30+ Side Dishes to Pair with Easter Ham

updated Mar 6, 2023

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Mandarin Orange Salad

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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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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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.

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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Oven Roasted Potatoes Go to Recipe

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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.

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.

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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