If you're looking for ideas on what to serve with salmon, you've come to the right place! Here are my top 15 favorite healthy, delicious, and easy side dish recipes for salmon.
Salmon is a popular and incredibly healthy fish choice! It's versatile and can be grilled, pan-fried, poached, baked, or even wrapped in pastry for a delicious meal.
With its oily, rich, and flavorful nature, salmon pairs best with bright and simple side dishes that complement rather than overshadow its delicate taste.
Honey Roasted Carrots and Parsnips
These Honey Roasted Carrots and Parsnips make the perfect side dish for a Sunday roast, weeknight dinner, or a special occasion such as Christmas Day or Thanksgiving.
They are flavored with simple ingredients such as garlic, fresh herbs, and mustard.
It is extremely easy to prepare these healthy, and delicious roast veggies, and they pair perfectly with many dishes.
To learn more: Honey Roasted Carrots and Parsnips
Orzo Pasta Salad
This Orzo Pasta Salad is fresh, healthy, and flavorful, easy to put together, and perfect for making ahead.
It is a great side dish for last-minute parties, small gatherings, or BBQs and the leftovers are perfect for picnics and packed lunches.
And the best part is that this Mediterranean salad is made with easy-to-find fresh ingredients and is ready in just 20 minutes!
To learn more: Orzo Pasta Salad
Rocket and Parmesan Salad
Rocket and Parmesan Salad is a peppery and tangy side dish made with rocket (arugula) leaves, parmesan shavings, red onions, and tomatoes dressed with a simple dressing consisting of olive oil and balsamic.
It complements most meat or seafood dishes, is very easy to make, and only takes 10 minutes to put together.
To learn more: Rocket and Parmesan Salad
Crispy Saute Potatoes
These perfectly Crispy Sauté Potatoes with Garlic are the perfect accompaniment to steak, fish, meatballs, or any creamy dish.
It takes less than half an hour to make and is full of flavor thanks to garlic and rosemary.
You can serve them as a side dish or have them as a snack and the leftovers are perfect for making an egg casserole for breakfast.
To learn more: Crispy Sauté Potatoes with Garlic
Briam - Greek Roasted Vegetables
Briam is a hearty Greek casserole dish featuring roasted vegetables cooked in a generous amount of olive oil and seasoned with simple Mediterranean flavors.
In Briam, you'll usually find a mix of veggies like zucchini, peppers, eggplants, onions, garlic, okra, tomatoes, and potatoes.
To learn more: Briam - Greek Roasted Vegetables
Cauliflower Risotto
Serve this Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Risotto as a delightful appetizer or an elegant side dish to impress your dinner guests!
Risotto is a traditional Northern Italian rice dish flavored with shallots, garlic, and white wine, and cooked in broth until creamy.
It's one of my favorite dishes to prepare for entertaining, whether it's for a date night or a family get-together.
To learn more: Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Risotto
Mexican-style Cornbread
This Mexican-inspired cornbread is both effortless and incredibly tasty, made with a blend of cornmeal, flour, cheddar cheese, green onions, and jalapenos.
Ready for the oven in just 10 minutes, no special equipment or stand mixer is required.
To learn more: Easy Mexican Cornbread Recipe
Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes
These tasty Air Fryer Frozen Sweet Potato Fries are effortless to make and ready in just 20 minutes!
They come out perfectly seasoned and crispy every time, making them an excellent choice for a healthy side dish or snack.
If you want to learn how to air-fry frozen sweet potato fries to perfection, this post has some fantastic tips for you.
To learn more: Air Fryer Frozen Sweet Potato Fries
Stuffed Artichokes
Zeytinyagli Enginar Dolmasi - Stuffed Artichokes is a tasty and nutritious dish that's packed with Mediterranean flavors.
This traditional Turkish recipe features artichokes stuffed with vegetables and aromatics, and cooked in olive oil and lemon juice.
They make an impressive appetizer for spring or summer gatherings and also work well as part of a meze selection or a flavorful side dish.
To learn more: Zeytinyagli Enginar Dolmasi - Stuffed Artichokes
Crispy Air Fryer Cauliflower
These fantastic Air Fryer Breaded Cauliflower Bites are crispy on the outside and delightfully tender on the inside!
They’re ideal as a veggie side dish or a savory snack, and incredibly easy to prepare in under half an hour.
To learn more: Crispy Air Fryer Breaded Cauliflower Bites
Watermelon Feta Cucumber Salad
This easy and refreshing Watermelon Feta Salad is the perfect combination of sweet watermelon pieces with salty feta cheese, super crunchy cucumbers, and fresh basil leaves.
Ready in just 10 minutes, this is the perfect summer salad for BBQs, picnics, or summer parties.
To learn more: Watermelon Feta Salad with Basil and Cucumber
Potato Boulangere
Potato Boulangere (or Pommes Boulangere) is a French potato & onion bake that is very easy to make and a lighter alternative to Potatoes au Gratin -Dauphinoise Potatoes.
This rustic French dish is made of thinly sliced potatoes, sautéed onions, garlic, and butter.
To learn more: Potato Boulangere
Vegan Lentil Meatballs
Mercimek Kofte (Turkish Vegan Lentil Meatballs) is a healthy and flavourful Turkish dish made with fine bulgur, red lentils, onions, tomato & red pepper paste, and spices.
These aromatic vegetarian meatballs are inexpensive and very easy to make.
They are perfect as a side dish but also served as an appetizer, a healthy snack, or a part of a mezze platter.
To learn more: Mercimek Kofte (Vegan Lentil Meatballs)
Austrian Potato Salad
Erdäpfelsalat is a deliciously warm Austrian Potato Salad consisting of potatoes, chicken stock, vinegar, onions, and mustard.
It is definitely the most popular companion of the Authentic Wiener Schnitzel but also is a great side dish to serve with roasts, BBQ, or grilled meat or fish along with some lamb lettuce, or rocket leaves.
This authentic Erdäpfelsalat recipe is much lighter and healthier than the American version as it doesn't contain any mayo.
To learn more: Austrian Potato Salad (Erdäpfelsalat)
Mini Tater Tots in Air Fryer
Discover how to effortlessly make delicious homemade Mini Tater Tots in your Air Fryer with this straightforward recipe.
These tasty treats are seasoned with garlic, onion powder, salt, and pepper, and have a crisp exterior with a soft, delightful interior.
Air Fryer Tater Tots are crunchy, golden brown, bite-sized snacks and also provide a tasty twist to your potato side dishes.
To learn more: Mini Tater Tots in Air Fryer
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