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Healthy Christmas side dish recipes

54 Recipes

Pick healthy sides this Christmas with our best rated selection of recipes. They make the perfect accompaniments for a thoroughly festive dinner.

  • Roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon & chestnuts

    Roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon & chestnuts

    Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

    Try a new approach to cooking these traditional winter greens. Bake your sprouts with nuts and bacon lardons – great for a roast with all the trimmings

    Easy
  • Mashed parsnip & sprout colcannon

    Mashed parsnip & sprout colcannon

    This is a delicious accompaniment to Christmas dinner, but is also a great way to use up those leftover cooked sprouts

    Easy
  • Buttered sprouts with pancetta

    Buttered sprouts with pancetta

    Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
    A great way to jazz up Brussels sprouts for an extra special occasion

    Easy
  • Sprouts with sesame & spring onions

    Sprouts with sesame & spring onions

    Don’t save sprouts for Christmas Day – enjoy this light, crunchy stir-fry throughout the winter months

    Easy
  • Root vegetable & mustard mash

    Root vegetable & mustard mash

    Make the most of cheap and tasty seasonal root vegetables in this low fat and super healthy side

    Easy
  • Red cabbage with mulled Port & pears

    Red cabbage with mulled Port & pears

    This braised cabbage side is a super healthy and versatile dish with a rich, deep-red colour enhanced by the addition of the Port

    Easy
  • Sticky carrots with thyme & honey

    Sticky carrots with thyme & honey

    Give your carrots some flavour with this easy idea using small Chantenay carrots and just three other ingredients

    Easy
  • Carrots with pine nuts, raisins & parsley

    Carrots with pine nuts, raisins & parsley

    Bring out the sweetness of carrots with dried fruit, add texture with pine nuts and finish with fresh herbs

    Easy
  • Carrot, apple & celeriac mash

    Carrot, apple & celeriac mash

    A superhealthy side, ideal for making the day before and reheating in the microwave

    Easy
  • Festive red salad

    Festive red salad

    Cabbage, red onion, apple and beetroot – all the brightest purple fruit and veg makes up this winter salad with sweet vinaigrette

    Easy
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