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When you’re putting together your menu for Thanksgiving or other holiday celebrations, it’s important to have a little bit of everything. Once you’ve got the stuffing, potato, and sweet potato ‘course’ fired up, you can start looking for something green (or white, or purple, or orange…) to add to the mix. We’ve pulled together some of our favorite vegetable side dishes that star this season.
Great vegetable side dish for the holidays
green beans
Green beans are amandine
Hoisin-Glazed Tempeh with Green Beans and Cashews
Sesame green beans
Rosemary-Garlic Carrot and Green Bean “Roast”
Bundles of roasted green beans
Green beans and radishes braised in orange juice
Tempura Green Beans with Sriracha Aioli
Spicy Fried Tofu and Green Bean Salad
Green Bean Curry with Peas and Cashews
Roasted Green Beans with Walnuts and Rosemary
Roasted shallot, squash, grape and green bean salad
Corn Grits Polenta with Slow-Simmered Green Beans, Cremini and Shallots
Green Beans with Walnut and Shallot Crisps
Dramatically green beans with garlic and chile
Green Bean Dressing
Brussels sprouts
Maple-Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pear
Seared Brussels Sprouts with Toasted Almonds
Warm Salad of Millet and Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Cranberries and Walnuts
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Brussels sprouts with walnuts and dried cranberries
Brussels Sprouts and Spinach Gratin with Mustard-Horseradish Crumb Topping
White Bean, Brussels Sprouts and Pomegranate Tart
Root Vegetable Medley with Brussels Sprouts
Sauteed Brussels sprout leaves with shallots and gomasio
Brussels sprouts with kimchi
Roasted Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts
Miso-Roasted Brussels Sprouts
the carrot
Maple-Glazed Carrots
Lemony Glazed Carrots
Heirloom Carrot Salad with Sweet Orange and Thyme Vinaigrette
Barley salad with pan-roasted carrots and chickpeas
Carrot and Parsnip Slaw
Braised Fennel and Carrots with Cilantro Gremolata
Tunisian carrot salad with radishes and olives
Steamed baby carrots with orange-dill butter
Squash and pumpkin
Warm Autumn Squash Salad with Apple Dressing
Mini Pumpkin-Sage Balls
Very non-traditional, very tasty Butternut Squash Hummus
Cheddar-Butternut Squash Gratin
Roasted Winter Squash with Maple-Pepper Hazelnuts
Spiralized Butternut Squash and Apples with Lentils and Maple-Balsamic Sauce
Butternut Squash and Wild Rice Salad
Spinach and Spaghetti Squash Fritters
Pearl barley with roasted squash, pomegranate and pistachios
Herb-Roasted Squash and Sunchokes
Butternut Squash and Douxelles Casserole
Other vegetable side dishes
Greens with Crispy Garlic from OTK: Extra good stuff
Roasted Cauliflower with Crispy Sage and Toasted Pine Nuts
Turn on the oven, it’s time for the celery root, pear, potato gratin
Mustard Mushrooms with Piquillo Peppers
Cauliflower Gratin
Creamy Swiss Chard Gratins
Seared cauliflower with arugula, dried cranberries and hazelnuts
Chard Pie (Swiss Chard and Apple Pastry)
Mash the cauliflower with the miso and sage
Mixed fried mushrooms on top of creamy butternut puree
Rainbow chard with pumpkin seeds
Millet and oyster mushroom bowl
Now that you’ve nailed vegetable side dishes, it’s time to experiment More holiday recipes and ideas from Vegetarian Times
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