14 Healthy Thanksgiving Side Dishes

14 Healthy Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Side dishes are an opportunity to bring healthy, vibrant, and nutritionally dense food to a festive table, especially to a table that celebrates the harvest and the blessings of the past year.

Gluten-Free Millet Stuffing (Lectin-Free)

A more nutritious side dish, made with millet, lots of vegetables, and fresh herbs.

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Sugar-Free Cranberry Sauce, Easy Recipe

This sugar-free, orange-flavored cranberry sauce is festive and vibrant.

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Cauliflower Gratin with Pecans and Caramelized Leeks

Cauliflower is perfect in this combination with cheese, caramelized leeks, and pecans.

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Thyme-Roasted Mushrooms with Millet Polenta

A simple meal with Mediter-ranean vibes. This will hit the spot for mushroom lovers.

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Flax Seed Crackers with Zaatar Spices

These crackers are easy to make and perfect for all your holiday dips.

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Nigella’s New Orleans Coleslaw Made Lectin-Free

Inspired by one of Nigella's slaw recipes and converted to a lectin-free version.

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Mini Bella Mushrooms Stuffed with Almond Ricotta

This is a plant-centered recipe. The stuffing is made with almond ricotta and oregano.

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Millet Bread with Walnuts (Lectin-Free)

You can serve it warm, out of the oven, with a cube of grass-fed butter or nut butter.

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Creamy Casserole with Asparagus, Cauliflower Rice

Plant-based casserole with asparagus, cauliflower rice, and broccoli slaw.

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Mashed Cauli-flower, Celeriac, and Parsnip

Flavorful and festive, a low-carb and more nutritious side dish for your holiday menu.

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Bistro Salad with Crispy Prosciutto and Pistachios

A vibrant and healthy salad packed with prebiotic fiber and polyphenols.

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Root Vegetable Puree with Cauliflower

Creamy, delicious, healthy and vibrant puree, perfect for a festive meal.

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Sweet and Sour Braised Red Cabbage

Red cabbage, cinnamon, and cloves; it doesn’t get healthier and more festive than this.

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Warm Brussels Sprouts and Millet Salad

Brussels sprouts will steal the show in this warm salad; sweet, and grounding.

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