Red Onion
Veal Rib Eye with Ragoût of Pearl Onions, Peas and Artichokes
Ask your butcher to bone the veal for you. Start marinating it a day ahead.
The Western Club
Partner this sandwich with a bean and rice salad and some crunchy pickles. End with vanilla pudding and fresh pineapple.
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Green Beans with Red Onion and Olives
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Grilled Flank Steak and Red Onion with Orange Gremolata
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Gremolata, an Italian garnish traditionally made with minced fresh parsley, garlic, and lemon zest and served with osso buco, adds a fresh flavor to grilled meats. For a slightly different taste, we've used orange zest.
Penne with Fried Sardines, Capers, and Parsley
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Cucumber, Carrot, and Red Onion Salad
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time.
Smoked Salmon Sandwiches with Capers and Red Onion Relish
For a nice presentation, garnish the plates with thin cucumber slices, watercress sprigs and some radishes.
Grilled Steak and Bell Pepper Salad
Try tucking this simple make-ahead salad into pita bread halves and adding some ruffly-edged lettuce for color.
Chopped Salad of Cucumber, Red Onion, Lemon, and Parsley
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Roasted Stuffed Onions
Many people consider stuffing the best part of a Thanksgiving meal, and they can be quite particular about it — some like it dense and moist from the turkey juices, others fluffy and browned from the oven. We've made sure everyone will be satisfied: This recipe makes enough stuffing for the turkey and the onions, with plenty left over for another baking dish of stuffing.
You can easily adapt the recipe to suit vegetarian guests — simply eliminate the bacon (use olive oil instead of bacon fat for sautéing the vegetables) and substitute vegetable stock for the turkey stock.
Active time: 2 hr Start to finish: 3 1/2 hr
Tomato, Roasted Beet, and Pickled Onion Salad
Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 2 hr
Zucchini with Lemon-Basil Dressing
"I have a 'stragglers Thanksgiving' — that's what I call it — at my house every year," writes Frances Teasley of North Hollywood, California. "I know a lot of people who, like me, don't have any family nearby. Thirteen years ago I started inviting a few people for dinner. And that small holiday gathering has become a big tradition among my friends. For weekday meals, I look for shortcuts and do-aheads. But for holiday meals, I like to do everything the same day because I love the smell of cooking that fills the house."
Nice, fresh flavors for a side dish or salad.
Quick Moroccan Vegetable Couscous
Stir some chopped fresh mint into yogurt for a cool topping on sliced tomato and cucumber salad, with warm pita bread alongside. Pistachio ice cream on sweetened orange segments is perfect afterward.
Green Salad with Asparagus, Oranges and Red Onion
The asparagus and orange segments are arranged in a sunburst pattern on a large platter, with baby greens and sliced red onion in the center.
Grilled Red Onions with Balsamic Vinegar and Rosemary
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Sweet-and-Sour Red Cabbage
Though called the Pennsylvania Dutch, Lancaster's natives come from German stock and treat the cabbage with respect. Dishes like this one are first served during the harvest season and enjoyed all winter long.
Grilled Tuna and Mango Salad
A colorful, delicious dish from Lantana's Restaurant, Grand Cayman, West Indies.
Asian Coleslaw with Shredded Chicken or Turkey
A fresh-tasting main-course salad.