Hi moms! I need help with some side dish ideas for my soup recipe. I am making Brat stew and I need some ideas to serve on the side. I won a recipe contest and they are taking pictures of my food and they want it to look like something out of a magazine. My mind is blank and I can't think of anything to put with it! Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! : )
some sort of cabbage salad and a basket of muffins or rolls and I would also put a dessert of some sort. maybe a pie w/slice out of it a pretty place mat and napkins
My first thought would be a gorgeous salad. I'm not sure how colorful your stew is, so maybe a side salad with bright fall colors of apples, asian pears, pomegranates, cranberries, walnuts etc.... Congrats on your winning dish!
A nice Artisan bread, sliced on the side.
How 'bout a fabulous cabbage/vinegar based salad, sweet and sour, you know? Lots of color and big bright flavor!
:)
(Congrats on your win!)
Sauerkraut. even if you dont eat it, nicely done and beautified with purple onions and some greens would be a nice side, with another plate of wonderful white artisan bread or some fluffy white bread slathered in butter sprinkled with dried basil or chive?
rice pilaf - I think rice is a great option - you can add sauteed onions, peas, diced bratwurst, parsley for color, etc. Stew is great poured over rice.
oven roasted potato wedges - sprinkled with salt, pepper, herbs
Cheesey garlic bread!! Can't get the last of that stew without sopping it up with some nice warm bread :) Congrats!
Or a nice, warm, plain braided bread with oregano flakes on top, or rosemary, that would compliment the strew as well...
I love bread ;)
I would also go with the big green salad suggestion & maybe some corn muffins (got the idea from another post, ha!) because I always like some sort of bread with soups/stews & the color would be great in photos.
Brat stew? Beer bread, naturally! I love this one that was in USA Weekend a few months ago--it has an egg wash that makes the outside crunchy: http://www.usaweekend.com/article/20110304/FOOD04/1030603...
Congrats on the award! Can you share your stew recipe? Sounds intriguing!
Bread for sure. I was just at Super Target and they had these cool pretzel dinner/sandwich rolls. That dark color might be a good contrast to yourstew and keep with the german theme.
I can only think of some big crusty bread on the side or a nice salad. But would love to know if you would/can share the recipe? Always looking for something new and that sounds awesome and something my kids would eat....just asking...
Thanks, M.
