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Side Dishes

On Eat the Gains, you’ll find a wide variety of side dishes for every season and occasion.

Try some light, vegetable-heavy side options like Healthy Broccoli Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing, Summer Corn Salad with Tomato and Avocado, and Strawberry Zucchini Noodle Salad.

 

Some favorite Fall-inspired sides include Homemade Cranberry Sauce, Green Beans with Mushrooms and Bacon, and Balsamic Roasted Mushrooms.

And some Eat the Gains side dish recipes that are longtime favorites include Grilled Eggplant Pizza, Spicy Pineapple Jicama Guacamole, and Sweet and Spicy Baked Plantains.

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  • Large dutch oven filled with arroz verde topped with limes, jalapenos, and cilantro. There is a wooden spoon coming out of the pan. The pan is sitting on a towel with a bowl of cilantro and limes next to it.

    Arroz Verde (Green Rice Recipe)

  • Close up of a balsamic roasted mushrooms on a baking sheet surrounded by more mushrooms. They are topped with fresh parsley.

    Balsamic Roasted Mushrooms

  • Close up on garlic roasted radishes tossed with fresh rosemary.

    Rosemary Roasted Radishes

  • A large pan filled with avocado cauliflower rice topped with sliced jalapeños, avocado slices, and half a lime. The pan is sitting on a towel and around it is half and avocado, cilantro, and sliced japaleons.

    Avocado Cauliflower Rice

  • Baking sheet with grilled sweet potato fries topped with fresh parsley an a green dipping sauce.

    Grilled Sweet Potato Fries with Parsley Tahini Sauce

  • Large bowl of chipotle Mexican coleslaw with lime wedges on the side of the bowl. It is stilling on a stripped towel with lime wedges and cilantro around it.

    Chipotle Mexican Coleslaw (Paleo/Whole30)

  • Bowl filled with jicama salad with tomatoes, mango, and jalapeños garnished with lime wedges. It is sitting on a stripped towel with half a lime and cilantro behind it.

    Tomato Jicama Salad with Mango & Jalapeños

  • Coconut cilantro lime rice in a grey bowl garnished with lime wedge. The bowl is sitting on a small white plate on a towel with limes and cilantro behind it.

    Coconut Cilantro Lime Rice

  • Two bowls of low carb sausage, pepper, and rice soup topped with green onions. A bunch of parsley and half a lemon is behind them and a tan linen is next to the front bowl.

    Sausage, Pepper, & Rice Soup (Paleo/Whole30)

  • Overhead shot of 6 different bowls filled with 6 different paleo and Whole30 cauliflower rice recipes.

    6 Whole30 Cauliflower Rice Recipes (Paleo)

  • Large white bowl filled with a paleo kale salad with butternut squash and pomegranates. It also has walnuts and pumpkin seeds in it. Behind the bowl is a quarter of a pomegranate, half a lemon, and a small bowl of dressing further behind them.

    Kale Salad with Butternut Squash & Pomegranates

  • Bowl of zucchini noodles with blistered tomatoes and basil with a gold fork in it in front of a stick of butter and a salt holder

    Zucchini Noodles with Blistered Tomatoes & Basil

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Two taco stuffed sweet potatoes piece of parchment paper. They are stuffed with taco meat, shredded cheese, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, greek yogurt, and cilantro. Around them is a fork, some cilantro leaves, and a bowl of shredded cheese.

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