Hellooooo I hope that you are all well! Today I thought that I would do something slightly different and share a trio of side dishes with you. I feel that vegetables are often not given the attention and appreciation they deserve… I know that it is easier to just boil up some carrots or throw together a quick salad in order to squeeze in that necessary daily intake of goodness; but it is also so bland and doesn’t actually make you want to eat them… Instead try one (or all) of these recipes: they’re incredibly easy to prepare and cook plus infinitely more delicious and interesting!
Feta and Rosemary Sweet Potato Fries
Serves 2
Prep time – 10 minutes
Cooking time – 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 sweet potatoes peeled and cut into match sticks
- 1 tbsp corn flour
- salt and pepper
- 1 spring of rosemary, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 20 g feta
Method
- Preheat your oven to 200 degrees C. Line two or three baking trays with baking parchment.
- Cut up the sweet potatoes into matches and use kitchen towel to pat them down and remove any excess moisture. Place them into a sandwich/ zip lock bag with the corn flour and season this generously with salt and pepper. Shake the bag until the corn flour is evenly covering the sweet potato.
- Lay the sweet potato matchsticks out onto the baking trays with 3 cm distance between each one (to avoid them steaming). Sprinkle the olive oil and rosemary over them and place in the oven for 30 minutes until cooked through (soft for a fork to touch) but crispy on the outside. N.B. timing for this may vary from oven to oven so check after 30 minutes and put on for another 5 – 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and lay out on a plate and then crumble the feta over the fries and season with more salt and pepper if required.
Garlic and Chili Butter Broccoli
Serves 2
Prep time – 5 minutes
Cooking time – 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 200 g tenderstem broccoli
- 20 g butter
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and finely sliced
- 1/2 red chilli, finely diced
- salt and pepper
Method
- Steam the broccoli for around 5 minutes.
- In a small pan fry the chili and garlic for a minute on a medium heat and then add in the butter, heat until melted and then remove from the heat.
- Drain the broccoli and stir with the butter. Season generously and serve.
Moroccan Charred Corn on the Cob
Serves 2
Prep time – 5 minutes
Cooking time – 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 corn on the cob
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 2 tbsp Ras el Hanout (or combine 2 tsp dried cumin, 2 tsp paprika, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp tumeric, 1 tsp dried coriander, 1 tsp ground ginger)
- 1 sprig of basil, finely sliced
Method
- Heat up a medium frying pan on a high heat.
- Meanwhile coat each cob with 1 tbsp olive oil and then sprinkle over 1 tbsp of the ras el hanout (or your spice mix) and season generously with salt and pepper. Use your hands to massage this over the kernals.
- Place each cob in the pan and cook for ten minutes, turning frequently until the surface is slightly charred and the corn is soft.
- Take off the heat and sprinkle over the basil.
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Looks delicious!! I am not a fan of sweet potatoes but I’ll give it a try π Thanks
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Aw thank you, hope you enjoy them!
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This looks very lovely and extremely delicious.
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Thank you! βΊ
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IT is my pleasure. Food is something to be treasured.
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D E L I C I O U S
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Yum! Simple , delicious and healthy .
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Thank you! βΊ
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Right now I think IΒ΄m hungry πππ hahaπππ
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Hahaha aw well thanks so much βΊ
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Wow awesome π lovely π presentation and yummy too.
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Aw thanks very much βΊ
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Welcome
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Fab shots!!
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Thank you βΊ
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The Morrocan corn on the cob looks heavenly!
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Thanks so much! It was lovely βΊ
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You are right, sides do not get near the attention they deserve! All three dishes look delicious and wonderful photography, too!
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Thanks so much!! βΊβΊ I’m glad that you liked the recipe
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It’s great how you can turn those vegetables into tempting side dishes! I agree, they often don’t get the attention they deserve, but if you cook them right they can have a great flavour all on their own. I, too, come from a family of foodies and I really appreciate what you’re doing here π
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Ah thank you very much for your kind words – lovely to hear and I’m glad that you liked this recipe! X
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A very healthy-looking dish! Great idea.
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Thanks so much!
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Beautiful flavours!
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Thank you π
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Everthing look so good I must some of these
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Aw thanks so much, I hope you do βΊ
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mmm. . . this meal looks delightful. It’s a lovely combination of foods..
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Thanks so much Sheryl βΊ
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Dear Rosie! I nominated your Blog to Blogger Recognition Award. Have a lovely day!
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Ah thanks so much βΊ that’s so lovely of you.
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Using corn flour instead of regular flour is a genius move. Now I have to try your sweet potato fries recipe! Thank your for sharing. π
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Ah thanks very much π I hope they work well for you!
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Making me quite hungry, thank you.
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looks amazing and your photos are beautiful too! Yay gorgeous food!
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Thanks so much! ! βΊ
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These side dishes look really good,will definitely be trying these out soon,Thankyou x
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Reblogged this on DinamicDynasty and commented:
This will sure be great to try out on a cool summers day
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Wow that corn!! Looks great. I’ll have to give these a try sometime soon!
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Thanks so much! Let me know how you get on π
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I love to cook this looks like a great meal to make and eat.
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This looks YUMMI … have to try it. Thanks for sharing … and great pictures.
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Aw thank you, i hope that you enjoy it if you do!
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I am sure we will.
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Hey! I tried making this, and it tasted awesome. I have never been one for sweet potato, but this was really tasty. Thank you!
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Ah that’s so great to hear! I’m pleased that you enjoyed the recipe! βΊ
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Delicious…from beginning to end. Long live the vegetable!
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Thank you – I quite agree!
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Yummmm I love sweet potato will defo give this a go π
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Thank you! Enjoy! π
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