I like a simple arugula salad with lemon vinaigrette.

Green salad with pears or crisp apple, goat cheese, and TJs sweet and spice pecans

Green salad with pears or crisp apple, goat cheese, and TJs sweet and spice pecans

I like roasted Brussels sprouts dressed with a mustard maple sauce. Roast them until they are getting crispy. It reheats pretty well too.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lightly steamed asparagus, tossed with a little Meyer lemon olive oil and kosher salt flakes. Then they get briefly microwaved immediately before serving.

Asparagus for Thanksgiving?

Yes, because I don’t love green beans, I don’t think the family would eat zucchini or peas, and broccoli shrinks when you cook it so it’s hard to prepare enough for a huge crowd. My SIL makes an awesome green salad, so salad is already covered.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lightly steamed asparagus, tossed with a little Meyer lemon olive oil and kosher salt flakes. Then they get briefly microwaved immediately before serving.

Asparagus for Thanksgiving?

Dp

The first thanksgiving likely included deer and cod. Asparagus in context is hardly a departure from an orthodoxy nobody cares about.

FWIW, I always do prime rib. Fight me.

Anonymous wrote:Lightly steamed asparagus, tossed with a little Meyer lemon olive oil and kosher salt flakes. Then they get briefly microwaved immediately before serving.

Asparagus for Thanksgiving?

Anonymous wrote:I am the person who always does some kind of green salad to balance out all the rich stuff.

This.

It's a good way to introduce acidic variety, aside from cranberry sauce.

Creamed spinach
Roasted Brussels sprouts
Green salad

Warm spinach salad
Zucchini

I love peas, especially when I mix them up with my mashed potatoes on my plate. But I know they aren’t everyone’s cup of tea.