Looking for yummy, healthy, and easy vegetable recipes for dinner? That’s what we have here! Side dishes as well as main dishes, below you’ll find more than one way to eat your vegetables at dinner!
Vegetables are undoubtedly one of the best sources of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants and it’s a great idea to incorporate them into your daily menu.
Well, today it’s all about turning these nutrient-dense ingredients into mouth-watering side or main dishes that will satisfy both kids and adults alike. This collection of vegetable recipes includes healthy salads, potato recipes, roasted vegetables and dips!
1. Healthy Dinner Salad
This refreshing salad full of flavor is one of the best vegetable recipes for dinner that you can serve either as a side or a main dish. It’s so colorful, filling, and satisfying!
2. 10-Minute Sautéed Asparagus
If you are really short of time today, this quick asparagus recipe will do as a side! It’s simple, but so good, especially with salmon.
3. Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
You just can’t go wrong with this Mediterranean Chickpea salad. It’s delicious, it’s filling, and you need only 10 minutes to put it together. So, if you have some veggies (fresh and roasted), cheese, and chickpeas, go ahead and give it a try!
4. Roasted Red Pepper and Feta Dip
If you have roasted more red peppers than you need, then you should certainly try this easy dip! The recipe calls for only a few simple ingredients like feta and fresh herbs. It’s great with toasted bread, salads, in wraps and makes the perfect companion to meatballs.
5. Easy Mashed Potatoes
I think most people have their own way of making mashed potatoes, but I like mine with some cheese and garlic. You just can’t beat that. This the perfect vegetable side recipe for meat or fish.
6. Cucumber Avocado Salad
This has to be one of the easiest salad recipes ever! It’s ready in 5 minutes and is perfect as a side or as a light main!
7. Red Cabbage Slaw
Red cabbage is packed with nutrients and so easy to prepare! Just chop it up, add some carrots and seasoning and your healthy side is ready for the dinner table!
8. Avocado Black Bean Salad
Yes, it is as delicious as it sounds! Moreover, it’s so quick and easy to make – just toss some canned beans with chopped avocado, cherry tomatoes and peppers!
9. Garlic Baby Potatoes
You can make this healthy vegetable recipe for dinner any time of the year and using whatever potatoes you have. However, new or baby potatoes are best! This potato recipe is really good with some tzatziki and salad too!
10. Mediterranean Vegetable Salad
If you love Mediterranean cuisine then give this one a try. This simple salad is fresh, loaded with colors and flavors, and can be put together in around 15 minutes. It goes well with grilled meat, chicken, fish, or even falafels.
11. Roasted Vegetable Dip
Are you a fan of dips or spreads? Do you want them homemade and healthy? Well, then make this one with roasted carrots, peppers and zucchini! Use it in wraps, bowls or spread it on a toast!
12. Easy Cucumber Salad With Mint
Add something refreshing to your dinner plate with this extremely simple vegetable recipe! It will perfectly balance meals that are heavily spiced or more heavy in general (like roasted or grilled meat or fish).
13. Mediterranean Garlic Roasted Vegetables
One of the quickest veggie recipes that you can pull off in 10 minutes. “Roast” your favorite vegetables with some olive oil in a pan, add some spices and you are all set.
14. Zucchini in Garlic Sauce
If you love tzatziki, this is something very similar, but made with roasted or grilled zucchini. This is the perfect appetizer, side, or if you make enough – even main dish.
15. 10-Minute Brussels Sprouts
These cute miniature cabbage heads are something that you either love or hate. If you fall into the first category and have 10 minutes to cook a side for dinner, then try this recipe! Just sauté the halves in olive oil until caramelized and crispy, and serve the perfect hot side for the cold season.
16. Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad
You will certainly love the freshness and the taste of this healthy, filling salad, typical for Mediterranean cuisine.
17. Potatoes And Green Beans
If you’re looking for more filling vegetable recipes for dinner, potatoes and green beans can be a winner. Didn’t know I can speak in rhymes, but this is so delicious and is good as a main with some garlic sauce or tzatziki or a side.
18. Easy Tzatziki Sauce
Speaking of, tzatziki can also be a side for your dinner, did you know? It is made with cucumbers after all! Whether you make this recipe or buy it from the store it will, almost always, be the perfect addition to your dinner plate!
19. Tomato Cucumber Salad
While we’re on the topic of vegetable recipes from the Mediterranean, a tomato cucumber salad is a classic. And this one is packed with flavor, freshness and creaminess from the cheese.
20. Easy Spinach And Rice
This is a super comforting vegetable main or side dish that you can prepare for dinner! It’s warming, healthy and tasty!
21. Millet Salad with Avocado
Have you tried millet? It’s a grain pretty similar to quinoa and it’s absolutely delicious in this filling salad!
22. Tomato, Avocado, and Arugula Salad
Do you need to increase your vitamin intake? Well, this salad will certainly do the job! Not only is it loaded with fresh tasty veggies, but it is a great source of healthy fats as well. And if you sprinkle some toasted sesame seeds on top, then you’ll have the perfect detox salad that you can put together in 10 minutes.
22 Easy Vegetable Recipes For Dinner
Yummy, healthy, and easy vegetable recipes for dinner! Side dishes as well as main dishes make it on the list and prove there's more than one way to eat your vegetables at dinner!
Ingredients
- 1 cup millet, cooked
- 2 small tomatoes
- 1 cucumber
- 1 avocado
- 1 onion (small)
- 1 cup lettuce, chopped
- 1/2 cup arugula
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds (or sunflower seeds)
- sprinkle flax seed
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Wash, peel and chop all vegetables. Put them in a salad bowl.
- Add cooked millet, sesame oil, soy sauce, flax seeds and sesame seeds. Mix everything and enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Yield 2 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 393Total Fat 22gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 18gCholesterol 0mgSodium 315mgCarbohydrates 45gFiber 13gSugar 8gProtein 9g