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Community Picks -- Portable Sides

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August 15, 2013

The results are in -- here are the recipes our community loved from the Your Best Portable Side contest!

Once again, we want to give a big thanks to all of our volunteer recipe testers for your thoughtful comments and for helping us continue to strengthen our recipe recommendations. You can read the winning headnote and tester's comments by clicking through to the Community Picks recipes -- the comments are at the top. And even if the recipe you tested wasn't chosen as a CP, please feel free to leave your testing notes in the recipe's comments section. Constructive criticism is always encouraged!

Community Picks (Tested and photographed by us!)

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Lemon-Dill Orzo Pasta Salad with Cucumbers, Olives & Feta

Lemon-Dill Orzo Pasta Salad with Cucumbers, Olives & Feta from Food52

 

Chinese Broccoli Salad with Sesame Sriracha Dressing

Chinese Broccoli Salad with Sesame Sriracha Dressing

 

Summer Melon Salad With Harissa, Feta, and Mint 

Summer Melon Salad With Harissa, Feta, and Mint from Food52

Kale Tabbouleh

Kale Tabbouleh from Food52

Sephardic Megedarra with Garlicky Brown Rice Pilaf

Sephardic Megedarra with Garlicky Brown Rice Pilaf from Food52

Community Picks (tested by you!) 

Coconut Confetti Rice Salad
Creamy Kale and Cabbage Salad
Endless Summer Potato Salad
Insalata Praianese
Minted Summer Succotash
Spiced Cauliflower, Pickled Fig, and Almond Salad
Summer Corn Salad with Toasted Grains
Summertime Potluck Puttanesca
Creamy Peppercorn Duck Rillettes

Photos by James Ransom

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3 Comments

Foodiewithalife September 11, 2013
Love me some portable sides! I was just speaking with a fellow foodie about this topic! I'll be sending her this link now.

Christina
www.foodiewithalife.com
 
creamtea September 8, 2013
Thanks for the CP nomination, and thanks to James Ransom for the beautiful photo.
 
Kukla August 16, 2013
Congratulations to all CP’s! Good Job; all these recipes look and sound CP worthy!