Side Dish Recipes

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Side Dishes 

Apricot Cous Cous

Fruity and healthy – a great way to get kids to eat more produce.

Baked Pears

Even tastier when baked!

Brown Rice Pilaf with Cherries and Pine Nuts

Brown Rice Pilaf with Cherries and Pine Nuts

Cherry Fritters

Cherry Fritters

Classic Waldorf Salad

Classic Waldorf Salad

Cottage Cheese with Fresh Peaches

Cottage Cheese with Fresh Peaches

French Toast with Challah Bread, Fresh Cherries and Whipped Cream

French Toast with Challah Bread, Fresh Cherries and Whipped Cream

Fruit Kabobs

Strings of eye candy.

Fruit Salad in a Pineapple

Fruit Salad in a Pineapple

Homemade Applesauce

Homemade Applesauce

Peach Gingerbread

Peach Gingerbread

Peach Granola Breakfast Parfait

Peach Granola Breakfast Parfait

Peaches and Cream

Peaches and Cream

Apricot Cous Cous

Prep time: 30 min
Serves approx 4
  • 4 large apricots
  • 2 cups apple juice
  • 1 1/3 cup couscous (uncooked)
  • 4 teaspoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon allspice

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Baked Pears

Prep time: 1 hour
Serves 8
  • ½ cup raisins
  • 4 large ripe pears
  • 2 TBSP brown sugar
  • 1 TSP cinnamon
  • 2 TBSP cold butter

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Brown Rice Pilaf with Cherries and Pine Nuts

25 minute prep time

Serves 4 

  • 1 cup Brown Rice (uncooked)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 8 green onions, chopped (including green tops)
  • 2 teaspoons fresh minced garlic (about one clove)
  • 1/3 cup pine nuts
  • ¾ cup fresh cherries, pitted and chopped

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Cherry Fritters

Prep time: 45 minutes
Serves 6

These fritters are more similar to pancakes than donuts – just make sure the oil is hot before putting the batter in the pan, otherwise the dough will be soggy.

  • ½ cup rolled oats (not instant)
  • ½ cup shelled walnuts, chopped fine
  • ½ cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 cup fresh cherries, pitted and chopped
  • Vegetable oil, as needed

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Classic Waldorf Salad

Prep time: 30 min
Serves 6

Dressing

  • 3 TBSP plain yogurt
  • 2 TBSP sour cream
  • 1 TBSP mayonnaise
  • 1 TSP lemon juice

Mix together in a small bowl. Set aside.

Salad

  • 3 apples (Piñata or Pink Lady)
  • 2 stalks of celery
  • 1 cup seedless grapes (purple)
  • ½ cup walnuts

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Cottage Cheese with Fresh Peaches

Prep time 5 min
  • 4 peaches
  • 2 cups low-fat cottage cheese
  • 4 teaspoons sugar

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French Toast with Challah Bread, Fresh Cherries and Whipped Cream

Prep time: 30 minutes
Serves 4
  •  6 eggs
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • ½ teaspoon of cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon of vanilla
  • Eight slices of Challah Bread, sliced thickly
  • Butter, as needed for griddle

Fresh red cherries; pitted and sliced. (one half pound of cherries, about five per serving)  

Whipped cream

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Fruit Kabobs

Prep time: 10 minutes
Serves 8

Simple fruit kabobs make a simple fruit platter a little more special.  If melon isn’t available, most fresh fruit works well in the presentation.

  • 8 bamboo skewers
  • One cup fresh cherries, pitted with stems remove
  • One cup chopped fresh pineapple
  • One cup chopped honeydew melon (bite-sized pieces)
  • One cup chopped cantaloupe (bite sized pieces)

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Fruit Salad in a Pineapple

Prep time: 20 minutes
Serves 8
  • One whole, fresh pineapple
  • One cup fresh cherries, pitted and stemmed
  • One cup fresh pineapple, chopped into bite-size chunks
  • Two bananas, peeled and sliced into bite size pieces
  • One cup fresh honeydew melon, chopped into bite-size pieces

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Homemade Applesauce

Prep time: 45 min
  • 6 apples (about 3 lbs.)
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 TBSP.. lemon juice
  • 3 TBSP. granulated sugar
  • 1 TSP. cinnamon

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Peach Gingerbread

Prep time: 10 min
  • 4 pieces of gingerbread, from a prepared mix
  • 4 fresh peaches
  • Sugar, to taste
  • Whipped cream, if desired

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Peach Granola Breakfast Parfait

Prep time: 10 min
  • 4 fresh peaches
  • 4 cups vanilla yogurt
  • ¼ cup prepared granola

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Peaches and Cream

Prep time: 5 min
  • 4 fresh peaches, peeled pitted and sliced
  • 1/2 cup of fresh light cream (not whipped)
  • 4 teaspoons sugar, or to taste

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Cherry-Fennel Salad Dressing

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Prep Time :10 Minutes

  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 2 cups Northwest fresh sweet cherries, pitted and halved
  • Marinated Poached Halibut*
  • 4 lettuce leaves
  • 2 green onions, diagonally sliced
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Sauté onion in oil until crisp tender. Add vinegar, honey, fennel, salt and pepper, bring mixture to a boil. Add cherries and boil 1 minute. Cool. Arrange halibut on lettuce leaves. Spoon cherry dressing over halibut and sprinkle with sliced green onions. May be served warm or cold.

Makes 4 servings.

Marinated Poached Halibut: Combine 1/4 cup each water and white wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons each dry white wine and olive oil, 1 tablespoon sugar, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon each dried thyme and dried peppercorns. Bring mixture to boil and simmer 5 minutes. Add 1 pound cubed halibut and simmer 3 to 5

 minutes or until fish barely flakes when tested with a fork. Drain and use in warm or cold salads. Makes 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving: 211 Cal., 9.0 g pro., 8.4 g fat (35% Cal. from fat), 26.4 g carb., 12 mg chol., 1.6 g fiber and 292 mg sodium.

Recipe #2

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Prep Time :10 Minutes

  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 2 cups Northwest fresh sweet cherries, pitted and halved
  • Marinated Poached Halibut*
  • 4 lettuce leaves
  • 2 green onions, diagonally sliced

Recipe #3

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Prep Time :10 Minutes

  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 2 cups Northwest fresh sweet cherries, pitted and halved
  • Marinated Poached Halibut*
  • 4 lettuce leaves
  • 2 green onions, diagonally sliced

Recipe #4

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Prep Time :10 Minutes

  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 2 cups Northwest fresh sweet cherries, pitted and halved
  • Marinated Poached Halibut*
  • 4 lettuce leaves
  • 2 green onions, diagonally sliced

Recipe #5

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Prep Time :10 Minutes

  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 2 cups Northwest fresh sweet cherries, pitted and halved
  • Marinated Poached Halibut*
  • 4 lettuce leaves
  • 2 green onions, diagonally sliced

Recipe #6

Picture of salad

Prep Time :10 Minutes

  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 2 cups Northwest fresh sweet cherries, pitted and halved
  • Marinated Poached Halibut*
  • 4 lettuce leaves
  • 2 green onions, diagonally sliced

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