Category: Side Dishes

Habanero Salsa

Posted in Appetizers, Sauces, Side Dishes, Vegan.

The trick for us was managing the heat of these supremely spicy chiles to create a balanced salsa. Charring everything over rip-roaring heat gave the salsa some awesome, smoky notes. But our initial attempts were face-meltingly spicy. By removing the seeds and membranes of the chiles, we toned down...

Ultracreamy Hummus

Posted in Appetizers, Side Dishes, Vegan.

This hummus is velvety-smooth and creamy, with a satisfyingly rich, balanced flavor. To achieve a perfectly smooth texture, we simmered canned chickpeas with water and baking soda for 20 minutes and then quickly removed their grainy skins by gently swishing them under a few changes of water. Tahini...

Sautéed Baby Bok Choy with Sesame Oil and Garlic

Posted in Side Dishes, Vegan.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS Instead of sautéing whole heads of baby bok choy, a vegetable that is nearly impossible to cook evenly, we decided to treat it like two different vegetables. We started by coarsely chopping the top dark leaves and snapping off the stalks. After washing the stalks and leaves to...

Thick-Cut Oven Fries

Posted in Recipes, Side Dishes.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS When traditional French fries are fried, water is rapidly driven out of the starch cells at the surface of the potato, leaving behind tiny cavities. It's these cavities that create a delicate, crispy crust. Since oven fries don't heat fast enough for air pockets to form, we instead...

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