A hearty sandwich deserves a delicious side dish or two! From fruit salad to french fries and hot soup to pasta salad you are sure to find a few side dish options on the list for even the pickiest eaters.
We suggest pairing a hot side dish with cold sandwiches and a cold side dish with hot sandwiches for the perfect combo to satisfy for taste buds.

70+ Best Side Dishes to Serve with Sandwiches
Crunchy Parmesan Kale Chips
These Crunchy Parmesan Kale Chips make a great side dish or snack! A great way to eat more greens. Pair these kale chips with any king of sandwich for a quick and easy lunch.
Delicious Lemon and Dill Hummus
This Delicious Lemon and Dill Hummus is light and refreshing! This hummus makes for a great addition to a sandwich or as a dip for fresh vegetables.
Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries with Honey and Parmesan Cheese
Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries with Honey and Parmesan Cheese are a delicious snack or side dish! Crispy sweet potato fries drizzled in honey and topped with parmesan cheese. Don't have an air fryer? Roasting the sweet potatoes in the oven will do the trick!
Homemade Crock Pot 3-Ingredient Applesauce
Homemade Crock Pot 3-Ingredient Applesauce tastes better than store bought and is super easy to make. Eat this applesauce as a snack, a side dish or use it in recipes. The sweet flavor of this applesauce would pair perfectly with a grilled ham sandwich.
Homemade Cilantro Lime Hummus
Homemade Cilantro Lime Hummus is a twist on classic hummus that is loaded with cilantro and lime flavor. Use it as a dip for vegetables, chips or pretzels or as a spread on a sandwich!
Italian Pasta Salad
Italian Pasta Salad loaded with meats, cheeses, olives and vegetables. A delicious side dish or main meal! This is one of our favorite side dishes to make ahead and enjoy all week long.
Homemade Strawberry Applesauce
Simple Homemade Strawberry Applesauce made on the stove top. A perfect match for a hot grilled cheese sandwich.
Chicken Noodle Soup
Classic Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup loaded with chicken, veggies and egg noodles. This soup makes for a great accompaniment with a cold turkey or chicken sandwich.
Quinoa Pasta Salad
This delicious and simple to make quinoa pasta salad is vegan, dairy free and can easily be made gluten free if desired. Make this recipe to have for easy lunches during the week or as a side dish to a main meal.
Warm Brussels Sprouts Caesar Salad
This Warm Brussels Sprouts Caesar Salad is the side dish you didn't know you needed! It is a delicious combination of warm brussels sprouts, garlicky caesar dressing, salty parmesan cheese and fresh ground pepper.
Mandarin Orange Quinoa Salad
Delicious and refreshing Almond and Mandarin Quinoa Salad is delicious served hot or cold!
Healthy Vegan White Bean Stew
This Healthy Vegan White Bean Stew is the perfect, comforting winter meal. It is plant based, gluten free and dairy free! Serve this stew on its own or pair with crackers, bread, salad or a sandwich for a more filling meal.
Cucumber Tomato and Onion Salad
This Cucumber Tomato and Onion Salad is super fast salad to put together. It is very refreshing and only requires a few ingredients!
Homemade French Onion Soup
Homemade French Onion Soup is loaded with perfectly caramelized onions and topped with crusty bread and melted cheese.
Pumpkin Carrot Soup
Creamy pumpkin carrot soup is perfect for fall! This soup is easy to make and healthy. Pair with a sandwich or salad for an easy and comforting meal.
Easy Air Fryer Crispy Parmesan Eggplant Fries
These Easy Air Fryer Crispy Parmesan Eggplant Fries are a delicious snack, appetizer or meal! Pair with your favorite pasta sauce for dipping.
Brussel Fennel Apple Slaw
This slaw is completely out of the ordinary with crunchy fennel, sweet tart apple and shaved brussels sprouts.
Fattoush Salad
This easy Fattoush Salad has a little bit of everything! Made with arugula, croutons, veggies, and fresh herbs, it can be enjoyed on its own as a full meal or as a side dish along your favorite dinner recipe.
Instant Pot Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Cozy up with a bowl of warm and creamy broccoli cheddar soup! Packed with nutritious broccoli and ooey-gooey cheddar cheese, it's a satisfying meal that will leave you feeling full and happy.
Homemade Salt and Vinegar Chips
Take your made from scratch chips to the next level by making them with the addictive acidic and salty flavors of these Homemade Salt and Vinegar Chips! Everything you love about these classic chips, but made at home and sure to impress anyone who tries them!
Healthy Sweet Potato Soup Recipe
This healthy sweet potato soup recipe is one of my favorite soups to have when the weather starts to get colder. It's such an easy recipe made with wholesome ingredients, and it's completely plant-based.
Peri Peri Fries
Adding some homemade peri peri seasoning to fries is an easy way to give them a flavour boost. These Peri Peri Fries have a serious kick to them, and it's an easy way to make your own takeout fries at home.
