Healthy side dish recipes

This versatile root vegetable can be roasted like a potato - with a drizzle of honey and sprinkling of spice you get a very special side dish

A Middle Eastern-style meze bowl with healthy grains, parsley, mint and coriander

Jazz up your grains with fried onions, mint and coriander, a touch of fruit and spices

A rustic and warm root vegetable salad with creamy dressing and lots of healthy watercress leaves - great for a buffet

Whizz your roots into a smooth, creamy mash, then bake with breadcrumbs, cream, cinnamon and nutmeg

Serve up an all-in-one side dish of broccoli, green beans, peas and leeks, glazed with sweet vinaigrette

Perfect the art of roasted, fluffy spuds with crisp skin, served with soured cream - a healthy winter warmer

Take the blueprint of Coronation chicken, omit the meat and add pasta and you have a fresh fusion side dish

Wilt fresh greens then serve with crispy breadcrumbs, chilli and garlic for a low-fat, healthy side dish

This superhealthy curry side dish is a Punjabi staple. Deliciously spicy, it's also a good source of vitamin C

Make this smoothy and silky mash for the perfect side. It incorporates clever substitutions to reduce fat and calories, while remaining comfortingly creamy