Make your holiday meal planning easy so you can relax and spend time with your family and friends. Here are 32 Holiday Side Dish recipes to give you ideas for your next holiday dinner! All of these vegetable side dishes are gluten-free, and most can be made ahead of time!
![Image with text overlay for 32 gluten-free holiday side dish recipes.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/32-holiday-side-dish-roundup.jpeg)
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- Gluten-free side dish recipes to make holiday meal planning easy!
- ❤️ Why you'll love this holiday side dish recipe collection
- Favorite Potato Sides for your Holiday Table
- Carrot and other Root Vegetable Side Dishes
- Acorn and Butternut Squash Recipes
- Cauliflower and Broccoli Side Dishes
- 4 Recipes for Sweet Potato Sides
- Green Bean Side Dish Recipes
- Asparagus Side Dish Recipes
- Favorite Brussels Sprouts Side Dish Recipes
- Don't forget the Cranberry Sauce!
- Readers' Favorite Holiday Dinner Salad
- 🗒 More Helpful Holiday Recipe Collections
Gluten-free side dish recipes to make holiday meal planning easy!
Holiday celebrations like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter are wonderful times to gather with our friends and families and enjoy great food!
Whether your festive meal features turkey, ham, beef, salmon, roast chicken or is vegetarian or vegan, vegetable side dishes are often the supporting cast to the star of your show. Most of us would admit that vegetable sides are the best part of a holiday feast!
Deciding on side dishes to serve at your next holiday dinner can sometimes be challenging. Yes, you could serve the same old ones you serve every year. Or you could try one or two new ones, just for a change!
❤️ Why you'll love this holiday side dish recipe collection
I've done the work for you and created this collection of my best gluten-free holiday side dish recipes. Here are ideas to please everyone around your table.
Consider the needs of your family and close friends, too. Do they have food sensitivities or allergies? Are they following a special diet?
All of these Holiday Side Dish Recipe Ideas are gluten-free, many are dairy-free, some are keto, paleo, or vegan. Some are cooked on the stovetop, some roasted in the oven, and others are cooked in an air fryer or an Instant Pot.
There is something for everyone in this round-up of vegetable side dishes for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's or other special holidays. I've sorted them by type of vegetable, so for example, you'll find all the squash recipes together.
If you're looking for pre-dinner party snacks, you'll find lots of appetizer ideas in 21 Easy Finger Food Appetizers, 5 Tips for Making Crostini or 7 Holiday Spiced Nuts Recipes.
Looking for healthy winter salads to serve with your holiday dinner? You'll find inspiration in 15 Best Winter Salad Recipes.
Scroll through this list of easy vegetable side dishes and click on the green buttons to take you to the complete, printable recipes.
Favorite Potato Sides for your Holiday Table
![Close up view of a bowl of oven-roasted potatoes with lemon.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image.jpeg)
![overhead view of a bowl of roast potatoes with lemon.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/crispy-lemon-oven-roasted-potatoes-sq-1-150x150.jpg)
![close up view of grilled potatoes with cheese.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/crispy-grilled-potatoes-with-blue-cheese-2-2.jpg)
![grilled blue cheese potatoes in foil.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/crispy-grilled-potatoes-with-blue-cheese-sq-150x150.jpg)
![A bowl of mashed potatoes with butter and fresh thyme leaves.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/instantpot-garlic-mashed-potatoes-re.jpg)
![A bowl of mashed potatoes with melted butter and fresh thyme.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/instantpot-garlic-mashed-potatoes-sq3-150x150.jpg)
![An oval bowl of Instant Pot Cranberry Pistachio Jasmine Rice with small bowls of pistachios and cranberries beside.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Cranberry-Pistachio-Jasmine-Rice1_.jpg)
![A bowl of Cranberry Pistachio Jasmine Rice with chives](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Cranberry-Pistachio-Jasmine-Rice-1-sq-150x150.jpg)
Carrot and other Root Vegetable Side Dishes
![apple cider roasted root vegetables in an oval dish with a serving spoon.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Apple-Cider-Roasted-Root-Vegetables-1.jpg)
