It is that time of the year again when we all start thinking about roast turkey’s, football, holiday parades and great food. This is a good time to try new foods and recipes at home so you can incorporate them into your Thanksgiving feasts. This year we are having a mango salsa turkey meatloaf along with our traditional roast turkey. Just to change things up a bit.
Side dishes are always fun to play around with. Here is an easy one. Take zucchini, squash, butternut squash, acorn squash, red peppers, sweet potatoes, vidalia onion, dried cranberries and maybe some nuts. Pick your favorite. I like pine nuts or almonds. Dice the veggies in chunks about 3/4 of an inch. Toss in the cranberries and the nuts. Toss them all together in a large bowl then coat them with a little olive oil, add a few spoonfuls of brown sugar. Then take some melted pareve margarine and pour over and toss. Just enough to coat the mixture. Then spread the whole thing out on a greased roasting pan. Pam spray is fine to use. Try to get it so it is one even layer across the whole pan. Roast at 400 for about 35 minutes. Check to see that veggies are tender. If not then rotate pan and cook for a few more minutes until veggies are tender. It makes a nice colorful and tasty side dish that is so easy to prepare.
Have a safe and happy holiday.