Add flavor to your meals with easy-to-make vegetable side dishes in 3 steps or less. From crispy roasted vegetables to vibrant salads, these delicious sides complement any main course. Recipes like asparagus with garlic parmesan and broccoli with ginger and miso are nutritious and delicious sides for any table.
Anthony Anderson's Sweet Potato Home Fried Cranberry Hazelnut Crumble
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These home fries are made with sweet potatoes, which are rich in fiber and vitamin A, a nutrient that helps support a healthy immune system. Actor Anthony Anderson likes to sprinkle cranberry and hazelnut crumbles on top for an easy and delicious upgrade.
Lidia Bastianich's Spicy Crispy Roasted Cauliflower
In her latest cookbook, Lidia Bastianich writes:: “I love cauliflower in pasta sauces, salads, soups, and simmered in tomato sauce. But I know not everyone feels the same way. Like this recipe For many cauliflower skeptics, these bite-sized florets are perfect as a finger food for gatherings, as an appetizer, or Served as a vegetable addition to the table. Fried finger food, which isn't very healthy, is often served to young children, but kids love to devour it and take in every bite of the crispy florets, sprinkled with lemon juice or topped with a family favorite. You can also eat it by dipping it in sauce. Failed, Calabrese Peperoncino with ketchup is spicy and delicious. Adapted from From Lydia's family's table to yours: 100+ recipes made with love for every occasion © 2023 by Tutti a Tavola, LLC. By permission of Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Arugula and fennel salad with lemon vinaigrette
This salad is all about simplicity, so use the highest quality ingredients to let each ingredient shine to its fullest. Pull out a bottle of specialty olive oil and grab a block of nutty Parmigiano-Reggiano from the specialty cheese section for maximum flavor impact.
Baked potato with feta cheese and lemon
Inspired by the feta baked pasta craze, bake potatoes with a block of feta cheese for a rich and flavorful side dish. Enjoy with chicken, fish, or your favorite protein for a satisfying meal.
Broccoli with ginger miso
A touch of maple or honey balances the umami-rich miso flavor and thickens the sauce covering this stir-fried broccoli.
garlic parmesan asparagus
This Garlic and Parmesan Crusted Asparagus recipe combines Parmesan cheese, whole wheat breadcrumbs, and walnuts for a baked, crunchy topping on top of the asparagus. Roasting asparagus spears in a hot oven turns them tender and crispy. This is a simple side dish.
Zucchini parmesan casserole
This vegetable side dish is perfect for summer, when we can harvest a lot of zucchini. A crunchy breadcrumb topping contrasts with the delicate pumpkin, while onions, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and crushed red pepper add flavor to this casserole. There's melted Parmesan cheese in the mix to hold it all together. Affordable and easy to throw in with ingredients you already have on hand, this casserole is perfect for almost any indoor or outdoor summer spread.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Onions Serves 2
Hearty Brussels sprouts go well with salty bacon and onions for an easy Thanksgiving side dish for two. A sweet balsamic glaze is a nice complement when drizzled over the top, but you don't have to enjoy this classic combination to enjoy it. If you want to give this recipe a twist, try replacing the pancetta with bacon. If you want to have leftovers, easily double this recipe.
Green beans with pine nuts and gremolata
A simple combination of fresh parsley, garlic, and lemon zest adds bright flavor to green beans for an easy-to-make side. Instead of chopping the gremolata by hand in step 2, you can make it even faster by pulsing the ingredients in a food processor.
Melting beets and ricotta cheese
Creamy, herbal, earthy, sweet, refreshing, and melt-in-your-mouth all at once? This simple recipe is firing on all cylinders. If golden beets are not available, use beets of any color. Either way, the cider vinegar gives it a pop, and the ricotta garnish adds just the right amount of creaminess.
jalapeno cream corn
Sweet and delicious cream corn is complemented by creamy accents of cheddar cheese and jalapeños. We love adding spiced sliced jalapeños as a garnish, but it's great without it if you want to tone down the spiciness. Try it with grilled steak or chicken, or with a Thanksgiving spread.
dates and brussels sprouts with balsamic glaze
Brussels sprouts are roasted until tender and then simmered with dates in a sauce with a touch of garlic and balsamic vinegar.
roasted cauliflower and banana pepper
You don't have to cram all your cauliflower into one pan to reduce the amount of dirty dishes. Spread between two pans until golden brown.
sheet pan grilled vegetables
A colorful mix of root vegetables could be your star. Peeled and pre-chopped butternut squash saves time, but the pieces tend to be irregular and small, so we prefer to peel and dice them ourselves.
Vegan creamed spinach
This vegan creamed spinach is just as delicious as the real thing. Creamy and flavorful with the rich umami of mushroom powder and nutritional yeast.
Apple, fig and Brussels sprout salad
A healthy winter salad with a sweet and mellow white balsamic vinegar salad dressing that balances the bold vegetables and Brussels sprouts. With a small mandolin, you can easily slice brussels and apples. For a dinner salad, top with shrimp or chicken.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Goat Cheese and Pomegranate
This sumptuous warming salad with nutty roasted Brussels sprouts, sweet-tart pomegranate seeds, and creamy goat cheese is perfect for winter meals, from weeknight dinners to Christmas dinners and other holiday celebrations. You can easily double the recipe if you're entertaining a crowd. Be sure to spread out the sprouts (use two pans if necessary) and roast them instead of steaming them.
Pan-fried carrots
This recipe allows you to make lightly caramelized “roasted” carrots faster. Instead of cooking in the oven (waiting for it to preheat), we're going to cook the carrots on the stovetop in a cast iron skillet. The important thing is not to move the carrots. Cook, without stirring, for 5 minutes, then stir and cook for another 5 minutes. You'll get beautifully browned, crisp-tender carrots in about a third of the time it would take to roast them in the oven. The subtle aroma of seafood and maple syrup brings out the sweetness of the carrots without being overpowering.
Sauteed peppers and onions
This simple technique for cooking onions and peppers is a convenient way to get plenty of vegetables. These peppers and onions are extremely versatile, including use in burger and sausage sandwiches, stuffed into quesadillas, and layered in casseroles.
sautéed cabbage
This is an easy side dish that takes just 20 minutes from start to finish. You can enjoy cabbage simply sautéed with butter and onions, or arrange it with one of his variations (see below). Enjoy all versions of this easy side dish with roast pork or roast chicken.
Broccoli with balsamic mushrooms
In this easy broccoli side recipe, a little butter adds smoothness to the balsamic sauce that coats the broccoli and meaty mushrooms.
cauliflower risotto
Cauliflower rice replaces the arborio in this recipe. Not only is it lower in carbohydrates than traditional risotto, it's also much faster and easier to make. In just 20 minutes, you'll have a flavorful and healthy vegetable side dish perfect for dinner.
Melting beets and goat cheese
Roasting beets with soup will make them crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. A simple side dish with crumbled goat cheese on top of melt-in-your-mouth beets.
Sauteed broccoli and cauliflower
Mix these nutritious cruciferous vegetables together for a flavorful and healthy side dish.
Creamy asparagus and mushrooms
A vegetable side dish that combines mushrooms and crunchy and tender asparagus. Cooked vegetables are drizzled with a creamy sauce made with sherry and reduced-fat cream cheese, then flavored with Parmesan cheese and fresh thyme.
wilted green garlic
Kale and Swiss chard both have strong flavors, but this side dish balances the flavors by cooking them with garlic and tossing them in a mixture of vinegar, Dijon mustard, and basil.
