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Home › Recipe Index › Course › Side Dishes › Vegetable side dishes

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 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

Salads

A close shot shows steamed Chinese eggplants shredded with garlic and soy seasonings on top served in a white plate

Chinese Steamed Eggplant Salad

Side Dishes

A close shot photo shows bok choy marinated with kimchi sauce and served in a blue plate.

Bok Choy Kimchi

Side Dishes

A close shot shows air fried zucchini and squash served on a white plate

Air fryer zucchini and squash

Side Dishes

Smashed Chinese cucumber salad served on a white plate.

Chinese Smashed Cucumber Salad (拍黃瓜)

Side Dishes

A bowl of spicy Korean cucumber kimchi salad with sliced cucumbers, onions, sesame seeds, and chili flakes. Chopsticks rest beside the bowl, and small dishes of seasoning are visible in the background.

Cucumber Kimchi

Side Dishes

A close overhead shot shows air fried frozen asparagus served on a neutral color plate

Frozen asparagus in air fryer

Side Dishes

An overhead shot shows a big plate of roasted bok choy served on a platter with garlic chili sauce

Roasted Bok Choy

Side Dishes

Korean cucumber salad drizzled with dressing and served in a white brown color plate.

Korean Cucumber Salad (Oi Muchim)

Appetizers

A bowl filled with crispy, golden-brown zucchini fries in air fryer, coated in breadcrumbs, with a small dish of creamy dipping sauce in the background.

Air fryer zucchini fries

Side Dishes

An overhead shot shows cauliflower florets air fried to golden crispy and served over a neutral color big plate

Air fryer frozen cauliflower

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