This hearty bean salad provides a colourful addition to any meal. Try it with grilled chicken at your next barbecue.
Side Dish Recipes
Side dishes such as salad, potatoes and bread are commonly used with main courses throughout many countries of the western world. New side orders introduced within the past decade, such as rice and couscous, have grown to be quite popular throughout Europe, especially at formal occasions (with couscous appearing more commonly at dinner parties with Middle Eastern dishes).
Abobrinha Marinada – Marinated Zucchini
These delicious, garlicky zucchini slices, lightly sautéed and marinated in olive oil, make a great side dish for grilled meats.
Agurk Salat – Danish Pickled Cucumber Salad
These pickles are served as side dish on a lot of Danish lunch dishes and as topping on smørrebrød.
Aligot – Mashed Potatoes with Garlic and Cheese
Potatoes and cheese are beaten together with crème fraiche until they form silky, smooth ribbons of pureed potato. It’s a deliciously hearty recipe, and it’s tempting to eat it all by itself, in the dead of winter, for its sheer comfort value. Try to hold out, though, and accompany it with a rich steak for a luxurious meal. Once you do, it will be hard to go back to regular mashed potatoes.
Animal Style Fries – from In-N-Out Burger
As if french fries aren’t enough of a temptation on their own, this copycat not-so-secret menu item tops hot fries with sticky melted cheese, caramelised onions, and a tangy sauce.
Apple and Spinach Salad
This is a really tasty salad to have as an appetiser or a classy side dish with pork chops.
Apricot Chicken Rice Salad
Dried apricots, a hint of mint and lime juice combine with more the conventional chicken salad ingredients in this unique, easy and refreshing twist on an old favourite.
Asparagus and Rice Bake
This Asparagus and Rice Bake is creamy, cheesy, and full of fresh asparagus and tastes rich enough to serve when you’ve got company coming over.
Asparagus and Sweet Corn Salad
Try this quick and easy vibrantly coloured salad with grilled chicken at your next barbecue or family get-together.
Asparagus Souffle
This asparagus soufflé recipe will prove once and for all that soufflés are not as temperamental as some make them out to be. Fresh asparagus soufflés would be a great first course, or as a side dish for any special occasion dinner.
Attiéké
Attiéké is a side dish made from cassava that is a part of the cuisine of Côte d’Ivoire in Africa. The dish is prepared from fermented cassava pulp that has been grated or granulated. Dried attiéké is also prepared, which is similar in texture to couscous.
Avocado Orange and Mesclun Salad
Avocado, asparagus, and orange chunks combine to make a wonderful fresh salad with the addition of sumac to give a tart lemony flavour. A wonderful side dish when served with fish or chicken.
Baby Beet, Red Onion, and Mandarin Salad
Put together in just 15 minutes, this refreshing salad is perfect for a light lunch or an elegant side dish to accompany any main dish. Gluten-free and diabetic appropriate this salad is a great all-rounder for your health.
Baby Bok Choy Slaw
This quick and easy to make slaw has Asian flavours with a touch of spiciness in the form of fresh red chillies.
Baby Carrots with Walnuts
Add some crunch and a touch of sweet and sour to your baby carrots in this quick and easy side dish.