Food

Simple Sides

June 26, 2008

Corn bread, corn relish, baked beans, potato salad, and cole slaw are a few of the 10 recipes for simple side dishes from SAVEUR magazine.

Cheesy Corn Casserole — Baked with cheese and bacon, this warm corn casserole is sure to go quick at any holiday buffet.Todd Coleman

New England-Style Baked Beans — Flavored with molasses, maple syrup, and rum, the classic New England bean dish is simple to prepare; all it takes is time. Serve it with hearty brown bread to mop up its flavorful sauce.Todd Coleman

Warm Red Potato Salad — Tender grilled red-skinned potatoes are doused in herb vinaigrette in this warm salad.. See the recipe for Warm Red Potato Salad »Laura Sant

Vegetarian Coconut Rice and Red Beans — If you prefer, you can use canned red kidney beans in this satisfying side dish, served alongside Braised Oxtail with Butter Beans. Simply skip the first step and rinse one 15-oz. can of beans before adding them to the pan in step two.Matt Taylor-Gross

Gluten-Free Piquant Cornbread — Assistant editor Anna Stockwell adapted the Piquant Corn Bread recipe that originally appeared in issue 133 to be gluten-free so she could serve it for a summer picnic.Todd Coleman

Tennessee-Style Mustard Coleslaw — Classic mayonnaise-based coleslaw is bolstered here by the addition of mustard.Todd Coleman

Greek Pasta Salad — Tangy feta and crunchy veggies get extra body from rotini in this classic Greek-inspired pasta salad. Get the recipe for Greek Pasta Salad »Maxime Iattoni

Houston, Chris Shepherd, Grilling, Cabbage Slaw — In this offbeat slaw, raw red cabbage adds a textural contrast to the grilled green cabbage, and a zippy, spicy-sweet-salty dressing goes well with the charred bits.Drew Anthony Smith

Cobb Salad — Los Angeles's Brown Derby closed its doors long ago, but this classic salad, invented in 1937 by the restaurant's owner, Robert H. Cobb, lives on.
See the recipe for Cobb Salad »**André Baranowski

Hearts Of Palm and Avocado Salad — A simple salad that puts a ubiquitous supermarket staple to work. Canned hearts of palm have a vegetal, slightly nutty flavor similar to artichokes, and they combine perfectly with butter lettuce and avocado. Get the recipe for Hearts Of Palm and Avocado Salad »Farideh Sadeghin

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