30+ Side Dishes to Pair with Easter Ham

updated Mar 6, 2023
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For many, an Easter dinner isn’t an in Easter dinner without a glazed ham at the center of the table. While the roast can surely hold its own, who can argue against having a few great supporting side dishes?

With spring just around the corner, now is especially a great opportunity to showcase seasonal produce, whether it’s asparagus, radishes, or sweet carrots. You also can never go wrong with potatoes, which are almost obligatory next to a holiday roast. We rounded up our favorites Easter side dishes, from roasted asparagus and creamy baked spinach to mashed potatoes and buttery rolls, so you can set a table that brings a smile to everyone’s face.

But First, Some Easter Ham Intel

Simple Spring Veggies

Spring’s most loved vegetables, like asparagus and radishes, don’t need a lot to make them shine — whether they’re simply roasted or sautéed and glazed.

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Mushy Peas

This quintessential dish typically accompanies fish and chips but that doesn't mean you can't eat it next to ham or any other cooked meat.

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Mandarin Orange Salad

Bright, leafy greens, juicy orange slices, and little pops of jewel-tones pomegranate seeds are what makes this salad a perfect fruity salad to pair with ham.

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Endive Salad

Crisp and snappy endive leaves with a light orange vinaigrette, toasted walnuts, and Parmesan cheese.

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Lemon-Pepper Asparagus
The lemon slices that are roasted alongside the asparagus spears sweeten and caramelize in the oven, which means they're completely edible.
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Honey-Garlic Butter Roasted Carrots
This simple side dish recipe for roasted carrots tossed in a honey-garlic brown butter sauce will easily steal the show.
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Creamy Spinach with Dill
Less creamy than creamed spinach but just as luxurious, this is the simple spring side you need.
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Spaghetti Squash with Asparagus, Ricotta, Lemon, and Thyme
Often used as a pasta alternative, the spaghetti squash strands evoke a lightness that is so wonderfully in line with all the components of the dish.
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Classic Glazed Carrots
Whether you reserve this side dish for Easter or eat it all year long, glazed carrots are a classic that will never go out of style.
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Brown Butter Radishes
Bathed in warm brown butter, hit with a healthy squeeze of lemon juice, and finished with a loving sprinkle of flaky sea salt, this radish recipe is a stunner of a side dish.
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Creamy Spinach Bake
This spinach bake is a cross between creamed spinach and a spinach soufflé, and in our opinion it’s the best of both worlds.
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Comforting Potatoes

It’s hard to imagine a big Easter meal without a side of potatoes. Whether they’re mashed with cheese, baked in a creamy casserole, or of the sweet potato variety, they’re always a crowd favorite.

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Cheesy Skillet Domino Potatoes
Thin slices of potatoes are doused in a cheese-bolstered cream mixture and baked in a skillet until it becomes a crispy and tender gratin-like dish that everyone will love.
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Cheesy Baked Mashed Potatoes
These creamy baked mashed potatoes are loaded with two kinds of cheese and are make-ahead-friendly.
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Greek Lemon Potatoes
These potatoes boast browned crispy edges and insides so moist they'll melt in your mouth. One surprising ingredient makes them the best you'll ever have.
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Cheesy Garlic Duchess Potatoes
Here, mashed potatoes are piped into ruffled mounds that get bathed in butter and baked until golden brown and crisp.
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Butter-Roasted Sweet Potatoes
This recipe won’t let you think of roasted sweet potatoes the same way ever again.
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Sour Cream Smashed Potatoes with Fried Shallots
Inspired by potato stuffed pierogi, these sour cream and onion mashed potatoes deserve a spot at your Easter table.
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Dauphinoise Potatoes
This classic French side dish is made with slices potatoes, heavy cream, and Gruyère cheese.
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Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes
Cream cheese upgrades classic mashed potatoes into the creamiest, dreamiest side.
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Garlicky Parmesan Sweet Potatoes
Thick chunks of sweet potato are roasted, then dusted with a snowy layer of nutty Parmesan cheese that crisps up under the broiler.
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Hearty Salads

A big salad is a welcome addition to any Easter table and is a nice contrast to the ham and other rich side dishes.

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Easy Lemon-Marinated Bean and Vegetable Salad
Creamy white beans and crunchy vegetables marinated in a honey-lemon vinaigrette is this light and satisfying side.
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The Ultimate Spring Salad
This kale, blueberry, and feta salad comes with a gorgeous blush vinaigrette.
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Sour Cream and Dill Cucumber Salad
This easy recipe for classic cucumber dill salad is tossed in a tangy sour cream dressing.
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Marinated Chickpea and Feta Salad with Spring Veggies
This star of this crunchy, veggie-packed salad is a tangy Greek-inspired dressing, which doubles as a marinade for the feta and chickpeas.
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Minty Snap Pea Salad
This refreshing snap pea salad is made with fresh mozzarella, radishes, and lots of fresh mint.
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Roasted Carrot and Chickpea Salad
This warm roasted carrot and chickpea salad is flavored with cardamom and citrus, and finished with wilted arugula, almonds, and an herb-packed dressing.
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Marinated Feta-Beet Salad
Here, sweet roasted beets are loaded with fresh herbs and feta cheese.
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Homemade Biscuits and Rolls

Freshly baked biscuits or rolls at the Easter table can make a holiday feel extra special. It also doesn’t hurt that leftovers can be used to make ham sandwiches the next day.

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Cheddar Biscuits
These easy, flaky buttermilk biscuits are studded with sharp cheddar, smoky bacon, and fragrant green onion.
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Milk Bread Buns

A pillowy loaf of bread is hard to resist, but when turned into cute little individual buns, milk bread buns can perch on a plate full of ham and tasty sides.

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Garlic-Swirl Rolls
If you love garlic bread, you'll definitely love these savory bread swirls filled with garlic butter.
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Pull-Apart Challah Rolls
These individual knots of challah bread, rich with eggs, are ready for a slathering of butter.
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Buttery Crescent Rolls
These flaky, buttery crescent rolls are ready in less than an hour.
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Buttery Cheddar Herb Rolls
These tender, rich, pillowy dinner rolls are flecked with herbs and crowned with a toasty cheddar cheese crust.
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Pull-Apart Sweet Potato Rolls
These no-knead rolls get their color and flavor from grated sweet potato.
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Sky-High Ranch Biscuits
This over-the-top recipe is designed for the ranch obsessed, boasting a ranch dressing-infused buttermilk, a homemade ranch seasoning sprinkle, and a delicious ranch butter to slather on while they're still warm.
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Soft & Tender Dinner Rolls
This step-by-step guide will set you up with foolproof dinner rolls.
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