Vegetarian side recipes

Pack all five of your 5-a-day into one healthy vegan dish. Flavoured with garlic, lemon and herbs, it's delicious griddled on the hob or cooked on the barbecue

Use sweet peppers to make these flavourful pakoras. They're traditionally made for the Indian festival, Holi, stuffed with spiced potatoes

This goes
with so many family dishes, such as chilli con carne,
soups, salads and barbecues

This salad is delicious served with grills, or serve with couscous for a veggie lunch

These charred greens, tossed with a punchy chilli dressing, make a perfect barbecue side – enjoy with our maple & mustard glazed spatchcock chicken

Slow-cook courgettes to soften them and combine with butter beans and a punchy pesto. Scatter over some feta or goat’s cheese, if you like, and serve with crusty bread

These make a delicious change to steamed or boiled potatoes - they can be made ahead and finished on the stove top

Make this tasty healthy salsa in just 5 minutes with tomatoes, onion, garlic, lime, coriander and white wine vinegar. Serve with nachos and let everyone dig in

Use an air-fryer instead of the oven to save energy costs when cooking any kind of frozen chips. Enjoy with your favourite sauces

These smoky, spiced potatoes are a great accompaniment for white fish or chicken

Throw together a deliciously tangy and superhealthy couscous salad in just 10 minutes

An Indian dish with plenty of flavour, saag paneer is a well-loved vegetarian side dish. It's rich in calcium and folate from the spinach and is gluten-free, too

Get the kids cooking with this simple coleslaw - they'll be keen to eat it if they've helped out

Enjoy this peperonata side with other recipes. Put aside time at the weekend to make it, then enjoy it later in the week using our recipe ideas below

Our classic potato gratin recipe is easier than it looks. This irresistible creamy potato side dish uses very few ingredients but is oozing with flavour.

This vegetarian dish, with chickpeas, spiced greens, and yogurt, is halfway between chana masala and saag bhaji - a great side to curries

These herby tear-and-share bread rolls have mozzarella and sun-dried tomatoes baked into them - perfect for a picnic or for dipping into soup

Want to jazz up your traditional Christmas lunch, but still keep Gran happy? This is the one for you

A quick and easy salad that teams well with chicken, lamb and tofu. Of have it as a barbecue extra

A fresh and colourful salad to brighten up any barbecue or buffet - no matter what the weather

This classic easy side dish of tangy red cabbage is a great accompaniment to cold or hot cooked meats. Serve as part of a big spread or buffet

Try something different this Christmas, combine parsnips with celeriac, nutmeg, sage and cream then top with crunchy breadcrumbs for an impressive side dish

Make your own healthy egg-fried rice with our easy recipe. Use leftover rice, or cook and dry it on a plate before using so it doesn't stick to the wok