Sails & Spices

Category: Sides

  • Apple & Herb Thanksgiving Dressing

    Apple & Herb Thanksgiving Dressing

    Thanksgiving-stuffing-recipeThe holidays are an interesting time for new vegans or vegetarians and their families. Traditions rule, and that means stuffing, gravy, and all of the holiday trimmings.  What to make for the plant-eaters?  We’ve run into our fair share of less than inspired freezer aisle veggie “options”, and we’re here to say there is a better way!

    Having lived in both the north and the south, we call it either dressing or stuffing interchangeably. Whatever your kitchen names it, the dish is a holiday staple… and it needs to be great!  A perennial favourite for both our Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners, this vegan stuffing recipe combines fresh herbs, apple, and crunchy walnuts to pull the side-dish into centre stage.  Vegans and vegetarians (and their hosts), sigh no more at the holiday dinner table!  This will be the star of the show…

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  • The Secret Side Salad

    The Secret Side Salad

    Side Salad with Lemon and Olive Oil

    At one of our favourite Italian restaurants, there is a secret.  The food is absolutely stunning.  The only problem is that the appetizers and salads are very large and topped with meats or cheeses that we find too heavy to accompany a main course.

    One evening, while contemplating a starter the waiter commented “Sir, while not on the menu, perhaps you would enjoy the Secret Salad?”.  He described it as perfectly simple.  Consisting of the very freshest greens of the day, a super premium olive oil, lemon, salt and pepper, he assured me it would be the perfect light accompaniment to a full main course.

    We agree, and have since adopted it as a house-favourite side salad which pairs well alongside pastas, casseroles, and risottos.

    Give it a try tonight, and let us know what you think of the secret… but please… don’t tell!

    The Secret Side Salad

    This simple “secret” side salad brings light and fresh citrus and crisp greens as a great accompaniment to a full meal.

    • 3-4 handfulls of garden-fresh greens
    • 1 tbsp super premium extra-virgin olive oil
    • 2-3 lemon wedges
    • 1 good pinch of sea salt
    • 1 good pinch of cracked pepper
    1. Thoroughly wash and dry the greens, tear into pieces
    2. In a mixing bowl, toss the greens with the olive oil, juice of one lemon wedge, and a pinch of sea salt
    3. Plate, and top with cracked pepper
    4. Serve, and squeeze the remaining lemon to taste

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    Secret Side Salad with Lemon and Olive Oil

  • Greek Lemon Roasted Potatoes

    Greek Lemon Roasted Potatoes

    Greek Lemon Potatoes with side Tzatziki | Sails & Spices

    Greek lemon potatoes are a truly delicious way to eat your spuds, and the bright citrus notes bring a distinctly tart freshness.

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