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    Home » Sides

    Side Dish Recipes

    Unique French fries, vegetables roasted to perfection, grains packed with flavor . . . all of the side dishes in this carefully curated collection of sides will greatly enhance and compliment your meals. Grilled Green Onions are perfect to add to a summer barbecue, and trust me, everyone will want seconds and thirds when you make Ginger Mashed Sweet Potatoes.

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    Top 10 Side Dish Recipes

    • Mashed purple sweet potatoes in a black bowl
      Mashed Okinawan Sweet Potato
    • Blue and white rectangle-shaped plate with miso eggplant and a few fresh mint leaves, on a red silk cloth with chopsticks.
      Miso Glazed Eggplant
    • Pan fried oyster mushrooms in a cast iron skillet with tarragon leaves.
      Oyster Mushroom Recipe (Pan-Fried)
    • Close up of Coconut Cilantro Rice in a dark brown ceramic bowl with two more beneath it.
      Coconut Cilantro Rice
    • Cheesy brussels sprouts baked with pancetta, with a big orange spoon holding some of it up.
      Baked Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta
    • Glass bowl on black background, filled with pickled broccoil
      Spicy Quick Pickled Broccoli
    • Round terra cotta dish filled with baked, sliced sweet potato slices.
      Baked Sweet Potato Slices with Rosemary
    • Roasted red onions, quartered, on a white narrow plate with fresh herbs.
      Slow Roasted Red Onions
    • Several grilled scallions on a white plate.
      Grilled Green Onions
    • Close up of potatoes covered in red sauce in a green bowl.
      Ancho Chile Potatoes

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    • One side of a round platter with 4 spaghetti squash tiny pizzas with fresh dill in between.
      Spaghetti Squash Rings (Greek-Style)
    • Roasted Brown Butter Hazelnut Brussels Sprouts in small red casserole dish.
      Hazelnut Brown Butter Brussels Sprouts
    • Close up of Close up of a crispy fried rice on a black plate.
      Crispy Fried Rice
    • Cose up of black beans with avocado slices and cilantro in green rimmed bowl.
      Mexican Black Beans From Scratch
    • Several honeynut squash with cranberry, spinach and onion filling, with dots of roquefort cheese on top, on a white platter.
      Stuffed Honeynut Squash
    • Top view of a cream-colored, brown-rimmed ceramic bowl filled with chunks or roasted butternut squash.
      Date Butter Roasted Butternut Squash
    • One baked sweet potato half with bacon, basil and melted cheese on top.
      Basil Baked Sweet Potatoes with Bacon
    • Three stacked cream-colored bowls with crispy fingerling potatoes filling the top one, surrounded by eucalyptus leaves.
      Crispy Roasted Fingerling Potatoes with Onion
    • Small bright orange bowl holding French fries.
      How to Make Perfect Oven Fries
    • Long oval white serving platter full with cauliflower that's red-ish from achiote paste and cut into steak-like pieces.
      Achiote Cauliflower
    • Terra cotta bowl with peach avocado salad and fresh flowers behind it.
      Peach Avocado and Zucchini Salad
    • Stack of several Roasted Kohlrabi slices on a white, square plate.
      Roasted Kohlrabi
    • A few Spiced Avocado Fries on a white plate.
      Spiced Avocado Fries Recipe
    • Top view of a brown-rimmed bowl filled iwth crisped quinoa.
      Crispy Quinoa
    • stacked cubes of tofu with miso marinade on white and blue plate on sushi mat
      Miso Tofu
    • Whole, sliced golden loaf of Asiago cheese bread in a red, orange and white checkered cloth.
      Asiago Bread
    • White plate with several slices of baked acorn squash topped with a pecan crust.
      Baked Acorn Squash Slices with Pecans
    • Bright red bowl full of chunky ginger applesauce with a wood spoon surrounded by a whole green and red apple.
      Ginger Applesauce From my Mom
    • Carrot Purée with Star Anise
    • Small white and blue plate with Pecan Green Beans.
      Pecan Green Beans with Orange
    • Sheet pan full of super charred broccoli cut into bite-sized pieces.
      Charred Broccoli
    • Close up of a white plate with a blue and red dot-like pattern along the edges, full with enoki mushrooms in a spicy Asian sauce.
      Spicy Enoki Mushrooms
    • Roasted, glazed baby carrots with stems on, on a sheet pan.
      Baby Carrot Recipe with Cardamom
    • Top view of white asparagus spears on a rectangular place with fresh dill and lemon slices.
      White Asparagus with Lemon and Dill
    • close up of white plate full with round slices of Satsumas
      Satsuma Mandarin Recipe
    • Colorful Asian Coleslaw in a blue, red, yellow and green ceramic bowl.
      Spicy Asian Slaw with Basil
    • Roasted cubes of parsnips in a black bowl with a few sprigs of fresh thyme.
      Roasted Parsnips
    • Close up of cranberry wild rice on a white plate
      Cranberry Wild Rice with Pine Nuts
    • of roasted carrot sticks and cauliflower florets with chopped green onions.
      Roasted Carrots and Cauliflower with Spicy Yogurt Sauce
    • Shredded Burssels Sprouts with cranberries and prosciutto in a yellow-rimmed shallow bowl with a spoonful above it.
      Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Prosciutto and Cranberries
    • Ceramic black serving bowl with roasted orange squash and a sprig of fresh rosemary.
      Butternut Squash and Cranberries with Balsamic Glaze
    • Mashed Sweet Potatoes are super delicious and so easy to make that you'll want to serve them all through the holidays. A perfect side dish for fall and lovely for Thanksgiving, they're creamy, rich and packed with warm flavors and two large silver serving spoons.
      Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Fresh Ginger
    • Pumpkin risotto with sage leaves on a white plate.
      Pumpkin Risotto (with Mushrooms and Sage)
    • Several corn Ribs that are golden from roasting on a sheet pan
      Corn Riblets
    • Several ears of lemon-pepper grilled corn on a blue-rimmed plate with slices of lemon.
      Lemon-Pepper Grilled Corn
    • Close up of miso fried rice in blue ceramic bowl.
      Miso Fried Rice
    • Small stack of sweet potato pancakes on parchment paper, with a sprig or oregano behind it.
      Spicy Sweet Potato Pancakes
    • Black ceramic bowl filled with Halloumi Fries with a sprig of oregano and a lemon rind twist.
      Halloumi Fries with Greek Yogurt Dip
    • Browned, smashed cauliflower on a baking sheet.
      Crispy Smashed Cauliflower
    • Sautéed bok choy with bits of crispy garlic on a long and narrow white platter.
      Baby Bok Choy with Crispy Garlic

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    Hi, I'm Valentina, certified chef, owner, recipe developer and photographer at Cooking on the Weekends. I'm also a mom of two boys and a Los Angeleno. I use seasonal whole foods to create unique and comforting recipes for casual entertaining.

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