40+ Sides To Mix and Match for Any Feast

This December at Kitchen Stories is all about feel-good festive food! No matter what you’re celebrating or with whom, our December recipes have something for every one and for every occasion. Best of all, they’re fun and unfussy, so you can focus on winding down for the year. Stay tuned throughout the month by bookmarking this article, where we’ll collect all our recipes and articles. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram for even more. Happy December!

My favorite way to enjoy a big meal together is to have all the dishes ready on the table so everyone can take their pick. Which in essence, means side dishes are the order of the day! And, so much the better if they’re easy to make or can be made the day ahead before being transported. With any luck the following super-star list of sides won’t only save my holiday cooking, but yours too!

At any meal studded with sides, we all gravitate to what we like best: a few bites of cheese from a wintry cheese platter, for example, some toasted garlic bread, a few jumbo braised shrimp, maybe a bowl of slow-braised mushrooms or caponata... and at least one potato dish, like these hasselback potatoes with sun dried-tomato aioli.

We have plenty of new recipes for sides coming this December, but in the meantime, this list should help you find ideas to get started with! From many ways with potatoes of all shapes and sizes, to delicious mixed veg sides and salads you’ll find something to pair with all kinds of mains!

For potato lovers

Mashed potatoes

Creamy, garlicky mashed potatoes
Creamy mashed potatoes

Sweet potatoes

Sweet potatoes with truffle mayo
Sweet potato, spinach and feta frittata

Potato salad — perfect to prep ahead

40 min

vegan

5.1k

Traditional German potato salad

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American potato salad
Creamy potato salad with mayonnaise

Kartoffelgratin — perfect to transport

Basic potato gratin
Colorful three potato gratin
Tartiflette (French potato gratin with bacon and cheese)
Creamy potato and leek gratin

More gratins and baked dishes

Endive and prosciutto gratin
Eggplant Parmesan
Pumpkin and spinach gratin with Parmesan crust

Assorted vegetables

Broccoli and cauliflower

Cauliflower steaks with orange-miso sauce
5-ingredient charred broccoli on couscous with lemony yogurt
5-ingredient harissa cauliflower with couscous
5-ingredient sticky hoisin-roasted broccoli wedges
Baked popcorn cauliflower with hot honey

Green beans

Green bean and mushroom casserole with herby Parmesan breadcrumbs
Marinated green beans with savory and onions

Brussels sprouts and more winter vegetables

15 min

vegetarian

7.1k

Roasted root vegetables with brown butter and hazelnuts

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Roasted vegetables with mustard vinaigrette
Squash and cranberry stuffing with sage butter
Crispy roasted Brussels sprouts with soya sauce
Ofengemüse mit Pesto-Knoblauchbrot
Roasted Brussels sprouts with walnuts and honey glaze

Salad bar

Great to prep-ahead and bring along!

Simple smoked salmon and fennel salad with mustard dressing
Quinoa, beet, and sweet potato salad with miso dressing
Roasted Romanesco salad with pomegranate aioli
Lentil salad with apple and celery
Tangy marinated lentil salad with feta
Middle Eastern couscous salad with figs
Broccoli slaw with miso dressing
Light Waldorf salad with caramelized grapes