12 Ethnic Twists On Thanksgiving Sides

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Really? You have no interest in deviating from potatoes, stuffing, some kind of veggies...and nothing with harissa, cumin, ginger, soy sauce or any of the other ethnic ingredients that make life every other day of the year worth living? Invite an outsider to this year's Thanksgiving — here are our 12 favorite Thanksgiving-appropriate side dishes with an ethnic twist. 

• Wild Mushroom Couscous
• Turkish Candied Squash
• Apple Empanadas
• Sweet and Sour Chinese Cabbage
• Grilled Green Beans with Harissa
• Sweet Potato Gnocchi
• Ginger Fried Rice
• New Potato Rendang and Green Beans
• Spiced Coconut Lentil Soup
• Greek Meat-Stuffed Grape Leaves
• Fresh Herbed Quark Spaetzle
• Fennel, Artichoke and Potato Tagine