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Home » Recipes » Sides

Side Dish Recipes

No more boring steamed vegetables! These side dish recipes can easily take a starring role in your dinner production.

Whether you're looking for dishes that highlight a single seasonal veggie like these Tomatoes Provencal or recipes that combine lots of delicious flavors like my Pear Gorgonzola Salad with Glazed Walnuts, you'll find whatever you need in this archive.

  • A blue and white patterned plate filled with roasted broccoli rabe, sprinkled with red pepper flakes.
    Roasted Broccoli Rabe (Rapini) Recipe: A Chef's Simple Side Dish
  • close up of bowl of Brussels sprouts with lemon half
    Crispy Smashed Brussels Sprouts Recipe
  • bowl of mediterranean cucumber tomato salad next to bowl of pita chips and napkin
    Mediterranean Cucumber Tomato Salad
  • Spinach Beet Goat Cheese Salad
  • jar of apple cider vinegar salad dressing with salad in background
    Apple Cider Vinegar Salad Dressing
  • plate with yellow and white roasted turnips next to sprig of thyme.
    Oven Roasted Turnips
  • A bowl of roasted broccoli and cauliflower with a serving spoon.
    Easy Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower
  • platter of frisee salad with serving utensils and napkin
    Frisée Salad with Baguette Croutons
  • A plate of roasted carrot batons garnished with chopped parsley, served on a white ceramic dish placed on a burlap surface.
    Easy Roasted Carrots Recipe
  • bowl of roasted mini peppers topped with parsley next to wooden spoon and napkin.
    4-Ingredient Roasted Mini Sweet Peppers
  • close up of jar of sesame ginger dressing in front of cutting board with ginger
    Ginger Sesame Dressing
  • plate with chopped golden beets with basil next to serving spoon and blue napkin.
    Roasted Golden Beets Recipe
  • plate with balsamic glazed Brussels sprouts with spoon and edge of napkin
    Balsamic Brussels Sprouts Recipe
  • A plate of roasted broccoli florets with lightly charred edges, served on a neutral-colored dish atop a textured fabric.
    Easy Roasted Broccoli
  • jar of healthy honey mustard salad dressing on a cutting board with spoonful of honey next to it
    Healthy Creamy Honey Mustard Dressing
  • hand holding ear of grilled corn with husk pulled back
    Easy Ways to Cook Corn on the Cob
  • plate of roasted potato wedges next to bowl of horseradish aioli.
    Roasted Russet Potato Wedges
  • A white plate filled with sautéed asparagus and mushrooms, garnished with fresh herbs.
    Sautéed Asparagus and Mushrooms Recipe
  • healthy ranch dressing in jar with spoon next to plate of vegetables
    Healthy Ranch Dressing
  • close up of pile of baguette garlic bread slices next to garlic head.
    Baguette Garlic Bread
  • A salad with chopped endive, walnuts, blue cheese, pears, and fresh herbs served on a patterned plate.
    Endive Salad with Blue Cheese and Pears
  • Collage of four side dishes for crab soup: a creamy soup with oyster crackers, a Greek salad, a salad with walnuts and greens, and bowls of corn and tomato salad. Text in the center reads Best Sides for Crab Soup.
    What to Serve with Crab Soup: 25 Easy Sides!
  • bowl of golden beet salad with dates and goat cheese.
    Roasted Golden Beet Salad
  • plate with pile of crispy smashed potatoes next to serving spoon.
    Crispy Parmesan Potatoes Recipe
  • platter of quinoa avocado salad with corn with serving spoon
    Quinoa Avocado Salad with Corn
  • salmon coconut rice bowl on serving platter next to napkin
    Salmon Coconut Rice Bowl
  • hearts of palm salad with avocado and grapefruit
    Hearts of Palm Salad with Avocado
  • arugula salad with pears, gorgonzola, radicchio, and glazed walnuts.
    Pear Gorgonzola Salad with Glazed Walnuts
  • close up of burrata with tomatoes and pesto with serving fork and napkin
    Burrata with Tomatoes and Pesto
  • roasted beets and carrots topped with feta on plate with thyme sprigs.
    Balsamic Roasted Beets and Carrots Recipe
  • bowl of roasted cauliflower topped with tahini sauce and walnuts.
    Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini Sauce
  • beet salad with feta cheese and walnuts in serving bowl with serving spoon.
    Beet Salad with Feta and Walnuts
  • half of a baking dish with cauliflower stuffing with sausage and pecans topped with parsley.
    Cauliflower Stuffing with Sausage and Pecans
  • sauteed mushrooms and zucchini with fresh thyme on platter.
    Sautéed Zucchini and Mushrooms
  • close up of tomato salad on plate with serving fork and blue napkin
    Tomato Salad (Salade de Tomates)
  • platter of fig salad with blue cheese next to serving utensils, in front of wine glasses and bowls, on wooden table outside
    Fig Salad with Blue Cheese
  • plate of white asparagus mimosa with serving fork
    French Asparagus Recipe (Asparagus Mimosa)
  • plate with accompaniment salad next to half of another plate with salad and jar with vinaigrette.
    Accompaniment Salad
  • small bowl of truffle aioli with artichoke in background
    Black Truffle Aioli
  • bowl of orzo pesto pasta with tomatoes and olives with wooden spoon.
    20-Minute Orzo Pesto Salad

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