet Potatoes

Submitted by: SUBEAR

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Give baked and mashed sweet potatoes a hit of sizzling Southwestern flavor by adding chipotle chiles in adobo sauce. Adjust the amount of chile peppers to suit your taste.

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Orange-Ginger Sweet Potato Casserole

Submitted by: Grover P.

This classic sweet potato casserole delicately sweetened with orange juice, also uses fresh ginger, orange zest, and a pecan topping to add taste and textural appeal.

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Spicy Sweet Potato Chips

Submitted by: JENNYWRITES

These sweet and spicy baked sweet potato fries go great with burgers. Use this as a substitute for French fries.

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Fresh Oregano and Blackberry Green Beans

Submitted by: Menealeous' Daughter

Home Town: Tacoma, Washington, USA

Living In: New York, New York, USA

This super-easy side dish utilizes the bounty of late summer and is the perfect companion to whatever you are grilling - in fact, the stove can be turned on while the meat is resting from the grill. The sweet acidity of the berries balances the entire meal, and the fresh oregano brings out the best of both the berries and the beans. It's a beautiful, unusual side dish that leaves guests, and even finicky family, raving.