If you are trying to figure out what to serve with scallops for dinner, this list is of sides is exactly what you are looking for. Here are the best recipes to serve with scallops.
Whether you want a salad, soup, vegetables, or something unique, we have you covered with so many choices on what to eat with scallops. Many fellow food bloggers have shared some of their best side dish recipes to eat with any shellfish.
There are keto, low-carb, gluten-free, and healthy side dishes. The fancy seafood, whether bacon-wrapped, pan-seared, or baked, scallops deserve a great side dish that goes well with them.
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This is a tasty list of what to offer with scallops. To help you decide what to serve with them, I have broken down the list into some subcategories. So based on your mood, preference, or diet, there is something for everyone. There are healthy salads, mayo-based salads, low-carb, keto, vegetarian, and fancy sides. This list of what to make with sloppy joes includes:
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- Salad & Vegetable Side Dishes
- Keto / Low Carb or Gluten-Free Side Dishes
- Fancy Side Dishes
Side Dishes by The Short Order Cook
Air Fryer Broccolini with Lemon & Parmesan (tenderstem broccoli)
Broccolini is crispy thanks to the air fryer. Topped with fresh lemon & parmesan, makes this tenderstem broccoli recipe the best. You'll love this Italian-inspired fresh vegetable garlicky side dish or appetizer.
Air Fryer Broccolini
Roasted Potatoes & Broccoli
Two yummy side dishes in one sheet pan recipe - oven roasted potatoes & broccoli florets are the ultimate pairing. The spice mix add a ton of flavor & it pairs with anything from fish to chicken or beef. This easy vegetable side takes little prep & the small pieces cook fast in the oven. This simple yet fancy recipe is vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, & dairy-free.
Roasted Potatoes and Broccoli
Toaster Oven Baked Potato
Making baked potatoes in the toaster oven is an easy and delicious way to cook this classic side dish. The skin turns out crispy and the inside is soft and fluffy. If your toaster oven has a convection setting, this baked potato recipe is super quick
Toaster Oven Baked Potatoes
Whipped Sweet Potatoes
For a comforting side dish, these whipped sweet potatoes really hit the spot. They are fluffy and sweet with a hint of nutmeg. Perfect to serve with Thanksgiving turkey, Christmas roast, Easter Ham, or any family dinner or holiday.
Whipped Sweet Potatoes
Mediterranean Chopped Salad
The best Mediterranean chopped salad is packed with garbanzo beans for protein and a bunch of fresh vegetables. Loaded with Greek & Italian produce like tomatoes, cucumbers, artichokes, & olives plus a homemade Italian vinaigrette dressing recipe. Great for lunch, dinner, side, or appetizer. It is gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, healthy, & tasty for everyone to enjoy.
Italian Chopped Salad
Cold Rice Salad
The best spring or summer salad of rice and fresh fava beans. The cold rice salad It is tossed with lemon vinaigrette & topped with scallions and lemon zest for a bright pop of flavor.
Cold Rice Salad
Old-Fashioned Baked Macaroni & Cheese with Bacon
Creamy macaroni & cheese with caramelized onions & bacon is a classic old-fashioned recipe. The best homemade baked mac and cheese begins with a traditional roux, 3 kinds of cheese & al dente elbow pasta. This family-favorite casserole recipe is creamy, comforting, & simple to make.
Baked Mac & Cheese
Pancetta Pasta
This easy pancetta pasta recipe is an Italian classic. The quick-cooking 20-minute recipe is salty, rich, & comforting. Angel hair pasta with crispy pancetta, garlic, & a simple olive oil sauce is a traditional family-favorite meal with just a few ingredients. Feed a lot of people at a budget-friendly price.
Pancetta Pasta
Philadelphia Cream Cheese Pasta Sauce
This quick & easy 30 minute pasta meal is a kid favorite. The simple creamy sauce made with a block of Philadelphia cream cheese is the best. The one pot vegetarian recipe is a weeknight go-to dinner.
Easy Pasta with Cream Cheese Sauce
Fried Spaghetti with Eggs
Fried spaghetti with eggs is a great way to enjoy leftover spaghetti in a delicious meal that is great for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner. This simple recipe results in crispy spaghetti, fried eggs, with a creamy garlicky sauce that pulls it all together in just minutes.
Fried Spaghetti with Eggs
How to Make Artisan Ciabatta Bread
Homemade rustic artisan ciabatta bread has a crispy crust and a tender chewy inside. This classic Italian recipe comes out so good & is easy to make. There is nothing like fresh-baked bread straight from the oven.
Homemade Ciabatta Bread
Easy Homemade Soft Dinner Rolls
The best soft homemade dinner rolls baked using yeast are easy to make. These rolls are delicious and enjoyed best when warm straight out of the oven.
Homemade Dinner Rolls
Butternut Squash, Apple, and Kale Salad
Butternut squash, apple, and kale make the perfect Fall salad. The crunchy pecans, crisp apples, sweet raisins, and roasted butternut squash make the most amazing Autumn harvest salad recipe.
