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Our Most-Versatile Veggie Sides
Side dishes can be a tricky thing. Not only do you have to find one that perfectly compliments your main dish — be it chicken thighs, ground beef, baked pasta or more — but it also needs to satisfy everyone at your dinner table, picky kids and adults included. It’s no easy feat! Thankfully, veggie sides deliciously meet both of those requirements. Not only are they extremely versatile, but vegetables of all shapes, sizes and varieties can be used to enhance and transform just about any other ingredient. Need some more convincing? Just check out our Kale Salad with Strawberries and Fennel recipe below. Though mixing sliced strawberries in with kale might seem like a strange suggestion, this simple step makes this weeknight side dish a total gamechanger! Roasted sunflower seeds and thin stalks of fennel also give the side ample crunch and texture, which nicely offsets the chewiness of the kale. Keep clicking through this gallery to see even more fun and creative ways you can dress up all your favorite veggies year-round!