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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Radish recipes
Smacked radishes
This dish is a riff on the wonderfully fiery and refreshing Sichuan favourite smacked cucumbers. The radishes are ‘smacked’ until...
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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...
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Potato recipes
Pommes anna with lemon and sage
Pommes anna is a dish of thinly sliced potatoes baked in layers, similar to dauphinois. There’s no cream added, though....
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Polenta recipes
Polenta chips with salsa verde
Crunchy on the outside but soft and creamy in the middle (just like any good chip should be), these polenta...
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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...
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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...
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Leek recipes
Creamy baked leeks
In this festive side dish recipe, leeks are cooked slowly in cream and cheese until soft and golden. Recipe taken...
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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 traditionally made with cream and...
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Chips recipes
Ripped oven chips with smoked chilli and roasted garlic dip
Get ready for the best oven chips you’ve ever tasted with Gelf Alderson’s ‘ripped’ chips recipe. Tearing the par-boiled potatoes...
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Carrot recipes
Orange and honey-roast carrots and parsnips
Carrots and parsnips are an important part of a roast dinner because they add colour and sweetness – especially with...
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Brussels sprouts recipes
Sprout and anchovy gratin with porcini crumb
Sprouts can soak up flavour yet stand up to bold, fierce cooking, thanks to their density. This side dish, with...
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Celeriac recipes
Celeriac, sage and black garlic gratin
Earthy celeriac, woody sage and the powerful umami of black garlic create the ultimate winter dish. This absolute flavour-bomb of...
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Best of the best recipes
Best of the best gratin dauphinois
The side dish of dreams, the comfort food of the gods – gratin dauphinois is France’s creamy, beige gift to...
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Tapas recipes
Green patatas bravas
We’ll happily accept pretty much any iteration of crispy potatoes slathered in sauce, but this verdant refresh of Spain’s iconic...
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Italian starter recipes
Runner beans with pesto, roast cherry tomatoes and lemon ricotta
The colourful Italian combo of tomatoes, pesto and cheese is joined by a beautiful tangle of runner beans in this...
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Working from home lunch recipes
Super herby tabbouleh
Tabbouleh is one of those rare dishes where herbs are treated as the star important ingredient, rather than a garnish...
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