Mouthwatering Thanksgiving Recipes

With The air turning colder and the leaves starting to change, it can only mean one thing, fall is here, and with it, a hankering for warm, wholesome foods with an abundance of pumpkin flavors. This article will introduce you to some mouthwatering dishes that are perfect for a Thanksgiving spread or an evening meal on the weekend. Steaming potatoes, a glowing salad, and a drink that doubles as the perfect fall desert are just some of the tasty delights you are going to discover. 

Whether you want juicer recipes or you’re cooking for your immediate family, you will find ideas here to inspire your taste buds and bring seasonal cheer to the faces around you. We have included a short description of the dish, a list of ingredients, and an outline of how to put it all together, but if you want a more detailed recipe, please follow the blue links. These awesome dishes are seriously festive, so in true Halloween style, be warned. 

 

Autumn Glow Salad with Lemon Dressing

The Autumn Glow Salad with Lemon dressing is the sort of salad that makes you want to eat healthy all year round. Although it doesn’t contain any greens, it still qualifies as a salad because of its mouthwatering ingredients simply bursting with nutritional value. It’s so easy to put together and fantastically seasonal. This dish can be offered as an appetizer or combined with a main course as an optional extra. However you present it, it’s sure to make your autumn glow. Discover the recipe below. 

You will need a cup of quinoa, a head of cauliflower, two sweet potatoes, olive oil, dry spices, lemon dressing, parsley, garlic, agave syrup, and some salt and pepper. Rice the grain and place them in a rice cooker. Boil as necessary. Chop the cauliflower, and peel and chop the sweet potatoes. Place on a baking tray and sprinkle with spices. Roast in the oven. While veggies are roasting, combine dressing ingredients in a jar and shake. When the veggies are ready, combine everything and toss it together. Voila! 

 

Pumpkin Pie Almond Milk 

Otherwise known as Thanksgiving in a glass  Pumpkin Pie Almond Milk is a recipe you will want to save in your bookmark folder and use on an annual basis. It’s not only easy to make and delicious to drink, it can be tweaked to accommodate non-dairy drinkers and pumpkin spice lovers. As its reputation suggests, this seasonal favorite can be consumed as a full-on desert since it has so much substance. The recipe below will give you the drink at a glance. 

You will need raw almonds, pumpkin puree, and dates, ground cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. The day before making the drink put the raw almonds in a container with water and soak for 24 hours. This brings out the flavor. Blend the almonds with the dates, use filtered water if possible. Put the slurry in a press bag and press. Whisk the pumpkin puree and spices into the milk. Combine the ingredients for a formidable dessert drink. 

 

Hasselback Sweet Potatoes

Hasselback Sweet Potatoes are certain to add an appeal and sense of occasion to your thanksgiving table. They not only look intriguing, all divided up like a succulent ham; they taste creamy and rich. As you might imagine, a dish of Hasselback Sweet Potatoes aren’t particularly difficult to put together. It’s as easy as ABC. Whatever you have on your Thanksgiving table this year, whether meaty or veggies or a combination of both – Hasselback Sweet Potatoes are the perfect complement. Learn how the recipe works in the outline below. 

You’re going to need large sweet potatoes, honey, Dijon mustard, rosemary, cinnamon, nutmeg, black pepper, chilli flakes, ghee, pecans, and parsley. Preheat the oven to 375°F. In a bowl, mix the honey, mustard, rosemary, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, chilli pepper flakes and black pepper and stir with a spoon. Set aside. Wash potatoes. Chop a piece from the bottom, so they sit flat and slice as thinly as possible. Don’t go all the way to the bottom. Cover potatoes with the mixture, add ghee to each one and bake for around 70 minutes. Easy-peasy. 

 

Roasted Garlic & Rosemary Pumpkin Hummus

Who can resist pumpkin hummus in the fall months when the air outside has a cold bite to it, but you have your warm socks on and favorite Netflix show to watch. Now consider Roasted Garlic and Rosemary Pumpkin Hummus, and you’ve just dialled the appeal factor up to eleven. The garlic and rosemary add new, unforeseen, dimensions to the hummus, adding depth and flavor. You’re sure to run out of something first, either crackers or hummus and have to brave the bitey air for more ingredients. 

Thankfully the ingredients are not too hard to find, and you should be back in no time ready to start again. You’ll need cloves of garlic, olive oil, chickpeas, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, and rosemary to taste. Roast the garlic in a saucepan with olive oil on a medium heat. Then puree all the ingredients except the rosemary in a blender until smooth. At the end, stir in the rosemary stalks to flavor. This hummus is excellent when served with warm nan or carrots. 

 

Brown Sugar Glazed Red Potatoes

Brown Sugar Glazed Red Potatoes offers another mouthwatering Thanksgiving side dish to complement your spread. Everybody loves seasonal redskins potatoes with melted butter on top, even more so if they’re sweetened with brown sugar. Give your friends and family the combination of sweet potatoes and plain potatoes. A combination of also an excellent choice. Below you’ll find the list of items you will need along with a neat description of how to bake this simple dish.

This seasonal side dish only requires a handful of ingredients and minimal effort to prepare. You will need red-skinned potatoes, butter, brown sugar, water, and some optional seasonings. Chop up the potatoes and bring them to boil with the rest of the ingredients. Use a medium to high heat, then simmer for five minutes. After simmering, return the heat to high until all the water has evaporated. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and herbs before serving. And don’t forget some extra butter.