20 Healthy Easter Side Dishes

Find healthy spring side dish recipes for serving at your Easter celebration.

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Provencal Potato Gratin

Provencal Potato Gratin

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With a bounty of bright spring vegetables popping up in markets and gardens, there's plenty of fresh produce available to make delicious and eye-appealing veggies to serve at your Easter feast.

Potatoes-A-Plenty

Sweet or white potatoes are both bursting with nutritional goodness including vitamin C. Mash them, top with cheese or roast. The possibilities are endless.

Provencal Potato Gratin (pictured above)

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Spring Veggies

Let your table shine with the gorgeous spring veggie colors: green, red, orange, and white; these recipes are all packed with plenty of vitamins and minerals.

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Tara Donne, 2009

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Delicious Greens

Don't forget your greens like Swiss chard, spinach, kale, bok choy, collards and escarole.

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Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN, is a registered dietitian and consultant who specializes in food safety and culinary nutrition.

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