Best-ever side dish recipes
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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
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
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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Radishes
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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Carrots
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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Potatoes
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
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
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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Gratins
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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Leeks
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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Chips
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 recipe. Tearing the potatoes creates lots of golden, crispy edges.
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Carrots
Orange and honey-roast carrots and parsnips
Carrots and parsnips are a key part of a roast dinner because they add colour and sweetness – especially with a good drizzle of honey.
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Brussels sprouts
Sprout and anchovy gratin with porcini crumb
This gratin, with the sprouts baked in anchovy-infused cream, will be the dark horse of your Christmas dinner. Just wait until you taste it...
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Celeriac
Celeriac, sage and black garlic gratin
Celeriac, sage and black garlic create the ultimate winter gratin. This flavour-bomb of a side dish is sure to liven up your Sunday roast.
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