What to Serve With Salmon- 43 Best Side Dishes to Serve With Salmon
Salmon is such an easy and versatile fish we love it for an easy weeknight dinner or to cook up for a special occasion. If you are looking for the perfect side dish recipes to serve with salmon we’ve got you covered!.
This list of easy sides for salmon covers everything from fresh salads and vegetables to delicious grain and pasta dishes. Pair one of these easy side dishes to serve alongside your favorite salmon recipe to create a delicious dinner your whole family will love.
This list of the best side dishes for salmon has quick and easy side dishes like side salads or more involved sides like risotto. This is a great list for meal planning because you can find the perfect side dish for your family’s tastes and how much time you have!
To print these delicious recipes just click on the individual recipes for full printable instructions and enjoy! These easy to prepare, versatile side dishes can be made while the salmon cooks to create a delicious salmon dinner.
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Our Favorite Ways to Cook Salmon-
Air Fryer Salmon Bites– These easy to make flavorful and juicy bites of salmon are a great quick meal for any evening! They are tender on the inside and a little crispy on the outside and full of flavor! This is a great salmon dish for lunch or dinner.
Frozen Salmon in the Air Fryer– This salmon dish is easy to make even if your salmon is frozen! This salmon is quick and easy to make and a great way to get a healthy meal on the table even if you forgot to plan a head!
Grilled Salmon– Grilled salmon can be flavored a lot of different ways. We love this Lemon Grilled Salmon, this salmon grilled in foil and this Hawaiian Salmon.
The Best Salmon Side Dish Recipes
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Mediterranean Cucumber Salad
This Mediterranean cucumber salad is a fresh, amazing, blend of delicious flavors! Full of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, olives & feta it is loaded with Mediterranean flavor! This super easy salad recipe is the perfect side dish for any meal!
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Roasted Snow Peas & Mushrooms
This quick and easy side dish is a delicious way to eat your veggies. Roasted snow peas, mushrooms are seasoned perfectly and topped with crispy bacon!
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Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
This Mediterranean quinoa salad is loaded with fresh veggies and a ton of flavor! Makes a great side dish or meatless meal!
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Air Fryer Parmesan Brussels Sprouts
These air fryer parmesan brussels sprouts are the perfect side dish for any meal! Crispy brussels sprouts are topped with Parmesan cheese, garlic and spices to create a dish that everyone loves!
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Sweet Potato Salad
Are you looking for a tasty dish to serve at your next picnic or barbecue? This delicious sweet potato salad is packed with flavor and perfect to serve to your friends and family! Ditch the boring old potato salad for something a little different!
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Air Fryer Garlic Knots
Air fryer garlic knots are super easy and full of flavor! These garlicky knots are the perfect addition to a pasta dinner, pizza night, or any other weeknight meal! It is also a tasty appetizer and great addition to any party spread!
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Zucchini and Corn Fritters
Zucchini and corn fritters are delicious golden brown patties filled with fresh zucchini, sweet corn and a blend of flavorful spices. They are a perfect side dish, snack or even a vegetarian main course.
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Easy and Delicious Blackened Corn
Blackened corn is a simple and flavorful side dish that is easy and delicious! Made with sweet corn, melted butter, and a homemade blackening seasoning, it is a tasty side to serve with any meal!
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9
Easy Broccoli Salad Recipe
This easy crunchy broccoli salad is loaded with the delicious flavors of bacon, cheddar cheese, crunchy sunflower seeds, red onion, and dried cranberries! Dressed with an easy to make creamy dressing it is the perfect addition to potlucks, cookouts, or any weeknight dinner!
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Red Cabbage and Carrot Coleslaw
This colorful and delicious recipe for Red Cabbage and Carrot Coleslaw is easy to make and friendly to the Mediterranean diet, Vegan, and Gluten Free.
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Garlic Green Beans
This Garlic Green Beans recipe is a flavorful way to prepare the classic green bean and turn it into a tasty sauteed veggie that you and even your kids will look forward to eating. Cooks in under 10 minutes, this easy 5-ingredient healthy side dish is gluten-free, nut-free, soy-free, and vegan and fits perfectly as part of a keto, low-carb, or paleo diet.
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Tzatziki Cucumber Salad
This Greek-inspired Tzatziki Cucumber Salad is light, refreshing, and the perfect accompaniment to grilled meats, fish, and veggies.
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Garlicky Broccoli Rabe
Broccoli rabe (also known as rapini) is a bitter green vegetable that is easily transformed into a family favorite Italian side dish with a few ingredients.
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The Ultimate Mushroom Salad with Lemon Maple Vinaigrette
If you’re a mushroom lover looking for a versatile dish, this mushroom salad with lemon maple vinaigrette is a fantastic choice. Serve this salad up warm, at r
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Shaved Brussels Sprouts and Parmesan Salad
Parmesan Brussels sprouts salad with shaved sprouts, fresh parmesan, and a light dressing. The perfect side dish for your holiday dinner!
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Instant Pot Coconut Rice
Instant Pot Coconut Rice brightens any plate with its creamy, fluffy texture and aroma. Use our recipe for the best coconut jasmine rice!
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Garlic Rosemary Roasted Potatoes – Planted in the Kitchen
These savory roasted potatoes are the perfect side dish to serve at dinner or breakfast, and make a great addition to your holiday spread.
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Recipe for Glazed Carrots – Foxes Love Lemons
Make your vegetable side dish swoon-worthy with these tender, sweet and delicious Garlic Honey Roasted Carrots. Just a few simple ingredients!
