Help! Dinner sides?

What do you currantly have? Have you thought of cauliflower mock mashed poatotoes or mock rice. There are some really good south beach recipes you can get a your local library they have some awsome veggie ideas. Stuffed mushrooms perhaps nice and easy too. If I think of anymore I will post them K

Hope this helps, these are a few of my faves:
Cauliflower Fritters

Servings: 12 • Size: 2 fritters • Old Points: 2 pts • Points+: 3 pts
Calories: 108.9 • Fat: 6.6 g • Protein: 3.8 g • Carb: 9.4 g • Fiber: 2.1 g

This is a delicious way to prepare cauliflower. Similar to the taste of a potato pancake. Your kids will love them! Makes approx 24 fritters depending on size of cauliflower

4 cups steamed cauliflower (roughly chopped)

2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup Pecorino Romano
1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped
1/4 cup hot water

salt and pepper
1/4 cup olive oil

In a large bowl, combine cauliflower, flour, garlic, eggs, grated cheese, parsley, salt and pepper. Add water so that batter becomes slightly more dense than pancake batter.

On medium-low heat, add 1 tbsp of oil in a 10 inch skillet coating bottom of the pan. Use a 1/4 cup measuring cup to form fritters. You can fit 4 fritters at a time. Cook until golden brown, turn and cook another few minutes. Add a little more oil to the pan, and repeat with the remaining batter.

Makes 24 fritters.

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Summer Squash Skill

A quick and tasty side dish and complements any meal.

Number of Servings: 3


Ingredients
1 cup summer squash, sliced
1 cup zucchini, sliced
1/4 cup carrots, strips or slices
5 medium fresh mushrooms
1/2 tbsp butter
Seasoned salt



Directions
Cut squash, carrots and mushrooms in thin slices.
Melt butter in skillet; add vegetables and seasoned salt. Cook until slightly browned; turn and cook until underside is browned.


Number of Servings: 3
Nutritional Info
Servings Per Recipe: 3
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 38.0
Total Fat: 1.6 g
Cholesterol: 3.6 mg
Sodium: 20.0 mg
Total Carbs: 5.5 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
Protein: 1.9 g

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Mediterranean Couscous Salad Recipe

Prep Time: 20 Mins | Total Time: 1 Hr 20 Mins | Makes: 8 Servings

Ingredients:

1 cup (250 mL) chicken broth
3/4 cup (175 mL) uncooked couscous
1 cup (250 mL) cubed plum (Roma) tomatoes (3 medium)
1 cup (250 mL) cubed unpeeled cucumber (1 small)
1/2 cup (125 mL) halved pitted kalamata olives
1/4 cup (50 mL) chopped green onions (about 4 medium)
1/4 cup (50 mL) chopped fresh or 1 tbsp (15 mL) dried dill weed
2 tbsp (25 mL) lemon juice
2 tbsp (25 mL) olive or vegetable oil
1/8 tsp (0.5 mL) salt
2 tbsp (25 mL) crumbled feta cheese

Method:

•In 2-quart saucepan, heat broth to boiling. Stir in couscous; remove from heat. Cover; let stand 5 minutes.
•In large bowl, place tomatoes, cucumber, olives, onions and dill weed. Stir in couscous.
•In small bowl, beat lemon juice, oil and salt with wire whisk until well blended; pour over vegetable mixture and toss. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour to blend flavours.
•Just before serving, sprinkle with cheese.

Bump . . . already some good recipies here!!

skinnytaste.com is my favorite recipe blog on the internet. Here's a list to her "skinny summer sides" http://www.skinnytaste.com/2008/03/perfect-skinny-summer-sides.html

My boyfriend has recently introduced me to a really nice way of having carrots (and works with other stirfry style veg too) - ribbons of carrot stirfried with a bit of salt and soy sauce.

And tomorrow night we're going to have stuffed peppers with a bit of couscous and some tomatoes, but can put all sorts of veg or whatever in them

fresh fruit in season, fresh fruit salad, some grapes, melon slices

Skinnytaste.com has some nice side dishes.

I usually go for a lot of steamed veggies. Majority of the time 3/4 of my plate is pure veggies.

Here are some ideas that I plan to use soon:
eggplant fries
homemade baked potato chips
salad
homemade baked onion rings
mashed cauliflower
Parmesan Broccoli Bites, here's a link for that http://mompetent.wordpress.com/2012/08/18/parmesan-broccoli-bites-low-callow-carbgluten-free/

Hope that helps!!!