Caramelized Onion Dip with Baked Potato Chips
Caramelized Onion Dip with Baked Potato Chips! This appetizer is perfect for summer; easy caramelized onion dip made with greek yogurt and homemade baked potato chips with less oil than traditional chips. Vegetarian, easily vegan using dairy-free versions.
Air Fryer Asparagus Fries
Air Fryer Asparagus Fries have a crispy coating and with a honey mustard dipping sauce, they make a delicious side dish for sandwiches and burgers.
Chicken Minestrone Soup
Chicken Minestrone Soup is packed with veggies, noodles, and tender chicken. This delicious soup takes just 30 minutes to make and one pot.
Avocado Coleslaw
Avocado coleslaw with cilantro and lime perfectly combines classical mayo slaw with Mexican guacamole. A healthier and yummier version of coleslaw!
Jicama Fries In The Air Fryer
Learn how to make jicama fries in the air fryer, with just 4 ingredients. They are easy, CRISPY, low carb, and taste like potatoes!
Mango Salad
This fruity fresh mango salad recipe is loaded with flavors and textures, including greens, fluffy quinoa, and juicy fruit -- and it's ready fast!
Blueberry Salad with Almonds
This delicious Blueberry Salad makes the perfect side dish. It comes together quickly and is light, fresh, and flavorful.
Caprese Pasta Salad
This Caprese pasta salad is healthy, quick, and quite refreshing, making the perfect side for sandwiches!
Watermelon Basil Salad
This refreshing watermelon basil salad is full of healthy ingredients like fresh blueberries, sliced cucumber, and crumbled feta cheese. It’s tossed in a simple lime dressing and makes for the perfect summer side dish!
Mixed Pickles
These quick mixed pickles take any vegetable that you have on hand and turn them into bright, acidic, slightly sweet pickles in just a few minutes. From cucumber to carrots to radishes, there are so many veggie options to choose from!
Burrata Salad with Balsamic Glaze
This Burrata Salad with Balsamic Glaze is a fresh summer salad featuring spring mix, fresh basil leaves, cherry tomatoes, creamy burrata cheese, rich olive oil, and sweet, tangy balsamic reduction. It's an easy, delicious side dish for a sandwich!
Vegan Kale Salad With Creamy Seed Dressing
No matter the sandwich, a creamy and garlicky kale salad is always a welcome side dish! This one also happens to be vegan and nut-free. But trust me, that savory sauce is so good it will have everyone coming back for more.
Healthy Vegan Waldorf Salad Recipe
This healthy Waldorf salad is a vegan take on the classic Waldorf salad. Deliciously creamy apple cider vinegar dressing is used instead of mayonnaise for a lighter and fresher version.
Chopped Rainbow Veggie Salad
This crunchy veggie rainbow salad recipe with an Asian salad dressing is simple to make but full of vibrant colors and great flavors. This easy chopped salad is the perfect side for potlucks, picnics, and BBQs.
Loaded Ranch Potato Salad
This loaded Ranch Potato Salad is an easy side dish for lunch, dinner, potlucks, and BBQs. It’s quick to put together with minimal ingredients and has a delicious dressing including bacon and cheese that everyone will love.
Marinated Tomatoes with Basil
Marinated tomatoes are the perfect summer side dish. Marinated tomato salad is so simple to prepare and goes perfect with grilled foods and tastes great on its own.
Grandma's Creamy Cucumber Salad Recipe
A family favorite that has spanned generations. We’re sure you’ll love this fresh cucumber salad as much as we do!
Easy Oven Baked Potato Wedges
Oven Baked Potato Wedges are simply seasoned, and baked in the oven to create an easy, crispy potato side dish that will go with just about anything.
Kale Tabbouleh Salad with Chickpeas and Kamut
This Kale Tabbouleh Salad is a healthy riff on traditional tabbouleh, plumped up with kale, packed with protein thanks to chickpeas, and with toothsome kamut for a hearty and filling vegan salad that's a meal in of itself.
Lemon Pepper Fries - Oven-Baked
These lemon pepper fries with ground black pepper, fresh lemon zest, and fresh parsley are oven-baked until golden and crispy. Serve with burgers, wings, or sandwiches.
Apple Fennel Salad
Nothing better than a light salad that pairs especially well with ham or turkey sandwiches. This apple fennel salad is crisp and sweet with an easy vinaigrette.
Instant Pot Cauliflower Soup (Vegan, Dairy Free, Creamy!)
Instant Pot cauliflower soup is a creamy vegan soup that's perfect with all your favorite sandwiches. Simple and delicious!
Rocket Salad With Pear & Parmesan
For a super simple, quick and nutritious side dish, make this rocket salad with pear, Parmesan and lemon maple dressing.
Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Who doesn’t love soup and sandwiches combo? This homemade tomato soup is so easy to make using simple ingredients.
Sweet Potato Fritters with Lemon Tahini Sauce
This recipe for sweet potato fritters are fun because they can be enjoyed eating by hand. You can serve them with Lemon Tahini Sauce or with a Cinnamon Honey Dip, for a savory or sweet experience.