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Cauliflower Copycat Chipotle Rice: a tasty and healthier alternative!
Ever wonder what the secret is to Chipotle’s deliciously herby rice? Today we’re pulling back the curtain with this Cauliflower Copycat Chipotle Rice!
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Lemony Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus {Whole30, Paleo, Keto}
This simple prosciutto wrapped asparagus is Whole30, paleo, and keto friendly. It is quick, easy, and sure to be a crowd pleaser!
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Chickpea Pasta Salad
Chickpea Pasta Salad is a refreshing and wholesome dish that’s bursting with Mediterranean flavors. Al dente pasta, chickpeas, and ripe tomatoes come together in a vibrant side dish.
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Garlic and Rosemary Potatoes
Make these Simple Garlic and Rosemary Potatoes for a flavorful and satisfying side. #garlicandrosemarypotatoes #garlicrosemaryroastedpotatoes #roastedpotatoes #potatosidedishes
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23
Caesar Salad Recipe – Amanda’s Cookin’
Classic Caesar Salad includes romaine lettuce, croutons, and of course, Caesar dressing made from lemon juice, anchovies, and several other ingredients.
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24
Spicy Mexican Street Corn Salad
This spicy Mexican street corn salad is the perfect side dish for tacos, burritos, or enchiladas!
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Crispy Pan Fried Gnocchi – The Littlest Crumb
This crispy pan fried gnocchi topped with a light garlic butter parmesan sauce is an easy meal that takes only 20 minutes to make.
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Pesto Rice
Delicious pesto rice side dish! Vegetarian and gluten free side dish that is full of pesto flavor. 30 minutes, 4 ingredients. Done!
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Easy & Healthy Quinoa Vegetable Salad
Do you need an easy side dish? This cold Quinoa Vegetable Salad is a healthy, refreshing salad packed with fresh vegetables and quinoa. It’s perfect for the summertime!
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Frozen Vegetable Casserole Recipe – Practically Homemade
Top US food blogger, Practically Homemade, features their spin off of Green Bean Casserole with their Frozen Vegetable Casserole. Click here!
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Garlic Butter Roasted Cabbage
Pair Garlic Butter Roasted Cabbage with any main entree for an impressive meal! Melt-in-your-mouth cabbage steaks are loaded with flavor!
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Panzanella Salad Recipe
Panzanella salad recipe – garden tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, onions & basil are combined with toasty bread and fresh mozzarella cheese, then tossed in the best homemade dressing.
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31
Savory Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes – Curry Trail
Savory roasted sweet potatoes are totally comforting and satisfy your savory cravings when weather turns cold.
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32
Rice Pilaf {with Peppers & Onions} – Miss in the Kitchen
Rice Pilaf is a great side dish to add to any meal. Long grain rice with sautéed sweet bell peppers and onions with Mediterranean spices cooked in broth.
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Roasted Fall Vegetables
Fall vegetables star in this oven-roasted vegetable recipe. Perfectly seasoned roasted Brussels sprouts, butternut squash, and beetroot; crispy on the outside and succulent on the inside.
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HIBACHI VEGETABLES
Make your own hibachi dinner at home with this hibachi vegetables recipe! Hibachi veggies are easy to make, using simple cooking techniques.
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35
Air Fryer Cauliflower
Greek Air Fryer Cauliflower is an easy air fried cauliflower recipe that everyone will love. This easy cauliflower in air fryer is made with 4 ingredients!
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36
Easy Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe – Butter Your Biscuit
Cilantro Lime Rice recipe is a fresh bright side dish, that goes perfectly as a side dish or base to Mexican and Asian recipes.
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Wild Rice Salad
Here’s my very best recipe for Wild Rice Salad made with oranges, pecans, dried cranberries, apricots and avocados. It is a celebration worthy recipe for the holidays!
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20 Minute Risotto with Peas, Asparagus & Spinach | Easy Vegetarian Meal
This 20 minute risotto recipe is perfect for the lazy chef who wants to look like a pro. Made in a pressure cooker and packed with vegetables and flavor!
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Crispy Garlic Butter Hasselback Potatoes in Air Fryer
Today I’ll show you how to quickly make the perfect garlic butter Hasselback potatoes in the Air Fryer! Including how to cut hasselback potatoes perfectly.
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Lemon Arugula Salad Recipe with Parmesan Cheese
Lemon Arugula Salad Recipe with Parmesan Cheese is a quick and easy salad that is peppery, sweet and satisfying. The perfect salad.
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41
Crispy Salt-and-Vinegar Potatoes
These Crispy Salt-and-Vinegar Potatoes are made with 4 simple pantry ingredients to take potatoes from the usual everyday to wow. The best crispy potatoes recipe! I’m in potato love. I’ve made this recipe at least twice per month since it came out. The potatoes are crispy on the outside with a soft fluffy interior seasoned …
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42
Easy Lentil Tabbouleh Salad Recipe
This Lentil tabbouleh recipe is a twist on the classic Middle Eastern salad. It’s packed with fresh herbs, gluten free lentils, and veggies, making a delicious and easy summer side dish recipe.
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Cheesy Garlic Broccoli (3-Ingredients)
If you are wanting more high protein side dishes for your vegetarian diet you need to know this delicious and healthy cheese garlic broccoli. This easy high protein recipe is great for a tasty vegetarian side dish to any high protein meal. It’s a super yummy 3-ingredient recipe.
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