Room temperature vegetable side dishes
Hi Food 52 community!
In about a month's time, I'm doing a seated dinner for 20 where I won't have access to a kitchen on site. What are some good, elevated - meaning not pasta/potato salad, vegetable-centric sides that can be served? What are your favorite vegetables to eat room temperature?
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I made the above amounts at a dinner for 12 and had way too much, so it should work for 20, especially with other vegetables on the table. Golden raisins pop more than brown ones, and you can also mix in some dried cranberries for color.
My dad also makes veggie salads in simple vinaigrette dressing; favorites are shredded Napa cabbage (you can add crushed peanuts, radishes, or a peanutty satè style dressing for a more Asian type dish); shredded green cabbage with a generous amount of black pepper; and thinly sliced English cucumbers with dill and paprika, garlic optional.
https://food52.com/recipes/32513-beet-orange-and-black-olive-salad
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• roasted and/or stuffed winter squash.
• onion orange salad
• cold soup (borscht, Hungarian fruit soup)
• cold sliced meat salad (e.g., roasted chicken, beef et al).
Instead: pressed roasted tofu slices with sauce to taste.
Roasted carrots & sprout salad
seriouseats.com/2011/11/cook-the-book-home-cooking-with-jean-georges.html
Stuffed pumpkin (can use other squash)
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pumpkin-stuffed-with-everything-good-361169
Orange onion salad
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/9167/orange-and-onion-salad/
Borscht (vegetarian)
Life.nationalpost.com/2010/07/24/bonniesternsuddenlywealllovebeets/#ixzz0umvkl7uo