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Healthy Holiday Side Dish Ideas

May 11, 2014 by April Decheine Leave a Comment

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CALIFORNIA ROLL QUINOA & EDAMAME FETA SALAD

Healthy Holiday Side Dish Ideas

With the holidays upon us, we thought we would share Cathy’s flavorful and colorful side dish ideas. These side dishes will bring bright color to your holiday table and offer your guests something healthy this season. Adding the side dishes into a cup is pure genius! The first recipe combines edamame, feta cheese, and fresh veggies into a deliciously flavorful, protein-packed Edamame Feta Salad. Why not think outside of the box and surprise your guests or family with a colorful and healthy side dish this holiday season?

EDAMAME FETA SALAD
 
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Total time
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Salads in a cup make a great Holiday Side Dish.
Author: Cathy from The Lemon Tree Dwelling
Recipe type: Side Dish
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients
  • Edamame Feta Salad
  • 1 c. shelled, cooked edamame
  • ½ c. red pepper, chopped
  • ¼ c. red onion, diced
  • 4 oz. feta cheese, cubed
  • ¼ c. parsley, minced
  • ¼ c. olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp. fresh parsley, minced
  • ¼ tsp. dried oregano
  • ¼ tsp. kosher salt
  • fresh ground pepper
Instructions
  1. To get full preparation instructions, visit the original recipe at Lemon Tree Dwelling.
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For Cathy’s second recipe she combines the flavors from her favorite meal, Sushi and turns it into a California Roll Quinoa Salad!
CALIFORNIA ROLL QUINOA
 
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15 mins
Total time
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California Roll Quinoa salad in a bowl
Author: Cathy from Lemon Tree Dwelling
Recipe type: Side Dish
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients
  • 1 c. cooked quinoa
  • ⅓ c. matchstick carrots
  • 1 mini cucumber, chopped
  • 4 oz. imitation crab meat
  • ½ avocado
  • 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • 2 Tbsp. rice wine vinegar
  • ¼ tsp. ground ginger
Instructions
  1. To get full preparation and cooking instructions, visit the original recipe at Lemon Tree Dwelling.
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These healthy side dishes are sure to be added to your list of favorites and we’re sure your party guests will request this healthy option again and again. If you love these delicious side dishes, be sure to find more like them in our Recipe Index section. For daily recipe ideas, like us on Facebook and follow along on Twitter. You’ll want to visit our Pinterest boards as well if you’d like to get truly inspired before your next get together. Enjoy!

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Filed Under: Christmas, Dinner, Easter, Father's Day, Fourth of July, Healthy, Holiday, Labor Day, Lunch, Memorial Day, Mother's Day, Recipes, Roundup, Side Dish, Thanksgiving Tagged With: California roll, Edamame salad, Healthy salad, healthy side dish, holiday side dish, quick and easy, Quinoa, salad

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April Decheine is the creator of Skinny Over 40 which is a blog about living a healthy lifestyle over 40, and Island Boy and Girl which she co-writes with her husband about living the Island life on Marco Island.

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