Side Dishes
Prep Time: 30 min Cook/Bake Time: 10 min
Born and raised in New Jersey, chef, television personality, and author Amanda Freitag has become a culinary maven.
Pistachios have an amazing and distinctive flavor and can be blended into a creamy pasta sauce. This creamy pistachio pasta might be my new favorite recipe.
Falafel is one of my favorite foods. I usually go with a standard chickpea recipe but this time I decided to mix it up and use half American pistachios.
Tell me that you hate Brussels sprouts and this is the salad I’ll make to change your mind.
Some salads are simply sides but this salad shines as the main dish.
What’s better than tacos? Tacos that don’t require cooking! Indulge in the cool contrast of jicama tortillas, crunchy pistachios, pico de gallo and chipotle crema.
This is the perfect picnic food, salad can be served warm or room temperature. The mix of the salty potatoes and the sweet melon is just perfect. Tastes amazing with some salty cured meat.
One of my favorite go-to dishes. And did you know raw broccoli is one of the healthiest things you can eat? Healthy and delicious, can’t beat that.
This is one of the most beautiful side dishes in my repertoire. Not only is it beautiful to look at, but it's also endlessly delicious. The pistachios are the most precious of the “jewels” in this dish! It can be eaten by itself, or with some roasted chicken, or seafood.
This is hands down my new favorite way to prepare shrimp! The crust is simple and doesn’t overwhelm the sweet shrimp like a heavy batter sometimes does. You don’t need to buy the biggest shrimp, and frozen shrimp works great too. I love to serve this shrimp alongside rice with a