Side dishes?

So if Dh had his way we would just have steak and vegies for dinner every night but I know I can speak for the rest of us when I say we'd be bored if all we ate as side dishes was just vegies. Im sure you all know what kids are like, they need variety or youve got buckleys of getting them to eat it!

So we do the usual potato-something and vegies, or rice and vegies or salad.

What are some of the side dishes you guys serve (feel free to tell me what you serve it with!)

Maybe new twists on old favourites?

(Ive always wanted to make potato salad, so if anyone does that share the recipe!)

I can't help you with side dishes as we always do whatever meat we're having plus vegies & then either mashed potato, rice, or chips/wedges. So very boring there!

But i have a potato salad recipe, is really simple

You need:
6 Medium potatoes
4 Eggs
Chopped onion (maybe about a tablespoon? I use frozen chopped onion so I just throw it in!)
100g of ham, chopped
Whole egg mayonnaise (whole egg, usually because it's creamier. The creamier the mayo, the better!)

Peel & cube potatoes, boil with the onions until potatoes are JUST soft, so the fork goes through, you don't want it to turn into mash. Boil your eggs. Drain your potatoes, chop your eggs, i usually chop them into 4 pieces. Let it cool. Add it all together, put your ham in and then pour mayo all over it. There's no measurement for how much mayo, just keep pouring it on until it goes nice and creamy, usually need to taste test to make sure it's right ;)

HTH!

Scollop potatoes
Fried rice
pasta with pesto
risoni pasta with vegies mixed in and seasoning
vegi pancakes

Potato bake.
Or try this
Mash potatoes
Add some garlic and spring onions and some cheese.
Put into a piping bag
Pipe onto baking paper in whatever design you can think of.
Grill until golden brown on top.
Stuffed tomatoes.

if my DH had his way he'd just have steak...that's it :lol:
I on the other hand like to experiment....
-cous cous with toasted pinenuts, wilted baby spinach and sultanas (throw in some corriander and lemon rind as well)
-potato gratin (very rich so only occasionally)
-roast vegies with a yoghurt dressing
trying out different salads is also fun I like rice noodles with sliced vegies and an asian style dressing

and here's a potato salad thread from a while back http://cwww.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ato-salad.html