Spice Up The Holidays With Latin 'Super Sides'

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Authentic Flavors, Regional Ingredients Add Flair to Healthy Side Dishes

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Nov 12, 2015, 09:35 ET

A healthy twist on the Peruvian classic lomo saltado, this recipe showcases green beans. Canola oil helps keep the dish’s saturated fat content to a minimum compared to typical holiday sides.

Using nutrient-packed wild rice with the Latin tastes of bell peppers, walnuts and raisins gives this dish a range of health benefits plus a rainbow of visual appeal. Canola oil helps the flavors meld.

Here quinoa takes the form of flour and helps produce a gluten-free alternative to most other gravy recipes. Also, using canola oil in place of pan drippings reduces the saturated fat content.

Mixed with aji amarillo, lime juice and cilantro, this zesty quinoa salad offers a burst of flavor as well as an abundance of nutrients. Canola oil’s mild flavor keeps those tastes clean and bright.

The combination of yuca and coconut results in a tropical treat – perfect for those who enjoy gluten-free options. Canola oil helps combine the ingredients without adding any extra saturated fat.

CHICAGO, Nov. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Prepare a fiesta this holiday season with healthy side dishes inspired by the Latin kitchen. CanolaInfo's "Super Sides" recipe collection draws on regional ingredients, such as chile peppers, cilantro, yuca and quinoa, to amp up flavor and bring Latin American style to holiday tables.

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"These recipes are a delicious change of pace to more traditional holiday menus and they are also good for you with an average of only 125 calories per serving," says Manuel Villacorta, R.D., an award-winning dietitian and author of "Whole Body Reboot," who developed the collection.

Green Bean Saltado is Villacorta's healthy twist on the Peruvian classic lomo saltado, showcasing the popular holiday vegetable with cumin, cilantro and aji amarillo, a mild chile paste. In Fiesta Rice, he combines a Latin trio of bell peppers, walnuts and raisins with nutrient-packed wild rice. Marsala-Quinoa Gravy is a gluten-free alternative to most gravies that relies on quinoa flour for thickening and canola oil to keep saturated fat to a minimum.

Each delicious and festive recipe in the "Super Sides" collection is made with heart-healthy canola oil, including:

"These 'Super Sides' have all the Latin flavors I love plus an extra measure of nutrition thanks to canola oil," says Villacorta, a native of Peru. "Canola oil's mildness lets the taste of other ingredients shine and it contains the least saturated fat and most plant-based omega-3 fat of all common vegetable oils."

For more recipes and facts about canola oil, visit www.canolainfo.org.

For an interview with Manuel Villacorta or high-resolution recipe photos, e-mail [email protected].

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