60 Easter Side Dishes to Take Your Holiday Feast to the Next Level
These side dishes for Easter are the real MVP of your holiday dinner.
So you've prepared the main attraction for your Easter dinner, but everyone knows that the Easter side dishes are just as important when it comes to a great holiday feast — after all, that delicious ham recipe would just not be complete without mashed potatoes! Whether you're looking for traditional Easter recipes or a surprising side, we rounded up our best and most popular (and delicious!) options for your table. From roasted spring vegetables like green beans and delicious carrots, spring salads and more perfect-for-Easter veggies, there's a fresh option to serve next to your standout ham, lamb, or other main. Looking for something less, ahem, green? We've got creamy potatoes, buttery biscuits, flaky tarts and more carb-filled options. Our selects will fill up your plate with a healthy dose of vegetables, protein, and well, lots of butter.
If you're making a side to bring to a party, we suggest choosing something that's great at room temperature so yo don't have to ask your host to heat it when you arrive. Salads like the Spring Panzanella can be packaged separately from its croutons and dressing and tossed together on-site, or options like the Potato Salad With Vinaigrette only get better as they sit and taste delicious at any temp. Celebrating at home? Indulge in sides that are best eaten straight away, like crispy roasted asparagus or creamy mashed potatoes.
Still looking for ways to round out your holiday feast? Try one of these spring-friendly Easter treats.
Roasted Asparagus Salad With Feta Vinaigrette
When it comes to Easter ham, you can't go wrong with asparagus! This spring veggie is the perfect match.
Get the Roasted Asparagus Salad With Feta Vinaigrette recipe.
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Crispy Roasted Potatoes
Crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside, these spuds are ideal when topped with heaps of fresh herbs.
Get the Crispy Roasted Potatoes recipe.
Vegetarian Lasagna With Spinach and Broccoli
Not only does this greens-loaded lasagna taste delicious next to ham, but it also doubles as a vegetarian main.
Get the Vegetarian Lasagna With Spinach and Broccoli recipe.
Rosemary Roasted Carrot Salad
Toss tender roasted carrots with a lemony arugula salad for a tasty hot and cold contrast.
Get the Rosemary Roasted Carrot Salad recipe.
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Spicy Radish Salad
This colorful and crunchy salad made with fish sauce, rice vinegar and red chile is a flavorful, unexpected addition to your table.
Get the Spicy Radish Salad recipe.
Glazed Green Beans
Sherry wine and vinegar simmered with brown sugar creates a sweet-sour glaze for fresh green beans.
Get the Glazed Green Beans recipe.
Colcannon
These mashed potatoes with cabbage and greens are the ideal buttery, yet bright, pairing for salty ham.
Get the Colcannon recipe.
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Grilled Broccoli
Running out of room in your kitchen? Take this side dish outside —then toss it with an irresistible lemon-butter sauce.
Get the Grilled Broccoli recipe.
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Garlicky Roasted-Radish Bruschetta
Cover your carb and your veggie side dish in this tasty radish-topped toast.
Escarole Salad With Red Wine Vinaigrette
Slightly bitter escarole and creamy blue cheese make the ideal match for rich, salty ham.
Balsamic Roasted Red Onions
We swear these sweet-savory onions will make any main taste better.
Get the Balsamic Roasted Red Onions recipe.
Sweet Pea and Ricotta Tart
The cream cheese and ricotta filling — loaded with peas and leeks — is the perfect creamy contrast to salty ham.
Get the Sweet Pea and Ricotta Tart recipe.
Potato Salad With Vinaigrette
Think beyond mashed potatoes and serve this zippy potato salad instead.
Get the Potato Salad With Vinaigrette recipe.
Ricotta Gnocchi With Toasted Garlic and Walnuts
Think beyond your typical carb-based side and try light, fluffy gnocchi made from ricotta, flour and lots of fresh basil.
Get the Ricotta Gnocchi With Toasted Garlic and Walnuts recipe.
Spring Panzanella
You don't need tomatoes to make a delicious panzanella salad. This one's loaded with cucumbers, peas, fresh herbs, and mixed greens.
Get the Spring Panzanella recipe.
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Shaved Carrot and Radish Salad
With rainbow carrots on the side of pink ham, your dinner plate has never been prettier! This totally counts as an Easter decoration in our book.
Onion Tart
Stunning green scallions turn this into a bright, sunny recipe that’s perfect for spring.
Get the Onion Tart recipe.
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Hasselback Potatoes
Dollops of scallion butter make these crispy potatoes perfect for the spring holiday.
Get the Hasselback Potatoes recipe.
Grilled Romaine Lettuce With Creamy Feta Dressing
You might just want to drizzle that feta, Greek yogurt, and lemon dressing over everything on your plate.
Get the Grilled Romaine Lettuce With Creamy Feta Dressing recipe.
Coriander-Maple Glazed Carrots
A squeeze of fresh lime juice on this sweet-spiced side makes it stand out.
Get the Coriander-Maple Glazed Carrots recipe.
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Amanda Garrity is a lifestyle writer and editor with over seven years of experience, including five years on staff at Good Housekeeping, where she covered all things home and holiday, including the latest interior design trends, inspiring DIY ideas and gift guides for any (and every) occasion. She also has a soft spot for feel-good TV, so you can catch her writing about popular shows like Virgin River, Sweet Magnolias, Hallmark Channel’s When Calls the Heart and more.
Samantha (she/her) is the Senior Editor at Delish, where she edits the most-talked-about food news and features on the internet. In her previous role as Assistant Editor in the Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, she taste-tested hundreds of products and recipes (tough job!). A graduate of Fordham University, she considers the kitchen to be her happiest place.
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