Side dishes
A good side dish can lift any lunch. Here we gather side dish recipes: roast potatoes, mash, rice, boiled and roasted vegetables, salads, mlinci (thin baked flatbread pasta), polenta and other classics that go with meat, fish and vegetables. Most side dishes are simple and can be adapted to what you have.
Featured recipes
- Sicilian Arancini with Meat Ragu — Crispy rice balls filled with rich meat sauce, a classic of Sicilian cuisine.
- Polenta Pizzette — These little polenta pizzas are a perfect way to reinvent leftover polenta into a delightful meal or appetizer. Quick, easy, and incredibly tasty!
- Olives alla Ascolana (Fried Stuffed Olives) — A classic of Italian cuisine - juicy green olives stuffed with a rich mixture of meat and cheese, then fried to golden crispness.
Quick and easy recipes
- Polenta Pizzette — These little polenta pizzas are a perfect way to reinvent leftover polenta into a delightful meal or appetizer. Quick, easy, and incredibly tasty!
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- Polenta Pizzette — These little polenta pizzas are a perfect way to reinvent leftover polenta into a delightful meal or appetizer. Quick, easy, and incredibly tasty!
- Olives alla Ascolana (Fried Stuffed Olives) — A classic of Italian cuisine - juicy green olives stuffed with a rich mixture of meat and cheese, then fried to golden crispness.
- Sicilian Arancini with Meat Ragu — Crispy rice balls filled with rich meat sauce, a classic of Sicilian cuisine.
Frequently asked questions
How do you choose a side dish to go with meat?
With heavier meat dishes choose lighter sides (salads, boiled vegetables); with lighter meats you can go for richer sides (potatoes, risotto, mlinci).
Which side dishes go well with fish?
Chard with potatoes, salad, rice with vegetables and roast potatoes with garlic are the most common choices with Mediterranean fish dishes.
Can I turn a side dish into a main course?
Yes. Add protein (eggs, cheese, pulses or meat) and the side dish becomes a meal in itself.