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Best Potato Side Dishes To Try

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Here is a collection of potato side dishes that are perfect for your next dinner party. From scalloped potatoes to batata harra and many more, these tasty recipes go well with many main dishes!

Here is a collection of potato side dishes that are easy and delicious. From scalloped potatoes to batata harra and many more, these tasty recipes go well with many main dishes!
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Why You'll Love These Recipes

Potatoes are so versatile and there is a lot you can do with them. Whether they're crispy, creamy or mashed, they always make hearty and comforting side dishes that everyone at the table would love.

There are different types of potatoes you can work with: russet, red, yukon gold, white or sweet potatoes and we have recipes for all of them such as creamy mashed potatoes or Persian fried potatoes and onions. Most of these recipes are ready in less than an hour and you'll be making them over and over again!

Best Potato Side Dish Recipes

Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes

The Best Homemade Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes
This cheesy scalloped potatoes recipe is a keeper. It's rich and creamy, with so much flavor and makes any meal so much better!
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This cheesy scalloped potatoes recipe is a keeper. It's rich and creamy, with so much flavor and makes any meal so much better!

Batata Harra (Lebanese Spicy Potatoes)

Batata Harra (Lebanese Spicy Potatoes)
Batata harra is a spicy Middle Eastern potato side dish. It calls for just a few ingredients and is easy to make. Crispy and tender potatoes are tossed in a spicy garlic and cilantro sauce and finished with a squeeze of lemon.
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Batata harra is a spicy Middle Eastern potato side dish. It calls for just a few ingredients and is easy to make. Crispy and tender potatoes are tossed in a spicy garlic and cilantro sauce and finished with a squeeze of lemon.

Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Rosemary and Pomegranate

Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Rosemary and Pomegranate
Roasted sweet potatoes are the perfect side dish. They're made with spices and olive oil, then roasted to perfection until caramelized.
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Roasted sweet potatoes are the perfect side dish. They're made with spices and olive oil, then roasted to perfection until caramelized.

Greek Potatoes Recipe

Greek Potatoes Recipe
These Greek potatoes are probably going to be the best roasted potatoes you've ever had. Give roasted potatoes a Mediterranean twist by making them Greek style with garlic, herbs and lots of lemon!
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These Greek potatoes are probably going to be the best roasted potatoes you've ever had. Give roasted potatoes a Mediterranean twist by making them Greek style with garlic, herbs and lots of lemon!

Fried Potatoes and Onions Persian Style (Do Piazeh Aloo)

Fried Potatoes and Onions Persian Style (Do Piazeh Aloo)
An easy recipe for fried potatoes and onions with a Persian twist. Do piazeh aloo is an Iranian vegan dish that you can make in no time with just a few ingredients. It's packed with so much flavor thanks to turmeric and spices. 
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An easy recipe for fried potatoes and onions with a Persian twist. Do piazeh aloo is an Iranian vegan dish that you can make in no time with just a few ingredients. It's packed with so much flavor thanks to turmeric and spices.

Crispy Oven Roasted Potatoes Recipe

Crispy Oven Roasted Potatoes Recipe
This oven roasted potatoes recipe is easy and makes the perfect side dish. Flavored with garlic and roasted to perfection, these potatoes are irresistible. These potatoes are crispy on the inside and tender on the inside, and are the perfect addition to your dinner table. 

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This oven roasted potatoes recipe is easy and makes the perfect side dish. Flavored with garlic and roasted to perfection, these potatoes are irresistible. These potatoes are crispy on the inside and tender on the inside, and are the perfect addition to your dinner table.

Mediterranean Potato Salad

Mediterranean Potato Salad
Mediterranean potato salad is so easy and simple. It's made with only a few ingredients and is packed with flavor thanks to a homemade zaatar dressing. 
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Mediterranean potato salad is so easy and simple. It's made with only a few ingredients and is packed with flavor thanks to a homemade zaatar dressing.

