Best-ever side dish recipes
Elevate side dishes from after-thought to star of the show, with our best-ever side dish recipes.
You’ll find best-ever versions of classic sides including crisp roast potatoes, fluffy rice and golden Yorkshire puddings. There’s a side for all seasons, from winter’s comfort carbs to juicy summer corn, and plenty of ideas for side-dish stalwarts like grains, broccoli, green beans, carrots and parsnips.
With plenty of vegetarian and vegan options, you’re bound to find the perfect side dish…whatever the occasion.
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Best-ever side dish recipes
Steamed aubergine in a peanut and chilli dressing
Steaming delivers silky soft aubergine batons, dressed in a Chinese-inspired combo of crispy chilli oil, vinegar and peanut butter.
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Fennel recipes
Fennel tarte tatin
This fennel tarte tatin is a great vegetarian dinner or side for a roast. Fennel seeds temper the sweetness and goat’s cheese adds tang.
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Celebrity chef recipes
Max La Manna’s smashed potatoes with minty pea purée
These potatoes from Max La Manna are brilliant for a long-weekend breakfast feast, or as a side dish for dinner.
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Pepper recipes
Crispy smashed potatoes with green romesco
Romesco is a fabulous Spanish sauce made from grilled peppers and almonds. It's fantastic with these crispy smashed potatoes.
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Recipes using chickpeas
Chickpeas with chorizo and herbs
Dish up an effortless weeknight dinner of chickpeas with chorizo and fresh herbs. This dish can also be made ahead for a barbecue side dish.
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Lettuce recipes
Charred lettuce with boiled eggs, anchovies and parmesan crisps
This easy lettuce dish is a bit like a ‘deconstructed’ caesar salad. Charred lettuce adds both smoky savouriness and fresh crunch.
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Lettuce recipes
Stir-fried romaine lettuce with sesame
Stir-fried lettuce is quick, with a good balance of crunchy and juicy leaves. Coat romaine in sesame seeds and tahini for a nutty contrast.
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Pub in the Park chef recipes
Emily Scott’s roast asparagus with hazelnuts and sourdough crumbs
Emily Scott's roast asparagus makes a great spring starter or vegan side. The spears are served with a nutty, herby sourdough crumb.
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Radish recipes
Smacked radishes
This radish side dish is a riff on the fiery and refreshing Sichuan dish, smacked cucumbers. Great served with other Chinese dishes.
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Carrot recipes
Roast carrots with shatta butter
Ravinder Bhogal gives classic roast carrots a Middle Eastern twist in this side dish recipe, serving them with pistachios and shatta butter.
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Potato recipes
Pommes anna with lemon and sage
Pommes anna is a French side dish of thinly sliced potatoes baked in layers with butter. It's similar to dauphinois but without the cream.
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Polenta recipes
Polenta chips with salsa verde
Crunchy on the outside but soft and creamy in the middle, these polenta chips are served with a tangy salsa verde and mayonnaise for dipping
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Coleslaw recipes
Swede, apple and tahini ‘slaw
Did you know you can eat swede raw? It’s a crisp vegetable with a peppery flavour that works great shredded in this winter slaw recipe.
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Gratin recipes
Hasselback swede gratin
The sweet, nutty flavour of swede is divine in this creamy swede gratin recipe, infused with nutmeg and bay and topped with cheese.
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Leek recipes
Creamy baked leeks
In this cosy side dish recipe, leeks are cooked slowly in cream and cheese until soft and golden. A delicious accompaniment to any roast.
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Christmas recipes from around the world
Christmas Jansson’s temptation
Brontë Aurell shares her recipe for Jansson's temptation (Jansson's frestelse), a classic Swedish potato dish made with cream and ansjovis.
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