The holiday season is just about here and we’re discussing everyone’s favorite topic — food! Whether you’re planning get-togethers with loved ones or looking for a healthy treat while you snuggle up on the couch, check out these recipes from UC kitchens.
Appetizers
- Cauliflower wings (Berkeley)
- Chipotle pickled carrots (Davis)
- Citrus endive boats (Berkeley)
- Enlightened crab cakes (San Diego)
- Fresh spring rolls (Santa Barbara)
- Layered bean dip (Davis)
- Maple-glazed nuts (San Francisco)
- Pork dumplings (Berkeley)
- Pupusas (Santa Barbara)
- Salmon spread with vegetables (Irvine)
- Spinach and artichoke Spread (San Francisco)
- Whole-grain party mix (San Diego)
Soups and salads
- Apple cranberry tuna salad (Berkeley)
- Broccoli salad with sunflower seeds (Santa Barbara)
- Caprese salad (Santa Barbara)
- Mediterranean salmon salad (Berkeley)
- Minestrone soup (Davis)
- Pear and quinoa salad (Irvine)
- Quinoa sweet potato patties (San Francisco)
- Roasted pear salad (Davis)
- Spicy pumpkin soup with green chili swirl (Davis)
Sides
- Barley stuffing with dried fruit and sage (San Francisco)
- Brussels sprouts with goat cheese and walnuts (Irvine)
- Chipotle mashed sweet potatoes (Davis)
- Enlightened sausage stuffing (San Diego)
- Green bean casserole (Berkeley)
- Mock roasted garlic mashed potatoes (Irvine)
- Roasted green beans with almond slivers (Irvine)
- Roasted sweet potatoes and brussels sprouts (Davis)
- Sweet potato casserole (Irvine)
- Tropical cauliflower fried rice (Berkeley)
- Veggie towers (Santa Barbara)
Entrees
- African peanut stew (Berkeley)
- Chicken, broccoli and sweet potato sheet pan dinner (San Francisco)
- Chicken in a curry-pistachio crust (San Diego)
- Chicken tinga (Berkeley)
- Chickpea cake with spring salad, vinaigrette, and hummus (Davis)
- Cornish hens with ginger plum stuffing (San Diego)
- Creole gumbo (Davis)
- Lime thyme chicken (San Diego)
- Mandarin stir-fry beef (Los Angeles)
- Pozole (Los Angeles)
- Slow-cooker chicken curry (Berkeley)
- Spaghetti squash pad thai (Berkeley)
Deserts
- Apple crumble (Davis)
- Black bean brownies (Irvine)
- Chickpea blondies (Berkeley)
- Chocolate pumpkin pie (Berkeley)
- Dark chocolate salted popcorn (Berkeley)
- Gingered brown rice pudding (Irvine)
- Healthy pumpkin pie (Irvine)
- Oatmeal walnut cookies (Davis)
- Pumpkin-cranberry gift loaves (Irvine)
Visit these campus sites for more recipes
- UCCE Master Food Preservers of Sacramento County
- UC Berkeley — Cook Well Berkeley
- UC Berkeley University Health Services
- UC Davis Good Food as Good Medicine
- UC Irvine “College Sustainability Cookbook”
- UC Irvine Health
- UCLA Bruin Plate cookbook
- UC Merced Bobcat Pantry
- UC Riverside Healthy Cookbook
- UC Riverside healthy cooking — recipes and videos
- UC San Diego Healthy Recipes
- UC San Diego Health Promotion Services recipes
- UC Santa Barbara Health and Wellness recipes
- UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- UC Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems
To add a resource from your location, email ucnetwork@universityofcalifornia.edu.