A fresh cucumber and cabbage salad with a sweet-sour chilli dressing and roasted peanuts. The perfect side for beef rendang, grilled meats or spiced dishes.
This collection brings together side dish recipes from Swaledale’s chefs and contributors, from roast potatoes and mash to salads, vegetables, grains and other accompaniments.
Some are simple enough for a midweek supper, while others are made for roasts, barbecues and larger gatherings. Each is intended to complement the main dish, whether that means something crisp and fresh, rich and buttery, or slow-cooked and comforting.
For sauces, gravies, stocks and other accompaniments, browse our Stocks & Sauces collection.
A fresh cucumber and cabbage salad with a sweet-sour chilli dressing and roasted peanuts. The perfect side for beef rendang, grilled meats or spiced dishes.
Crisp and deeply golden on the outside, soft and fluffy in the middle, a properly made hash brown is hard to beat. This simple recipe shows you how to make them from scratch, ready for breakfast, brunch or alongside your favourite cut of meat.
A refreshing Greek salad served with a distinctive tzatziki of grated carrot and cucumber, lifted with dried mint, crushed garlic and chopped green pepper.
A rich and smoky aubergine sauce, perfect as a side for lamb, hogget, mutton, chicken, or beef. Charred over the BBQ for deep, authentic flavour.
Try this festive roasted Christmas apples recipe, stuffed with sausage meat, ginger biscuit crumble, and topped with redcurrant jelly. The perfect sweet and savoury side dish for roast turkey, pork, or beef. Ideal for your Christmas dinner table!
While a relatively simple process, making chips at home requires deep fryers and a great deal of caution. Crispy duck fat roasted potatoes are a great alternative and can sit in a warm oven while you attend to the final stages of cooking and serving your meat.
A seasonal warm salad of asparagus and Jersey Royals, celebrating the best of spring produce.
This pounded cucumber salad (tam dtaeng kwaa) is one of my favourite Thai side dishes. I love it served alongside our northern Thai Sai Ua sausages, or with artisan steaks such as bavette and onglet.
Triple-cooked chips, crisp outside and fluffy inside, a recipe for the ultimate potato side.
A simple, creamy mashed potato recipe loaded with butter, the perfect comforting side for roasts or weeknight suppers.
Greek-style potatoes roasted with lemon, oregano, garlic and olive oil in chicken stock for a tender, fudgy centre. Ideal with lamb, chicken or fish.
Confit potatoes slow-cooked in duck fat, pressed overnight, then fried crisp. A rich, golden side that pairs beautifully with roast meats.