Tag: side dish
Loubia (Algerian-Style Green Beans)
Loubia (Algerian-Style Green Beans)
Green beans are one of my favorite vegetables. I hated them growing up because we only ate canned. Nothing worse than soggy green beans. Loubia are the Algerian twist on green beans; sautéed with garlic, cumin, paprika, a little bit of cloves, and slivered almonds. Ready in just a couple of minutes, they’re the perfect accompaniment to any meal.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 lb green beans
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 3 tbsp slivered almonds
Instructions
- Heat up cooking oil in a sauté pan over medium high heat. Sauté all of the ingredients for 7-8 minutes.
Pineapple Coleslaw
Pineapple Coleslaw
While adding pineapple to your coleslaw might sound weird, it makes so much sense once you try it. The pineapple adds the right amount of sweetness to the coleslaw, making it a necessary ingredient from now on, in my eyes.
Ingredients
- 5 cups red cabbage shredded
- 1 large carrot peeled and julienned
- 3 green onions chopped
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup fresh pineapple diced into small cubes
Instructions
- Mix together the mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, and salt.
- Mix together the cabbage, carrots, green onions, and pineapple.
- Mix in the dressing to the cabbage. Refrigerate for an hour before serving.
Tiger Salad
Tiger Salad
While you probably will never see something like tiger salad on a Chinese menu in America, this type of salad is a staple in Northern Chinese cuisine. Served cold, tiger salad adds a balance to hot dishes. The salad has 5 ingredients and a simple rice vinegar based dressing. It has a refreshing taste with hints of sweet, sour, spicy, and umami.
Ingredients
- 1 cup cilantro roughly chopped
- 1 large anaheim chili thinly sliced
- 1 english cucumber julienned
- 2 green onions chopped
- 1-2 red Thai chilies finely chopped
Dressing
- 1 1/2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Mix all of the dressing ingredients together.
- Toss the dressing with the cilantro, chilies, cucumber, and green onions.