![How to make Crispy Apple Cider Roasted Root Vegetables.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Cider-Roasted-Root-Vegetables-4-150x150.jpg)
![A bowl of roasted rainbow carrots with feta and pistachios.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/roasted-carrots-with-honey-mustard-glaze-sq.jpg)
![A bowl of roasted rainbow carrots.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/roasted-carrots-with-honey-mustard-glaze-sq-150x150.jpg)
![image of Oven Roasted Carrots with Feta and PIstachios](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Oven-Roasted-Carrots-with-Feta-and-Pistachios-sq-680x1024.jpg)
![Roasted Carrots topped with Feta Cheese, pistachios and parsley](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Oven-Roasted-Carrots-with-Feta-and-Pistachios-1-2-150x150.jpg)
Acorn and Butternut Squash Recipes
![Honey balsamic roasted acorn squash with Brussels sprouts and cranberries.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/honey-balsamic-roasted-acorn-squash-1-1.jpg)
![](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/honey-balsamic-roasted-acorn-squash-sq-2-150x150.jpg)
![Slices of roasted acorn squash with garlic and parmesan on a white serving platter.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garlic-parmesan-acorn-squash-1a.jpg)
![A platter filled with garlic parmesan crusted acorn squash slices.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garlic-parmesan-acorn-squash-sq-150x150.jpg)
![Acorn squash slices with maple syrup, cinnamon and sea salt on a platter.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/air-fryer-acorn-squash-1.jpg)
![Square image of air fried acorn squash slices brushed with maple syrup, olive oil, cinnamon, sea salt and pepper with sprigs of fresh herbs beside.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/air-fryer-acorn-squash-sq-150x150.jpg)
![Overhead view of a bowl of Maple Dijon Roasted Butternut Squash with a spoon](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Maple-Dijon-Roasted-Butternut-Squash-1.jpg)
![Overhead view of a brown stoneware bowl filled with roasted butternut squash.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Maple-Dijon-Roasted-Butternut-Squash-sq-150x150.jpg)
![Air Fryer Butternut Squash with feta and sage](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Air-Fryer-Butternut-Squash-cu.jpg)
![A bowl of cubed butternut squash with feta cheese and sage leaves](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Air-Fryer-Butternut-Squash-sq-150x150.jpg)
![Butternut squash salad with cranberries, toasted pecans, and feta cheese on a bed of mixed greens.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/butternut-squash-salad-1.jpg)
![Square image of butternut squash salad in an oval serving bowl.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/butternut-squash-salad-sq-150x150.jpg)
Cauliflower and Broccoli Side Dishes
![close up view of instant pot mashed cauliflower with cheese and bacon](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Instant-Pot-Mashed-Cauliflower-with-Bacon-cu.jpg)
![a bowl of instant pot mashed cauliflower with bacon and cheese](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Instant-Pot-Mashed-Cauliflower-with-Bacon-sq-150x150.jpg)
![A spoonful of broccoli cauliflower casserole with cheese.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/broccoli-cauliflower-casserole-sq.jpg)
![A spoonful of broccoli cauliflower casserole with cheese.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/broccoli-cauliflower-casserole-sq-150x150.jpg)
![Honey-Dijon Broccoli Salad in a white oval bowl](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/honey-dijon-broccoli-salad-cranberries-new.jpg)
![Honey Dijon Broccoli Salad with Cranberries](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Honey-Dijon-Broccoli-Salad-with-Cranberries-sq-150x150.jpg)
4 Recipes for Sweet Potato Sides
![rosemary garlic smashed sweet potatoes on a white serving dish](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Rosemary-Garlic-Smashed-Sweet-Potatoes-sq-150x150.jpg)
![Duchess Sweet Potato mounds on a baking sheet](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Duchess-Sweet-Potato-mounds-sq-150x150.jpg)
![Baby Hasselback Sweet Potatoes with Garlic Herb Butter](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Baby-Hasselback-Sweet-Potatoes-cu-150x150.jpg)
![pouring hone-dijon vinaigrette on spinach salad with roasted sweet potatoes](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/roasted-sweet-potato-spinach-salad-sq1.jpg)
![Pouring Dressing on Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Maple Walnuts and Pomegranate](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Pouring-Honey-Dijon-Lemon-Dressing-on-to-Sweet-Potato-Salad-150x150.jpg)
