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Side Dishes

A collection of tasty side dish recipes to enjoy all year long. Many of these recipes are inspired by the Mediterranean diet, and feature ingredients that are ripe and in season, when flavor and nutrition are at their peak.

Pair your entrees with these side dish recipes , filled with delicious produce that reflects the season. Think carrots and asparagus in spring, tomatoes and peppers in summer, root vegetables and pomegranates in the fall, and broccoli and cauliflower in the winter. You’ll also find recipes for tasty rice dishes, gratins, roasted vegetables, and more that suit a variety of special diets and dietary restrictions.

Middle Eastern Okra on a plate.

Middle Eastern Okra (Bamya)

Three stuffed cabbage leaves - holishkes on a plate with sauce, fresh dill and garlic on the side.

Stuffed Cabbage Leaves

A white plate filled with falafel balls next to a bowl of tahini sauce.

Falafel

Square Crop - Three small piles of aligned roasted asparagus criss-crossed diagonally on a white plate, linen napkin in background.

How to Oven Roast Asparagus

Close up of a slice of spinach matzo pie with layers of spinach, feta cheese, and artichokes, baked to perfection and served on a white plate, fork and towel beside the plate. Spinach matzo mina pie in background.

Spinach, Feta & Artichoke Matzo Mina

A serving of curry roasted sweet potatoes on a white bowl in foreground with a wooden spoon and linen napkin on the left side. White canister in the background.

Curry Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Overhead shot - spinach strawberry salad on a light blue plate topped with maple balsamic dressing, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and pistachios in foreground. Table set with fork and gray and white stripe linen napkin. Garnish of four small strawberries and two blackberries, and a small glass carafe bottle with maple balsamic dressing, in background.

Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe

A square slice of vegan moussaka on a small white plate in foreground with fork and linen napkin. A red, rectangular baking dish and a stainless steel serving shovel on the background with another serving of a sliced vegan moussaka.

Vegan Moussaka

Green bean salad with walnuts and parmesan as garnish on a white bowl.

Green Bean Salad

Bowl of colorful rainbow salad with peppers, cucumbers, mushrooms and cabbage in a white bowl with glass dish of lemon juice, carafe of olive oil and blue napkin with wooden spoon in the background.

Rainbow Salad

Overhead shot of oven roasted root vegetables with beets, carrots, potatoes, and parsnip. Spoon and fresh herbs on the side, cloth napkin above.

Oven Roasted Root Vegetables

Matzo ball soup - horizontal shot of classic Jewish chicken soup with fluffy matzo balls on a white countertop. Spoon and linen napkin beside the bowl, fresh green herbs and white ceramic jar in background.

Matzo Ball Soup

Overhead shot - sinker matzo ball soup on a white marble surface. Soup includes dense sinker matzo balls, chicken, carrots, celery, and golden broth in a white soup bowl with spoon, cloth napkin, cracked matzo and fresh green herbs beside the bowl. Classic Jewish soup.

Sinker Matzo Balls

Horizontal shot of floater matzo balls in a shallow bowl of Jewish chicken soup with carrot slices, pieces of celery, and golden broth. Spoon and linen napkin on the white marble counter beside the bowl. Tiles and white jar in background.

Floater Matzo Balls

Horizontal close up - Pile of freshly baked pita breads on a plate, striped blue and white linen napkin in foreground, two small dishes of dip in background - hummus and yogurt dip - with a wooden spoon and a flour canister in the background, as well.

Sourdough Pita Bread

Horizontal shot - large shallow bowl of roasted cauliflower Alfredo with peas, covered in a rich Greek yogurt Alfredo sauce, on a marble countertop. Fork and napkin with green stripes beside the bowl. Small wooden bowl of shaved parmesan in upper right corner of the picture, and a small gold metal pan of Alfredo sauce with freshly cracked black pepper in upper left hand corner. Gold pan rests on a white linen towel.

Cauliflower Alfredo with Peas

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