Grains & Starchy Sides

Grains and starches can add variety and enjoyment to the supper table, but it’s critical that you prepare them properly to maximize nutrient density.

	Cold Quinoa Salad with Pine Nuts, Feta & Chicken A nutrient-dense, filling winter salad, quinoa combines with faintly bitter radicchio, chicken and salty feta cheese.
	Sprouted Wheat Bread This version of sprouted wheat bread is unlike the others: it’s soft, mild and pleasantly sweet.   Great for sandwiches, this sprouted wheat bread recipe is flavored by whole milk and fresh honey and is easily sliced, toasted and slathered with fresh raw butter.
	Salt-roasted Fingerling Potatoes Crispy on the outside and soft and tender on the inside, salt-roasted fingerling potatoes aren’t as salty as their name implies.  They provide a beautiful side dish paired alongside roast meats.
	Mixed Potato Salad with Mizuna and Sundried Tomatoes This is an easy-to-assemble potato salad that’s a far cry from the yellow glump sold in stores.   It takes advantage of multiple varieties of potatoes (I used Yukon Gold, Purple Majesty and variety of Fingerling Potatoes), the Asian green mizuna as well as sundried tomatoes and New Mexico chilies.
	Rustic Sourdough Noodles Intensive and time-consuming to prepare, these rustic sourdough noodles are worth it.  They’re gently sour with a rustic texture, these sourdough noodles provide a beautiful sidedish seasoned with cream and herbs.
	Herbed Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes These potatoes make a delicious side dish. Faintly sour from the buttermilk, they’re richly flavored. The potatoes aren’t peeled, lending a chunky rustic feel to the dish.