Green Bean Side Dish Recipes
![Sauteed garlic parmesan green beans with pecans on a serving dish.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/parmesan-pecan-green-beans-1.jpg)
![Sauteed garlic parmesan green beans with pecans on a serving dish.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/parmesan-pecan-green-beans-sq-150x150.jpg)
![Green bean bundles tied with a chive on a white platter.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/vegetarian-green-bean-bundles-cu.jpg)
![overhead view of vegetarian green bean bundles with garlic butter](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/vegetarian-green-bean-bundles-sq2-150x150.jpg)
![Sesame ginger green beans in a square dish with a bowl of sesame seeds.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Sesame-Ginger-Green-Beans-1.jpg)
![Sesame Ginger Green Beans in a square serving dish with a gold spoon](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Sesame-Ginger-Green-Beans-sq-150x150.jpg)
Asparagus Side Dish Recipes
![Air Fryer Asparagus with Sesame Miso sauce close up](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Air-Fryer-Asparagus-cu.jpg)
![Roasted Asparagus with Sesame Miso Sauce on a square white dish](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Air-Fryer-Asparagus-with-Sesame-Miso-Sauce-sq-150x150.jpg)
![Charred asparagus with warm citrus sauce.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/charred-asparagus-fl.jpg)
![Asparagus spears with citrus sauce and chopped almonds](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/asparagus-with-warm-citrus-sauce-sq-150x150.jpg)
Favorite Brussels Sprouts Side Dish Recipes
![Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts with bacon bits.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Brussels-Sprouts-with-bacon-in-serving-dish-cu.jpg)
![Brussels Sprouts with bacon in serving dish](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Brussels-Sprouts-with-bacon-in-serving-dish-sq-150x150.jpg)
![Sautéed Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta in a serving bowl.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sautéed-Brussels-sprouts-pancetta-cu-1.jpg)
![](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sautéed-Brussels-sprouts-pancetta-sq-1-150x150.jpg)
![A medley of roasted vegetables with Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Roasted-Brussels-Sprouts-and-Maple-Sweet-Potatoes-cu.jpg)
![Roasted Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes in a white bowl.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/roasted-Brussels-sprouts-and-sweet-potatoes-sql-150x150.jpg)
![Shaved Brussels Sprouts salad with thinly sliced apples.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Shaved-Brussels-Sprout-Salad-1.jpg)
![Overhead view of Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with sliced apples](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Shaved-Brussels-Sprouts-Salad-1-150x150.jpg)
Don't forget the Cranberry Sauce!
![Close up view of cranberry orange sauce with Triple sec.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cranberry-orange-sauce-cu.jpg)
![A bowl of cranberry orange sauce with spices](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cranberry-orange-sauce-sq-150x150.jpg)
![Close up overhead view of a bowl of Cranberry Orange Sauce with orange segments beside](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Close-up-view-Sugar-Free-Cranberry-Orange-Sauce.jpg)
![A bowl of Cranberry-Orange Sauce with orange segments beside and a spoon](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Sugar-Free-Cranberry-Orange-Sauce-with-Blueberries-square-150x150.jpg)
Readers' Favorite Holiday Dinner Salad
![Christmas Wreath Salad with pomegranate, mandarin oranges, avocado and feta cheese.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Christmas-Wreath-Salad-1a.jpg)
![Overhead view of a Christmas Wreath Salad with romaine, avocado, oranges, pecans and feta.](https://www.flavourandsavour.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Christmas-Wreath-Salad-square-150x150.jpg)
Which of these gluten-free side vegetable dish recipes will you make this holiday season? Let me know your favorites in the comments section below!
Ella
I'm going to make that beautiful holiday salad this year!
Denise
This is really helpful! I want to try a few new sides this year, so I'm loving this list. Think I'll try those Parmesan Pecan Green Beans first! Thanks!
Flavour & Savour
Thanks Denise--glad to hear it! I know you'll love those beans!