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Discover delicious vegan side dishes.

There are plenty of starchy classics like a vegan sweet potato casserole and these crispy smashed potatoes. I’ve also included flavourful vegetable and grain sides like my cold ginger noodle salad and this green love quinoa salad.

To dive even deeper into vegan side dish recipes, The First Mess Cookbook has plenty of inspiration.

An overhead shot shows a bowl filled with a roasted brussels sprouts, quinoa, and lentil salad with spicy caesar dressing drizzled over the top. The salad is garnished with chopped sun dried tomatoes, pickled red onions, toasted sunflower seeds and chopped parsley. A pink napkin is nearby.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Quinoa & Lentil Salad with Spicy Caesar Dressing

An overhead shot shows crispy pieces of air fryer tofu on a plate lined with crinkled parchment paper. To the side is some spicy mayo and ketchup for dipping.

Crispy Tofu in the Air Fryer

An up close, overhead shot shows an individual serving of sautéed cabbage, kale & butter beans with mustard cream. A crust of toasted bread is sticking out of the serving in a wide ceramic bowl. A fork is sticking out of the bowl also. The dish is garnished with chopped toasted almonds.

Sautéed Cabbage, Kale & Butter Beans with Mustard Cream

An up close, overhead shot shows a platter with well-browned and caramelized roasted cabbage wedges. The wedges are topped with a caper and golden raisin relish mixture, chopped parsley, and almonds.

Oven-Roasted Cabbage Wedges with Caper Raisin Relish

An overhead shot shows a shaved arugula fennel salad with apples and finely chopped pistachios. The salad is in a wooden bowl with a linen napkin nearby.

Easy Shaved Arugula Fennel Salad with Apple

An up close, overhead shot shows a baked dish of vegan creamed kale with toasted bread crumb topping. A few scoops have been taken out of the dish and spoon sticks out at the bottom.

Vegan Creamed Kale with Caramelized Shallots & Smoky Crumbs

An overhead shot shows a single serving of vegan butternut squash risotto in a wide serving bowl. The risotto is dusted with vegan "parmesan" and topped with a couple fresh sage leaves.

Creamy Vegan Butternut Squash Risotto

An up close, overhead shot shows sautéed broccolini and green beans on a platter. The vegetables are topped with soaked currants, toasted almond slices and strips of lemon peel.

Lemony Sautéed Broccolini & Green Beans with Almonds

An overhead shot shows a platter of oven roasted carrot side dish featuring roasted grapes, sprinkles of hazelnut-based dukkah, and finely sliced mint.

Oven-Roasted Carrot Side Dish with Grapes & Dukkah

An up close, overhead shot shows a vegan sweet potato gratin in a ceramic baking dish. The top is broiled and browned in spots.

Smoky Maple Vegan Sweet Potato Gratin

An up close overhead shot shows a dish of baked vegan stuffing with rustically torn sourdough bread, balsamic shallots, celery, and herbs. A wooden serving spoon is sticking out of the stuffing dish.

Vegan Stuffing with Balsamic Shallots & Sourdough Bread

An overhead shot shows a platter with a celery root and radicchio salad topped with warm date dressing, chopped parsley, and chopped pistachios. Wood salad tongs are sticking out of the salad.

Celery Root Radicchio Salad with Warm Date Dressing & Pistachios

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