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Sides

Here you’ll find delicious Italian side dishes to pair with your main meal or family spread. From healthy and light Sauteed Broccolini, flavour packed Italian Farro Salad to hearty cheesy goodness like Baked Cauliflower Cheese and Fennel and Orzo Stuffed Tomatoes!

Marinated summer vegetables in a blue bowl with a padlock in the top right to signify a member only recipe.

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Italian Marinated Summer Vegetables

A close up of green beans in tomato sauce with olives and capers on a white floral plate and rustic wooden background.

Sides

Green Beans with Olives and Capers

An overhead shot in direct sunlight of Sicilian potatoes in a blue bowl with olives and capers.

Sides

Patate Apparecchiate (Sicilian Potatoes with Onions and Olives)

A close up of a slice of Neapolitan potato cake.

Antipasti

Gattò di Patate (Neapolitan Potato Gateau)

Grilled zucchini with ricotta and chilli on a plate with a padlock sign in the right hand corner to signify member only content.

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Grilled Zucchini with Ricotta and Pine Nuts

Chickpeas with garlic and cavolo nero in a blue and white bowl sitting on a rustic wooden surface.

Sides

Garlicky Chickpeas and Cavolo Nero

A close up of Gnocchi alla Romana in a baking dish topped with Parmigiano cheese.

Sides

Classic Gnocchi alla Romana

Sicilian caponata in a blue patterned bowl sitting on a travertine surface.

Antipasti

Sicilian Eggplant Caponata

Fried eggplant in tomato sauce with fresh basil in a blue and white bowl on a wooden surface.

Antipasti

Melanzane a Funghetto (Fried Eggplant in Tomato Sauce)

Trippa Finta (Italian omelette in tomato sauce) in a blue and white bowl sitting on a wooden surface.

Mains

Trippa Finta (Fake Tripe in Tomato Sauce)

A Sicilian potato salad with olives, tomatoes and onions in a blue and white bowl.

Salads

Insalata Pantesca (Sicilian Potato Salad)

An overhead shot of an Italian potato and tomato gratin in an oval dish sitting on a Travertine background.

Sides

Patate alla Lucana (Italian Potato Gratin)

An overhead shot of Ciambotta (Italian vegetable stew) in a blue bowl, the background is wooden.

Sides

Ciambotta (Stewed Summer Vegetables)

An overhead shot of peppers and potatoes on a plate with a fork at the side.

Sides

Pipi e Patati (Calabrian Peppers and Potatoes)

An overhead shot of Peperoni Ammollicati (Italian peppers and breadcrumbs) on a white serving plate.

Sides

Peperoni Ammollicati (Peppers and Breadcrumbs)

Spinach balls on a white serving plate with parmesan cream. One is cut open on a fork.

Sides

Baked Spinach Balls with Parmigiano Cream

An overhead shot of a fennel and orange salad on a plate topped with mint leaves and pink peppercorns.

Sides

Sicilian Fennel and Orange Salad

An overhead shot of chicken croquettes in a blue bowl with sprigs of thyme.

Sides

Ricotta Chicken Croquettes

Two stuffed eggplants on a scalloped edged plate with basil scattered around.

Sides

Italian Stuffed Eggplant (Mozzarella and Tomato)

Slices of grilled fennel on a serving plate with lemon zest on top

Sides

Grilled Fennel with Lemon Zest

Peas and pancetta in a large serving bowl

Sides

Peas and Pancetta – Easy Italian Side Dish

An overhead shot of roasted potatoes and broccoli on a plate

Sides

Parmesan Roasted Potatoes and Broccoli

An arugula salad in a large serving bowl with shavings of parmesan

Salads

Arugula Salad with lemon and Parmesan

A bowl of cannellini bean in tomato sauce with sage sitting on a wooden surface

Sides

Fagioli all’uccelletto – Beans in Tomato Sauce

An overhead shot of roasted butternut squash on a serving plate with gorgonzola and walnuts

Sides

Roasted Butternut Squash with Gorgonzola & Walnuts

Peppers in tomato sauce on a serving plate

Sides

La Peperonata – Bell Peppers in Tomato Sauce

Polenta in a bowl with parmesan

Sides

Creamy Polenta (Italian Cornmeal)

Italian green beans on a oval plate

Sides

Italian Green Beans In Tomato Sauce

Polenta shaped as fries in a bowl

Sides

Crispy Baked Polenta Fries

Sides

Sauteed Broccolini with Pesto, Pine Nuts & Chilli

Mains

Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms with Gorgonzola

An overhead shot of an Italian farro salad in a bowl

Salads

Italian Farro Salad

Sausage stuffing balls on a rustic plate

Sides

Sausage Stuffing Balls – Juicy And Delicious

6 stuffed tomatoes in an oval baking dish

Mains

Baked Orzo Stuffed Tomatoes

A tray of Italian roast potatoes with garlic and rosemary

Sides

Italian Roast Potatoes – Rosemary And Garlic

Pan fried gnocchi with a sour cream dip on a plate

Sides

Pan Fried Gnocchi With Rosemary

baked cauliflower cheese in a oval baking dish

Sides

Baked Cauliflower Cheese And Fennel

white bean mash in a large pan

Sides

White Bean Mash With Rosemary And Lemon

sauteed brussels sprouts with dates and walnuts on a plate on a wooden surface

Sides

Sauteed Brussels Sprouts With Dates & Walnuts

A fresh, Summer Zucchini Ribbon Salad with a simple tart lemon dressing, arugula, and shavings of parmesan. It's light, easy and super delicious. insidetherustickitchen.com

Salads

Zucchini Ribbon Salad

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