Gluten-Free Quinoa, Rice, and Side Dish Recipes

Karina's Favorite Quinoa, Rice, 

and Vegan Side Dish Recipes

My favorite gluten-free side dish recipes include quinoa (a high protein faux grain that is gluten-free and vegan; here is an easy way to cook quinoa), baked rice, risotto, cornbread stuffing, roasted vegetables, and calabasitas. Reader favorites include Horseradish Spiked Red Potato Salad and Lime Quinoa Salad with Mint.

Side Dishes

Acorn Squash with Green Chiles

An Easy Savory Winter Vegetable Ragout

Art School Rice with Curried Apple and Carrots

Asparagus Leek Risotto

Baked Brown Rice Risotto

Baked Grape Tomatoes with Cornbread Crumbs

Balsamic Roasted Veggie Smothered Baked Potatoes

Calabasitas- Zucchini, Corn, Green Chiles, Lime and Black Beans

Champagne Vinegar Potato Salad- serve warm or cold

Cider Roasted Vegetables

Cinnamon Applesauce

Cool as a Cucumber Salad

Crispy Potato Sticks with Roasted Tomato Salsa

Curried Apple Cornbread Stuffing

Curried Brown Rice with Carrots and Raisins

Dijon Roasted Vegetables

Easy Guacamole with Lime

Greenwiches and Lettuce Cups

Grilled Veggie Skewers and Dirty Rice

Heirloom Potato Salad

Horseradish Spiked Red Potato Salad- serve warm or cold

Hummus Tahini with Spiced Oil

Jalapeño and Lime Hummus

Joey's Kicked Up Rockin' Guac with Tomatillos

Kale Salad with Quinoa, Tangerines and Roasted Almonds

Karina's Kicked Up Colcannon

Karina's Potato Latkes

Maple Roasted Acorn Squash

Nachos Fabuloso

New Mexico Green Chile

Peanut Coleslaw with lime and cilantro

Pesto Zucchini Tomato Gratin

Pinon Brown Rice Bake with Feta

Pomegranate Glazed Green Beans and Portobellos

Roasted Blue, Red and Gold Potato Wedges

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

Roasted Sicilian Potatoes

Roasted Vegetables with Two Sauces

Roasted Yellow Tomato Salsa

Ruby Applesauce with Cranberries

Snappy Crunchy Coleslaw- no mayo

Spaghetti Squash New Mexican with Black Beans and Lime

Strawberry Spinach Salad with Berry Dressing

Sweet Potato Latkes

Sweet Potato Shoestring Fries

Two Potato Salad with Sweet Potatoes and No Mayo

Warm Coleslaw with Chili-Lime Dressing

Zucchini Gratin

Quinoa and Gluten-Free Grains

Quinoa: How to Cook It- the easy way

Quinoa Mushroom Pilaf

Quinoa with Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Leeks and Slivered Almonds

Quinoa Salad with Blueberries, Strawberries, and Watermelon

Quinoa Salad with Lime and Mint

Quinoa Salad with Kale, Tangerines and Roasted Almonds 

Quinoa Salad with Pears, Baby Spinach + Chick Peas in Maple Vinaigrette

Quinoa Salad with Roasted Beets, Chick Peas + Orange 

Quinoa Salad with Spinach and Tomatoes

Quinoa Salad with Yellow Tomatoes, Kalamata Olives, Basil + Mint

Quinoa Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Sweet Potato

Quinoa Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

Quinoa Taco Salad

Quinoa Tossed with Summer Vegetables

Ratatouille on Polenta with Baby Greens

Red Quinoa with Butternut Squash, Cranberries + Pecans

Rice Pilaf and Variations

Roasted Acorn Squash Risotto

Roasted Vegetables on Broiled Polenta

Spanish Rice Bake