30 Healthy Side Dish Recipes

I love a good vegetarian side dish. So much so, that in my opinion, good vegetable sides often outshine the main dish. Therefore today, I am rounding up some of my favorite healthy side dish recipes! They’re flavorful, fresh and super easy to make.

These vegetarian sides are great with fish, meat, seafood, or vegetarian options like these baked spinach falafels. The collection includes healthy side dish salads, vegetable recipes, grain recipes as well as legume recipes. I’ve also included some dips and sauces that my family and I usually love to eat on the side at dinner as well.

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Healthy Side Dish Salads

Salads are one of the healthiest meals to have on the side. They’re packed with freshness, fiber, minerals and antioxidants. These salads are great with fish and seafood, chicken or legumes too!

1. Tomato Cucumber Salad With Dill
2. Easy Mediterranean Vegetable Salad
3. No Corn Avocado Black Bean Salad
4. Cucumber Avocado Salad
5. Fresh Tomato Mint Salad
6. Easy Roasted Vegetable Salad
7. The Best Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
8. Avocado, Tomato And Arugula Salad
9. The Best Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad
10. Tomato, Cucumber, Garlic And Feta Salad

Healthy Vegetable Side Dish Recipes

One of my favorite things to serve on the side are cooked vegetables! Whether you like them roasted, seared, or in the shape of dips, vegetables won’t disappoint. They are flavorful and fit most healthy diets like vegan, paleo or even keto (for low carb vegetables). Here are some of my favorite vegetable recipes.

1. 10-Minute Mediterranean Roasted Vegetables
2. Green Beans And Tomatoes
3. Cheesy and Spicy Cauliflower Rice
4. Easy Avocado Dill Dip
5. Healthy Roasted Vegetable Dip
6. 10-Minute Sauteed Asparagus
7. Spicy Roasted Vegetables
8. Baked Potatoes With Garlic Sauce
9. Zucchini In Garlic Sauce
10. Super Easy Tzatziki
11. Mashed Sweet Potatoes
12. 10-Minute Brussels Sprouts

Healthy Legume Recipes

Legumes make a very filling, high-fiber, high-protein side dish. From garbanzo beans to lentils, these tasty legume recipes are super easy, versatile and perfect to build power bowls with some fresh vegetables, a sauce (like tzatziki or hummus) and maybe even some chicken or salmon.

1. Spicy Turmeric Lentils
2. The Best Hummus Recipe
3. 5-Minute Herby Cannellini Beans
4. Mediterranean Chickpea Skillet
5. Five Minute Herby Spicy Chickpeas

Healthy Grain recipes

Whole grains can be a part of a healthy diet as well! They’re a great source of fiber and several essential nutrients like iron, magnesium, potassium and B vitamins.

1. One-Pan Tomato Basil Couscous
2. Simple Bulgur and Spinach Recipe
3. Tomato Basil Quinoa Risotto

I hope you enjoyed this collections of healthy side dishes and got some inspiration for dinner or lunch that’s different than broccoli and rice!