Kale Butternut Squash Salad
Baked Green Beans with Everything But the Bagel Seasoning
These delicious baked green beans will be a family favorite. The nutty everything bagel sesame seasoning that includes garlic and onion adds so much flavor. This quick & easy sheet pan veggie recipe.
Oven-Roasted Green Beans
Garlic Sauteed Romano Beans
Quick & easy Italian side dish recipe. Garlic sauteed Romano beans is the summer vegetable you will fall in love with. Just a few simple ingredients and fresh flat broad beans makes this 20-minute healthy dish irresistible. Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, low-carb, Whole30, & keto.
Garlic Sauteed Romano Beans
Italian Green Bean and Potato Salad
This easy side dish recipe for Italian Green Bean and Potato Salad is a summer favorite. It has fresh veggies and herbs, no mayo. & tons of flavor. Great to serve with grilled or BBQ meats and seafood, sandwiches, & soups. It's gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, & healthy (low-fat).
Italian Green Bean & Potato Salad
Roasted Potatoes & Broccoli
Two yummy side dishes in one sheet pan recipe - oven roasted potatoes & broccoli florets are the ultimate pairing. The spice mix add a ton of flavor & it pairs with anything from fish to chicken or beef. This easy vegetable side takes little prep & the small pieces cook fast in the oven. This simple yet fancy recipe is vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, & dairy-free.
Roasted Potatoes & Broccoli
Instant Pot Steamed Broccoli
Instant pot steamed broccoli is a healthy and easy recipe that comes out perfect every time. In just a few minutes fresh broccoli is cooked and ready to enjoy. This method works in any electric pressure cooker with or without a steamer basket and results in fresh steamed broccoli that is not mushy.
Instant Pot Broccoli
Caramelized Brussel sprouts with Brown Sugar, Bacon, & Blue Cheese
Caramelized Brussel sprouts with brown sugar are a wonderful simple side dish. To make Brussel sprouts even more wonderful add bacon and blue cheese for a sweet, salty, creamy, and nutty delight.
Caramelized Brussels Sprouts
Crispy Air Fryer Keto Radishes
Crispy air fryer keto radishes are the low-carb answer to those that love roasted potatoes. These seasoned radishes are an easy recipe & done in 15 minutes.
Air Fryer Keto Radishes
Keto Cream of Mushroom Soup
This restaurant-quality low-carb keto cream of mushroom soup is easy to make and simply delicious. The creamy texture with sherry creates a rich velvety mushroom soup that is so much better than any Campbell’s condensed version you can buy.
Keto Cream of Mushroom Soup
Keto Fat Head Rolls
Homemade soft keto rolls using almond flour are not just low carb (4 net carbs each!) but will please any appetite. They are sturdy enough for use as bread for sandwiches, buns for hamburgers, and great plain.
Keto FatHead Rolls
Salad & Vegetable Side Dishes
Oyster Mushroom Rockefeller
A vegetarian twist on a classic dish full of buttery garlic goodness. Oyster Mushrooms Rockefeller is a delicious vegetarian version of traditional Oysters Rockefeller.
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Instant Pot Asparagus with Lemon
A quick and easy way to cook asparagus perfectly. The electric pressure cookers does all of the work and you enjoy the rewards.
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Quick Orzo Pasta Salad
Quick Orzo Pasta Salad is full of fresh veggies and chickpeas for a hearty vegan pasta salad. The homemade lemon-herb dressing adds so much flavor and brightness.
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Keto / Low Carb or Gluten-Free Side Dishes
Sauteed Zucchini & Squash
Sautéed Zucchini and Squash is a simple side dish made with fresh and healthy ingredients This medley of vegetables is so simple and the perfect side that everyone will love.
Sauteed Zucchini & Squash
How to Make Cauliflower Rice
Light and fluffy cauliflower rice is the low-carb/keto side dish that goes great with all seafood.
Cauliflower Rice
Simple Creamy Coleslaw
This creamy coleslaw has a slightly tangy and sweet dressing. It is the perfect accompaniment to your meal.
Creamy Coleslaw
Fancy Side Dishes
Mushroom Risotto
Creamy slow-cooked rice with mushrooms, herbs, and parmesan for the perfect velvety risotto.
Mushroom Risotto
Baked Parmesan Truffle Fries
Crispy baked fries made elegant and amazing thanks to the addition of parmesan and truffle butter.
Truffle Fries
Toasted Gnocchi with Spinach
A quick recipe of pillowy gnocchi cooked in chicken broth and then toasted. The final touch of spinach and cheese finishes this wonderfully rich side dish.
Gnocchi with Spinach
More Side Dish Ideas
For additional side recipes that go well with any kind of seafood, check out these other articles. All the amazing recipes are shared by the best food bloggers and include a wide variety of side dish ideas to serve with fish, shellfish, and more.
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