Sunday roast side dish recipes

Fancy something delicious to serve with Sunday lunch? Our best Sunday roast side dish recipes include classic accompaniments like roast potatoes and parsnips. There’s plenty ideas for seasonal vegetables with a twist, crisp green vegetables and lighter dishes to serve with a summer roast.

A proper roast wouldn’t be complete without gravy. We’ve also got recipes for bread, cranberry and mint sauces, plus Yorkshire puddings, indulgent gratins, creamy dauphinois and cauliflower cheese. Discover more cauliflower recipes here.

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Creamy baked leeks

Leek recipes

Creamy baked leeks

In this festive side dish recipe, leeks are cooked slowly in cream and cheese until soft and golden. Recipe taken...

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Christmas Jansson’s temptation

Christmas recipes from around the world

Christmas Jansson’s temptation

Brontë Aurell shares her recipe for Jansson’s temptation (Jansson’s frestelse), a classic Swedish potato dish traditionally made with cream and...

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Orange and honey-roast carrots and parsnips

Carrot recipes

Orange and honey-roast carrots and parsnips

Carrots and parsnips are an important part of a roast dinner because they add colour and sweetness – especially with...

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Sprout and anchovy gratin with porcini crumb

Brussels sprouts recipes

Sprout and anchovy gratin with porcini crumb

Sprouts can soak up flavour yet stand up to bold, fierce cooking, thanks to their density. This side dish, with...

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Christmas peas

Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces

Christmas peas

Flecked with the pink of grapefruit and peppercorns, this bowl of peas provides a much needed flash of green at...

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Celeriac, sage and black garlic gratin

Celeriac recipes

Celeriac, sage and black garlic gratin

Earthy celeriac, woody sage and the powerful umami of black garlic create the ultimate winter dish. This absolute flavour-bomb of...

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Tahini roast potatoes with figs

Tahini recipes

Tahini roast potatoes with figs

OK, so these aren’t the prettiest roast potatoes you’ve ever seen, but believe us, they make up for it in...

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Best of the best gratin dauphinois

Best of the best recipes

Best of the best gratin dauphinois

The side dish of dreams, the comfort food of the gods – gratin dauphinois is France’s creamy, beige gift to...

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Tzimmes

Jewish recipes

Tzimmes

Tzimmes is a Ashkenazi Jewish side dish of stewed fruit and root vegetables that’s traditionally served on Rosh Hashanah. Its...

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Marmalade-roasted squash with herby labneh

Favourite vegetarian recipes

Marmalade-roasted squash with herby labneh

Scatter marmalade-roasted squash and root veg with a tasty homemade herby labneh for a show-stopping veggie dish. It’s perfect to...

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Onion and rhubarb sauce for yorkshire puddings

Rhubarb recipes

Onion and rhubarb sauce for yorkshire puddings

This rhubarb and onion sauce makes the most of delicate forced rhubarb from Yorkshire, and is a brilliant partner for...

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Pressure cooker gratin dauphinois

Potato recipes

Pressure cooker gratin dauphinois

Rustle up a creamy gratin dauphinois in minutes using your pressure cooker. This easy dish can be made with any...

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Mulled wine carrots with crispy sage breadcrumbs

Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces

Mulled wine carrots with crispy sage breadcrumbs

Carrots can sometimes fall by the wayside in the Christmas sides hierarchy; give them the attention they deserve by braising...

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James Martin’s pommes aligot (cheesy mash)

Sunday roast side dish recipes

James Martin’s pommes aligot (cheesy mash)

James Martin shares his recipe for pommes aligot, the best  cheesy mashed potato you’ll ever eat. Silky mash is enriched...

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Warmed asparagus and lettuce

Asparagus recipes

Warmed asparagus and lettuce

Simmer lettuce and asparagus in mushroom stock for a deeply savoury and satisfying vegan starter or side dish. Serve with...

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Mashed potatoes with greens and bacon

Make-ahead Easter recipes

Mashed potatoes with greens and bacon

For mash with a difference, try our silky mashed potatoes with bacon and greens. Serve alongside beef, lamb or chicken...

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