Sunday roast side dish recipes

Fancy something delicious to serve with Sunday lunch? Our best Sunday roast side dish recipes include classic accompaniments such as roast potatoes, parsnips, carrots and peas. Some of our favourites include these garlic and bay roast potatoes, creamy baked leeks and roast sprouts with cranberries (ideal for Christmas).

We’ve got plenty of ideas for serving up seasonal vegetables with an extra-tasty twist, too: try your root veg enhanced with mandarins or purple sprouting broccoli with garlic and chilli.

Need lighter Sunday roast side dish recipes to serve with a spring or summer lunch? Warm asparagus and lettuce with mint or jersey royals with broad beans and serrano ham might just steal the show…

A proper roast wouldn’t be complete without gravy. We’ve also got recipes for bread, cranberry and mint sauces, plus yorkshire puddings, indulgent gratins, creamy dauphinois and cauliflower cheese. Yet to decide on your Sunday lunch centrepiece? Browse our favourite roast chicken recipes.

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Steamed cabbage and green beans with chipotle honey crunch

Best-ever side dishes

Steamed cabbage and green beans with chipotle honey crunch

Tender steamed cabbage wedges and green beans are drizzled with smoky hot honey and sprinkled with a crispy mixture of nuts and seeds. 

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Cheesy cider rarebit new potatoes

New potatoes

Cheesy cider rarebit new potatoes

Rarebit meets new potatoes in this easy, cheesy side dish recipe. Pour the cider and cheese sauce over cooked new potatoes, grill and enjoy.

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Coffee-baked beetroot with berry glaze

Beetroot

Coffee-baked beetroot with berry glaze

Earthy coffee-baked beetroot with a sweet berry glaze is an easy but impressive spring side dish. Try it alongside roast lamb for Easter.

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Four cheese, leek and walnut gratin

Easter

Four cheese, leek and walnut gratin

This multi-layered leek gratin is the ultimate creamy, cheesy side dish. Prep ahead then bake and serve with Easter lunch or a spring roast.

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Ottolenghi’s roasted carrots with curry leaf dukkah

Carrots

Ottolenghi’s roasted carrots with curry leaf dukkah

These roasted carrots with curry leaf dukkah from the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen are the perfect side dish for Easter lunch or a springtime roast.

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Toasted sourdough bread sauce

Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces

Toasted sourdough bread sauce

Bread sauce is an unsung festive hero. This toasted sourdough version is the best bread sauce you’ll ever make.

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The best homemade turkey gravy

Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces

The best homemade turkey gravy

Homemade turkey gravy makes all the difference to your Christmas dinner. Prepare a flavoursome stock in advance and the rest is easy.

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Ultimate homemade cranberry sauce

Cranberries

Ultimate homemade cranberry sauce

Our ultimate homemade cranberry sauce is ready in 20 mins and can be made ahead. It's the perfect balance between tart and sweet.

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Rosemary roast potatoes

Roast potatoes

Rosemary roast potatoes

Roast potatoes are everyone's favourite part of Christmas dinner. This rosemary roast potatoes recipe is both foolproof and flavourful.

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Marmalade pigs in blankets

Pigs in blankets

Marmalade pigs in blankets

Pigs in blankets are the first thing to disappear from the Christmas table. These easy marmalade-glazed piggies need just 10 minutes prep.

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Sausage, sage, prune and onion stuffing

Make-ahead stuffing

Sausage, sage, prune and onion stuffing

The best stuffing? Sage and onion stuffing or sausage and prune stuffing. This one contains both, making it the ultimate recipe.

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Braised red cabbage

Cabbages

Braised red cabbage

This braised red cabbage offers a sweet-and-sour flavour combo with seasonal spice, cutting through the rich flavours of Christmas dinner.

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Vichy carrots

Carrots

Vichy carrots

Have you tried vichy carrots? This classic French technique is our favourite way to cook carrots. Star anise, thyme and lemon add flavour.

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Butter-roast parsnips with hazelnuts and sage

Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces

Butter-roast parsnips with hazelnuts and sage

Dish up your best-ever roast parsnips this Christmas. Crisp sage and a scattering of toasted hazelnuts provide flavour and crunch.

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Fondant sprouts with bacon and chestnuts

Brussels sprouts

Fondant sprouts with bacon and chestnuts

Fondant sprouts with bacon and chestnuts is our favourite festive side. A two-step cooking process gets the best out of every sprout.

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Roast carrots with floral spiced butter

Carrots

Roast carrots with floral spiced butter

Roast carrots are drizzled with a delicious butter infused with a floral spice blend, bringing out the vegetable's naturally sweet notes.

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