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Home » Recipes » Side Dish

Side Dish Recipes

Don't underestimate the power of a delicious side dish! Great, well-chosen side dishes can elevate a simple main course into a well-rounded and satisfying meal.

Whether you're craving creamy mashed potatoes, a refreshing Korean cucumber salad, simple sautéed spinach or flavorsome French ratatouille, there's a side dish recipe here to perfectly complement your protein. Plus, many or our side dishes are quick and easy to prepare, saving you time in the kitchen.

From the simplest green salad recipe to the fanciest stuffed squash recipe, we've got great sides for all your mains!

Thai cucumber salad with sliced red chili peppers, chopped mint leaves and chopped peanuts, in a white bowl on a pin-striped black and white dish towel with 3 forks

Thai Cucumber Salad with Chili and Mint

japanese potato salad in a white bowl

Japanese Potato Salad Recipe

A white bowl filled with colorful orzo pasta salad and a sprig of basil in the middle

Out-Of-This-World Orzo Pasta Salad

glass jar filled with pink pickled red onions.

Quick Pickled Red Onions

Big green salad in a white bowl with a side dish of parmesan cheese

The Best Green Salad

This three bean salad recipe is packed with delicious nutritious vegetables, fresh basil, and a and a tasty lemony yogurt dressing - panningtheglobe.com

Three Bean Salad with Creamy Lemon Dressing

Indonesian Grilled Green Beans with lemon aioli dipping sauce

white bowl with quinoa and vegetables salad with feta

Quinoa Salad with Spring Vegetables and Feta

How to make perfect guacamole - recipe by Panning The Globe

Guacamole

close up of hearts of palm salad with cucumbers, artichoke hearts and cherry tomatoes

Hearts of Palm Salad with Artichoke Hearts, Cucumbers, Avocados and Cherry Tomatoes

Close up of corn tomato avocado salad

Corn Tomato Avocado Salad

A bowl of turmeric roasted cauliflower salad

Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower Salad

close up overhead shot of a white serving bowl filled with a colorful salad of sliced cherry tomatoes, chickpeas, cubed feta, chopped cucumbers, and mint leaves

Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

Mini inside-out hasselback potatoes are crisscross-cut mini potatoes that roast up extra golden brown and crispy on the outside and creamy inside. Whether you season these with salt and pepper or fancy them up with truffle salt and grated parmesan, they're delicious and fun and everyone will love them!

Mini Inside-Out Hasselback Potatoes

Roasted Cauliflower, Potatoes and Chickpeas tossed in a bright lemon olive vinaigrette. Serve as a side dish or vegetarian main. [gluten-free recipe]

Roasted Cauliflower, Potatoes and Chickpeas with Kalamata Olive Vinaigrette

This chimichurri broccoli salad mixes fresh blanched broccoli with the vibrant flavors of Argentinean chimichurri sauce: olive oil, vinegar, garlic, parsley and oregano. It's a heavenly combination. It takes only 20 minutes to prepare and can be made ahead. This wonderful simple healthy recipe will earn a place in your regular rotation.

Chimichurri Broccoli Salad

Roasted red peppers bear little resemblance to raw red bell peppers. The roasting process transforms them from firm and crunchy and to velvety soft and it brings out their natural sweetness. Whether you roast them in the oven or on the grill, the process is simple and totally satisfying. Homemade roasted peppers are exceptionally good - tender and fruity - way better than the kind you get in a jar.

Roasted Red Peppers: Two Roasting Techniques and How Marinate Them

Blue bowl filled with sautéed shredded zucchini. A mint leaf on top.

Julia Child's Sautéed Shredded Zucchini Recipe

These Savory Potato Aebleskivers are potato pancakes like you've never had them before. The batter is made from tender red lentils, shredded potatoes, herbs and chilies. The pancakes are cooked in a special pan that forms them into golden brown spheres that are crisp on the outside, fluffy and tender inside. Serve these scrumptious bites as a party appetizer or a game day snack. As a bonus, these potato aebleskivers are gluten-free, dairy-free, and egg-free.

Savory Potato Aebleskivers with Creamy Lemon Dipping Sauce

These olive oil and roasted garlic mashed potatoes are creamy and absolutely delicious, with no butter or cream. Roasted garlic and fruity olive oil, give these dairy-free, vegan mashed potatoes their great flavor and texture.

Olive Oil and Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes (Dairy Free)

These roasted potatoes are ultra crisp on the outside, and they are flavored with the delicious Middle Eastern spice mix za'atar.

Spicy Rainbow Roasted Potatoes with Za'atar

Hasselback Potatoes are the perfect holiday side dish, especially when they're basted with shallot chive butter while they cook!

Holiday Hasselback Potatoes with Shallot Chive Butter

This potato tian is a beautiful side dish for a special occasion.

Russet and Sweet Potato Tian with Brown Butter, Cider Syrup, and Sage

Halved roasted brussels sprouts with thick cut bacon lardons and dried cherries.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Dried Cherries

Creamy Spicy Chipotle Coleslaw

Chipotle Coleslaw

Rosolje: Estonian Beet and Potato Salad

Rosolje: Estonian Beet and Potato Salad

Eggplant Parmesan Stacks • Panning The Globe

Eggplant Parmesan Stacks

Crispy Smashed Potatoes • crisp on the outside, tender inside • Panning The Globe

Crispy Smashed Potatoes

This wild rice salad is bejeweled with cranberries, apricots and pecans and dressed with orange shallot vinaigrette. It's The perfect side dish for Thanksgiving or any festive meal.

Wild Rice Salad with Cranberries, Apricots and Pecans

Spicy Moroccan Sweet Potato Stacks | Panning The Globe

Spicy Moroccan Sweet Potato Stacks

Roasted Vegetable Antipasto • Panning The Globe

Roasted Vegetable Antipasto

Sautéed Spinach and Garlic - a quick, delicious healthy side dish recipe with directions for using fresh or frozen spinach.

Sautéed Spinach and Garlic

Llapingachos: Ecuadorian Cheese and Potato Patties

Spanish Romesco Sauce

Spanish Romesco Sauce

Potato latkes with sour cream

Easy Potato Latkes

Sicilian Glazed Carrots: Cooked In Marsala Wine

Everyone needs a great pasta primavera recipe in their repertoire. This lemony pasta is the one I love for spring and summer dinners and backyard barbecues: crisp tender asparagus, sugar snap peas and corn, mixed with frilly pasta, tossed in a luscious lemony sauce with parmesan cheese, basil and lots of fresh ground black pepper.

Lemon Pasta with Summer Vegetables

Skillet brussels sprouts, browned and caramelized with bacon, shallots & sherry vinaigrette. A super flavorful side dish recipe worthy of a special occasion

Sautéed Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Sherry

Spaetzle with Caramelized Onions, Wilted Greens and Gruyere

Spaetzle with Caramelized Onions, Wilted Greens And Gruyere

Fresh horseradish sauce with beets is an explosion of color, flavor and heat. Pizzazz for fish, beef or ham. It's a quick easy recipe, great for Passover, Easter, or any occasion.

Fresh Horseradish Sauce with Beets

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