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Vegetable side dishes

Want to eat more leafy greens? Here you’ll find a wide variety yet accessible vegetable side dishes from Asian Chinese greens to popular Western vegetables, made simple, easy, fresh, and delicious!

Side Dishes

Feature overhead image shows a plate of air fried broccolini to tender and crisp, garnished with lemon, grated garlic parmesan.

Air fryer broccolini

Appetizers

Photo shows baked bacon wrapped string beans over a lined sheet pan and drizzled with balsamic vinegar.

Bacon Wrapped Green Beans

Side Dishes

An overhead image shows crispy brussel sprouts tossed in honey sriracha sauce, served on a white color plate.

Honey sriracha brussel sprouts

Side Dishes

A side shot image shows buttery soft eggplants stir fried with tofu puffs with basil, chili, and garlic sauce.

Eggplant tofu with garlic basil sauce

Course

Feature image shows Persian cucumbers sliced to spears and marinated with Asian pickling juice and served in a white oval plate.

Asian pickled cucumbers

Side Dishes

Image shows Thai basil eggplant coated with sweet basil sauce, served with rice in a blue white color bowl.

Thai basil eggplant

Appetizers

Feature image shows cucumber roll ups with avocado and turkey deli meat, served on a white plate with chopsticks.

Cucumber roll ups

Salads

Feature image shows napa cabbage slaw served in a wood plate and tossed with dressing.

Napa cabbage slaw

Side Dishes

A close shot shows blanched yu choy stacked onto a serving plate and covered with minced garlic with garlic sauce.

Yu choy with garlic sauce

Side Dishes

Image shows sauteed napa cabbage with garlic ginger and shiitake mushrooms Asian style served in a light gray color plate.

Sauteed Napa cabbage with shiitake

Side Dishes

Feature image shows garlic broccoli that is tender and coated with garlic sauce and served in a blue white color plate.

Broccoli with garlic sauce

Side Dishes

Image shows garlic butter ed broccoli served in a plate with lemon wedges on the side.

Garlic butter broccoli

Main Course

Image shows stir fried Shanghai rice cake with napa cabbage and bok choy in Asian brown sauce on a purple color plate.

Shanghai rice cake with napa cabbage and bok choy

Side Dishes

Image shows sauteed steakhouse mushrooms served in a white plate with thyme garnish.

Steakhouse mushrooms

Side Dishes

A purple plate filled with steamed baby bok choy with garlic and oyster sauce drizzled on top.

Steamed bok choy with garlic oyster sauce

Appetizers

Image shows Din tai fung copycat green beans with crisp exterior and topped with loads of minced garlic served in a white plate.

Din Tai Fung Green Beans Air Fryer

Side Dishes

Image shows Roasted cubed Chinese eggplant served in a big round plate drizzled with a creamy sauce on top

Roasted Chinese Eggplant

Side Dishes

Photo shows air fried frozen green beans that are perfectly crisp and tender served on a neutral color plate

Air fryer frozen green beans

Side Dishes

Photo shows Chinese air fried eggplant served on a white plate with sauce on the side

Air fryer Chinese eggplant

Side Dishes

A close shot photo shows baby bok choy air fried and served on a blue white color plate

Air fryer bok choy

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