Side Dishes

November 28, 2021

Vegetable-Forward Holiday Side Dishes

Looking for some creative new side dishes for the holidays, or recipes that your vegetarian or vegan guests will love? Look no further! Here's 9 of my favorite vegetable-forward holiday side dishes from the blog. Click on the link in the caption to go directly to the recipe!

Zucchini Cornbread
Zucchini Cornbread

Autumn Harvest Salad with Maple Vinaigrette
Autumn Harvest Salad with Maple Vinaigrette

Mushroom Leek Risotto
Mushroom Leek RIsotto

Smokey Squash with Goat Cheese Polenta
Smokey Squash with Goat Cheese Polenta

(Tip: Skip the polenta and just serve the roasted delicata squash rings with goat cheese, pumpkin seeds, and honey, as pictured in the cover image for this post!)

Loaded Roasted Potatoes
Loaded Roasted Potatoes

Beer Mac and Cheese
Beer Mac'n'Cheese

(Ok, mac and cheese is admittedly not a vegetable, but how could I not include this in my favorite holiday side dishes??!)

Teriyaki Brussels Sprouts
Teriyaki Brussels Sprouts

Coconut Ginger Glazed Carrots
Coconut Ginger Glazed Carrots

Roasted Honeynut Squash with Smokey Pomegranate Sauce
Roasted Honeynut Squash with Smokey Pomegranate Sauce

Vegetable-Forward Holiday Side Dishes

Looking for some creative new side dishes for the holidays, or recipes that your vegetarian and vegan guests will love? Look no further! Here's my favorite vegetable-forward holiday side dishes from the blog.

Author:

Kira Freed - The Joyful Plateful

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cook:

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March 20, 2026
Rachel
I made this last night and we loved it! It ended up being rather warm here, so I did it in my air fryer rather than the oven and used extra cilantro rather than the 1/2 c parsley in the sauce, but otherwise followed the recipe to a T. The spice blend was SO good, and the spices plus the sauce made for such a flavorful dish, which can be tough with the blander base ingredients - potatoes, cauliflower, chickpeas. I had everything on hand, except for the cauliflower, which I went out and bought, and the parsley, hence me using extra cilantro instead. For anyone who is on the fence because there weren’t any reviews, please try this. There is so much flavor, but it’s still light and fresh. Most of the ingredients are pantry staples and it’s super easy to make. Thank you - this will be going into our rotation! 😊