Yeralma Yumurta - Potatoes and Eggs

Yeralma Yumurta - Potatoes and Eggs
Yeralma Yumurta – Potatoes and Eggs is a basic Persian dish from Tabriz in the northwest of Iran where my father was born. It’s one of the most famous street foods of the region.
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yeralma yumurta potatoes and eggs

Garlic Butter Mashed Potatoes

Garlic Butter Mashed Potatoes
Garlic Butter Mashed Potatoes will be your next go-to side dish. This easy and simple recipe is buttery, creamy and bursting with roasted garlic flavor!
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Garlic Butter Mashed Potatoes will be your next go-to side dish. This easy and simple recipe is buttery, creamy and bursting with roasted garlic flavor!

Maple Pecan Sweet Potatoes

Maple Pecan Sweet Potatoes
Maple pecan sweet potatoes are simple to make and bring sweet and warm flavor to your fall dinner table. With a little bit of crunch, this comforting dish is hard to resist!
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Maple pecan sweet potatoes are simple to make and bring sweet and warm flavor to your fall dinner table. With a little bit of crunch, this comforting dish is hard to resist!

Turkish Homemade Potato Salad (Patates Salatasi)

Turkish Homemade Potato Salad (Patates Salatasi)
Learn how to make homemade potato salad Turkish style. This no mayo potato salad is flavored with fresh herbs and delicious spices. 

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Learn how to make homemade potato salad Turkish style. This no mayo potato salad is flavored with fresh herbs and delicious spices.

Ensalada Rusa (Russian salad - Olivier Salad)

Ensalada Rusa (Russian salad - Olivier Salad)
Here's an easy recipe for ensalada rusa - or, as many call it, Russian salad or Olivier salad. This creamy potato salad is full of vegetables and tastes great. Follow along to learn more about this popular salad and its variations.
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Ensalada rusa aka Russian salad aka Olivier salad.
Ensalada rusa aka Russian salad aka Olivier salad.

Skordalia (Greek Potato and Garlic Dip)

Skordalia Greek Potato and Garlic Dip
Skordalia is a popular Greek potato and garlic dip that's creamy and so tasty. Watch the video to learn how to make this traditional Greek dip with just a few ingredients. 

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Skordalia Greek potato and garlic dip.

Mediterranean Healthy Egg Salad Recipe (No Mayo!)

Mediterranean Healthy Egg Salad Recipe (No Mayo!)
Enjoy this healthy egg salad with a Mediterranean twist that's ready in 20 minutes. This no mayo version gets its bright flavors from herbs, olives and zesty feta.
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Mediterranean healthy egg salad.
Mediterranean healthy egg salad.

Mediterranean Healthy Egg Salad Recipe (No Mayo!)

Easy Patatas Bravas Recipe
Patatas bravas is a classic Spanish tapas dish. Crispy potatoes topped with spicy tomato sauce and garlic aioli makes a simple but tasty recipe!
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Patatas bravas.
Patatas bravas.

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Here is a collection of potato side dishes that are easy and delicious. From scalloped potatoes to batata harra and many more, these tasty recipes go well with many main dishes!

Best Potato Side Dishes

Shadi HasanzadeNemati
Here is a collection of potato side dishes that are easy and delicious. From scalloped potatoes to batata harra and many more, these tasty recipes go well with many main dishes!
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Mediterranean, middle eastern, Persian
Servings 4
Calories 320 kcal

Ingredients
  

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Instructions
 

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  • Each recipe contains make-ahead and storage instructions.
  • Most of these dishes are already vegetarian/vegan.

Nutrition

Calories: 320kcal
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  1. Brandy

    5 stars
    As a potato lover you have no idea how happy this recipe list makes me! So many great recipes to try. I will be making my way down this list!

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  2. Katie

    5 stars
    Growing up in Idaho, having lots of great potato recipes on hand is essential!

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