Baked Carrot Fries/Chips (+ Air Fryer Method)
These healthy, low-carb carrot chips/carrot fries are baked until crisp and lightly caramelized, perfect for enjoying as a side or snack!
Easy Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries
This recipe for oven baked sweet potato fries comes out perfectly seasoned and tasty each and every time. Oven sweet potato fries without any oil make a great side dish for meals or a snack on their own with a tasty dipping sauce.
Simple Jerusalem salad (Israeli salad)
This classic Jerusalem salad, also known as Israeli salad, is a popular Middle Eastern salad that can be enjoyed in so many ways! It mainly consists of finely chopped tomatoes, onion, cucumber and parsley, dressed with a simple olive oil and lemon juice dressing.
Tahini Kale Salad
Tahini Kale Salad is healthy, easy and delicious! The homemade creamy dressing is made with tahini, olive oil, lemon and maple syrup.
Air Fryer Frozen Onion Rings
These air fryer frozen onion rings make a quick and easy side dish or appetizer that is ready in under 10 minutes. Crispy and golden onion rings that taste like they were deep fried without the calories.
Collard Greens Slaw with Feta
Collard Greens Slaw - Tangy slaw recipe that comes together in a few minutes and delivers deep, unique flavor despite using only a few ingredients. Feta cheese is marinated in a citrus vinaigrette that replaces traditional mayonnaise
Crispy Baked Smashed Carrots
These crispy baked and smashed carrots are the perfect side dish. They’re easy to make and so good!
BBQ Waffle Fries
BBQ-seasoned waffle fries are frozen waffle fries cooked until crispy in the air fryer and tossed with melted butter and barbecue seasoning.
Deviled Egg Pasta Salad Recipe
This deviled egg pasta salad is creamy and uses simple ingredients, loaded with hard-boiled eggs. Quick and delicious and the perfect addition to any picnic, potluck, or side dish!
Homemade Potato Chips
Got 20 Minutes and 3 Ingredients? Then you have to try these Homemade Potato Chips! They are super crunchy and so addicting! These are going to be you new favorite snack.
Vegan Potato Leek Soup
This cozy Vegan Potato Leek Soup is silky, smooth, and full of flavor. Perfect as a side for sandwiches.
Air Fryer Broccoli Tater Tots
Delicious veggie tots packed with broccoli—and a bit of cheese for good measure. The air fryer makes these broccoli tater tots crisp and golden brown with minimal oil.
Broccoli Zucchini Soup
This broccoli and zucchini soup is light and flavorful, and packed with healthy greens! Easy to make, it's a one pot side dish to go with your sandwiches.
Dill Pickle Pasta Salad (without Mayo)
Every bite screams dill pickle in the best possible way in this incredibly tasty Dill Pickle Pasta Salad, which features a creamy homemade dill pickle vinaigrette (sans mayo). Try pairing it with sandwiches or grilled mains.
Best Potato Salad Ever {Classic American Potato Salad}
Classic potato salad is a great side dish to a sandwich.
Blueberry Salad
This colorful Blueberry Salad is made with spring mix salad greens, blueberries, feta and thinly sliced red onions. Add some candied nuts to it to dress it up a little! Tossed with a Balsamic Maple Syrup Vinaigrette, it’s like a taste of summer in every bite! Of course, you can definitely enjoy this salad any time of year.
Broccoli Salad with Bacon
This broccoli salad with bacon is a perfect side dish; with its sweet and savory smothered vegetables, it works as a delicious summer salad and sits well on the holiday dinner table too.
Homemade Dill Pickle Potato Chips (Air Fryer)
One of the best sides for a sandwich are crispy potato chips and you will love these tangy Dill Pickle Potato Chips from the air fryer! They're also healthier than storebought chips but packed with flavor and perfect for pickle lovers.
Onion Cheese Soup
Onion Cheese Soup is the perfect soup to warm you up on a cool day! It’s perfectly creamy, delightfully healthy, and full of flavor!
5-Minute No Mayo Coleslaw (Egg-Free and Dairy-Free)
This simple, lighter no mayo coleslaw made with cabbage, carrot and dijon mustard dressing goes perfectly with sandwich.
Apple Strawberry Cabbage Slaw with Candied Pecans
Get the best of both worlds with this Apple Strawberry Cabbage Slaw! It’s made with Granny Smith apples, strawberries, and cabbage with a champagne-vinegar dressing and topped with candied pecans and orange zest.
Cucumber And Radish Salad
Cucumber and radish salad is a perfect addition to any main course. The thinly sliced vegetables require nothing more than a simple dressing made of rich extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice.
Celery soup
Celery isn't celebrated as it should be, so why not try this delicious celery soup for a change? It's simple and easily can be made dairy-free.
Quick Tomato and Turmeric Soup Recipe
This quick and easy tomato and turmeric soup pairs perfectly with your sandwiches. Complete your meal with this comforting and nutritious recipe that also freezes perfectly.
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