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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 of sautéed shaved brussels sprouts in a shallow bowl, topped with balsamic glaze, fresh basil and vegan "parmesan"

Sautéed Shaved Brussels Sprouts with Pesto

An up close, overhead shot shows a braiser pot filled with creamy butternut coconut noodles mixed with fresh basil, green onions, and crunchy bits of smoky coconut on top.

Butternut Coconut Noodles with Greens, Herbs & Smoky Coconut Crunch

An overhead shot of a kale, arugula and butter bean salad with pickled red onions and crunchy garlicky bread crumbs on top. The salad is in a large, organically shaped bowl with wooden serving tons sticking out.

Kale Arugula Butter Bean Salad with Mustard Tahini & Garlicky Bread Crumbs

An overhead shot of a baking sheet filled with crispy baked tofu bits. A wooden handled fish spatula is lifting some of the pieces off of the baking sheet.

Crispy and Crunchy Baked Tofu Bits

An up close, overhead shot of a harissa carrot and parsnip salad with cooked quinoa, chopped fresh dill, a creamy vegan yogurt sauce dolloped on top, and chopped toasted hazelnuts. All of this is set on a bed of radicchio leaves in a platter

Harissa Carrot & Parsnip Salad with Quinoa, Radicchio & Yogurt Sauce

An up close, slight 3/4 angle shot of a plate of crispy roasted brussels sprouts and cooked edamame beans, drizzled with a creamy peanut sauce and finished with chopped green onions, mint, and sesame seeds.

Crispy Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Edamame & Peanut Sauce

An up close, overhead shot of a round, vegan butternut squash flatbread topped with an arugula fennel salad and drizzles of a creamy white sauce.

Spicy Vegan Butternut Squash Flatbread with Za’atar & Miso Garlic Sauce

An overhead shot of a creamy vegan tomato orzo dish in a pot with roasted broccolini and fresh basil on top.

30 Minute Tomato Orzo with Balsamic Broccolini

An overhead shot of a sauté pan filled with blackberry glazed tofu cubes. The glaze is deep fuchsia and the dish is garnished with fresh sage and thyme leaves.

Blackberry Glazed Tofu with Black Pepper & Chili

An up close, overhead shot of a cabbage, kale, and carrot slaw with creamy mustard dressing. The slaw is in a wide ceramic dish with a black rim.

Creamy Mustard Slaw

An overhead shot of grilled cabbage and fennel in direct sunlight. The vegetables are covered in a creamy mustard seed sauce and garnished with fennel fronds.

Grilled Cabbage and Fennel with Maple Mustard Cream

An overhead shot of a creamy green-sauced pasta with broccoli florets and drizzles of deep red chili oil. The 30 minute broccoli basil pasta is shown in a large stainless steel sauté pan.

30 Minute Broccoli Basil Pasta

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