Scandinavian-Inspired Holiday Side Dishes
Delight your friends and family with a Scandinavian-inspired side dish or two this holiday season! I've gathered my favorite Nordic sides that bring bright flavor, cozy comfort and a touch of simple elegance to any festive meal - from colorful salads and hearty casseroles to buttery dill potatoes. Whether you are hosting Thanksgiving, planning a Christmas feast or gathering together anytime during the winter season, there is something here for every occasion.
Kale Salad with Butternut Squash
A delicious salad with kale, sweet roasted butternut squash and red onions and toasty pecans. It makes a tasty leafy green side dish or a hearty main coarse salad.
Kale Salad with Butternut Squash Recipe
Nordic Red Cabbage Slaw with Carrots and Beets
This zesty, colorful slaw is much more interesting than the average coleslaw.....shredded red cabbage, carrots and raw beets are tossed with chopped red onion, dill and a creamy skyr or Greek yogurt-based dressing to create a Nordic-inspired slaw you are going to love!
Nordic Red Cabbage Slaw Recipe
Swedish Beet Salad (Rödbetssallad)
A classic Swedish salad featuring pickled beets, crisp apples and a zippy creamy dressing.
Swedish Beet Salad Recipe
Roasted Beet Salad with Arugula, Rye and Creamy Herbed Skyr Sauce
This impressive and hearty salad is a delightful combination of flavors and textures: Earthy beets, spicy arugula, crisp shallots and pop-in-your-mouth rye berries all tossed in a honey mustard vinaigrette. And alongside there's a Creamy Herbed Skyr Sauce to perfectly compliment the components and bring them all together.
Roasted Beet Salad Recipe
Spicy Quick Pickled Beets
Scandinavian style quick pickled roasted beets with a spicy kick! The perfect compliment for all manner of Nordic inspired dishes.
Spicy Pickled Beets Recipe
Quick Swedish Pickled Cucumbers
An easy recipe for Scandinavian-style fresh pickled cucumbers with dill. Â
Quick Swedish Pickled Cucumbers Recipe
Green Beans with Dill Caper Butter and Toasted Hazelnuts
Fresh green beans tossed with a zesty dill and caper compound butter and toasted hazelnuts. An easy and elegant side dish for any time of year!
Green Beans with Dill Butter Recipe
Mushroom Gratin
A delicious and easy gratin with creamy, thyme-infused mushrooms covered with melty cheese, crispy bread crumbs and baked until golden brown and bubbly.
Mushroom Gratin Recipe
Buttery Swedish Dill Potatoes (Färskpotatis med Dill)
These buttery, herby Swedish Dill Potatoes are the ideal compliment to any meal. This traditional dish has a rich culinary heritage in Sweden. Known as "nypotatis" or "färskpotatis med dill" in Swedish, Dill Potatoes are a staple on the Midsummer menu, enjoyed alongside foods like pickled herring, gravlax (cured salmon) and crispbread.
Swedish Dill Potatoes Recipe
Foolproof Everyday Mashed Potatoes
An easy and reliable recipe for mashed potatoes that delivers perfect results every time.
Everyday Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Hasselback Potatoes with Caramelized Onions and Sage Butter
Yukon Gold Potatoes sliced thin and topped with caramelized onions and sage butter. A delicious update to a Swedish classic!
Hasselback Potatoes Recipe
Vegetarian Jansson's Temptation (Creamy Swedish Potato Casserole)
This Vegetarian Jansson's Temptation is a delicious Scandinavian potato casserole made with potatoes, onions, mushrooms and topped with crispy breadcrumbs and briny capers.
Vegetarian Jansson's Temptation Recipe
I hope these Scandinavian-inspired side dishes add brightness, warmth, and a little Nordic charm to your holiday meals, no matter what you're celebrating. Wishing you a delicious and beautifully simple season of gathering.
I am going to make these pickles
Both the cucumbers and the pickled beets are delicious. Enjoy!
Kristi