Best Side Dishes For Fish

Salads

Looking for something fresh to pair with your fish? Make a bowl of fresh salad! These salad recipes make some of the best sides for fish. They are all easy to make and healthy. 

Turkish Shepherd Salad: This is one of the easiest salads that you can make in 5 minutes. Chopped tomatoes, cucumbers and onions are flavored with sumac, lemon juice and olive oil. It gives the refreshing taste you want to complement a fish dinner.

Turkish White Bean Salad: This is a salad full of Mediterranean flavors. Tomatoes, onions and fresh herbs are combined with creamy white beans and flavored with an olive oil lemon dressing. It is a great easy side dish you can serve with any meal including fish. Plus, you can serve it as a light lunch on its own. 

Red Radish Salad: Here is a tangy and crispy salad made with radishes and a creamy yogurt poppy seed dressing. This is a super easy and quick kind of a salad with 6 simple ingredients. It pairs wonderfully with a nice cut of fish.

Greek Yogurt Coleslaw: A colorful, crunchy and tangy coleslaw can never go wrong when served alongside a fish dish. It is a classic seafood side for us. It is flavored with a Greek yogurt dressing and has no mayo. We always make more than we need and store the leftovers in the fridge for later use. It tastes even better the next day.

Broccoli Apple Salad: It is bright, fresh and full of flavor. The crunchy texture of chopped apple and broccoli is balanced with a creamy yogurt dressing. One of the best salads to serve right along your fish.

Lentil Salad: If you want more protein with your fish, this is the salad you should make. Nutrition-packed green lentils, juicy tomatoes and herbs are combined with a tangy dressing. So fresh and tasty. It makes a great light lunch the next day if you have any leftovers.

Caesar Salad: It is known as one of the best side dishes for fish. Fresh and crisp romaine lettuce and croutons are combined with a creamy dressing with anchovy flavor and topped with parmesan cheese. This salad has everything that will make you feel satisfied and healthy. 

Panzanella Salad: Crusty bread, juicy tomatoes, basil leaves and onions come together in a bowl with an amazing vinaigrette dressing. This vibrant salad is a perfect companion for baked fish or fried fish.

Vegetable Side Dishes

Do you want to incorporate some vegetables in your fish meal? Are you into starchy vegetable sides? Want a low-calorie option? Here is a great list of vegetable side dishes that can go well with any fish recipe. They are all easy to make and satisfying. 

Vegetable Skewers: Want some healthy veggies with your fish? Put the vegetables on skewers and in the oven or on the grill. This is one of the best ways of including vegetables into your diet. 

Roasted Lemon Potatoes: They are also known as Greek potatoes. These make a classic fish side dish that will never disappoint. Chopped potatoes or potato wedges are simply roasted in the oven and flavored with lemony garlic sauce. They are much healthier than French fries. A baked or fried fish dinner served with these roasted potatoes perfectly fills up your stomach.

Roasted Baby Potatoes: These are even easier to make as no peeling or chopping is required. Baby potatoes are thrown on a baking sheet, drizzled with olive oil, seasoned with salt, flavored with garlic and rosemary and cooked. Super easy and tasty!

Rice With Raisins: This pilaf  has incredibly well-balanced sweet and savory flavors thanks to the raisins, spices (allspice and cinnamon), pine nuts and parsley. Combine it with mild fish like sea bass, tilapia or cod and feel full in the most pleasant way.

Mushroom Risotto: This simple creamy mushroom risotto is another amazing side with rice to pair with fish. You can serve your fish on top of risotto and enjoy them together. 

If you want more sides with grains in your menu, you can learn how to cook bulgur and how to cook wheat berries. These are one of the easiest grains to cook and make healthy and tasty sides for any meal.

Sauces

A good sauce can take a fish dinner to the next level. So we’ve gathered our favorite sauces in a list below that go great with any white fish, oily and pink salmon or fried calamari.

Lemon Tahini Dressing: This is the dressing you need in your life. Shake together tahini, lemon juice, salt and water in a jar and it is ready. Make a batch and store in the fridge to use on almost any dish including fish and salads.

Dill Sauce: It’s another classic topping for fish. Sour cream, fresh dill, lemon and garlic come together for a perfect dip sauce. It is so fragrant and makes your meal taste and look fancier.

Tartar Sauce: This is the sauce we love to pair with any seafood. It elevates your meal without overpowering it. Make a jar and keep it in the fridge for about a week to use when you crave fish.

In this roundup post, we’ve tried to answer your question of what to serve with fish. Hope you find it helpful to plan your dinner menu. Oh and if you need a drink to enjoy with your fish meal that is different from white wine, try our strawberry margarita.