53 Roasted Vegetable Recipes to Jazz Up Any Dinner

Sides in a snap? It's practically what roasted vegetables were made for. Chop 'em up (or leave ‘em whole) and get that oven roaring, because these 53 recipes are about to earn permanent slots in your weeknight dinner rotation, whether you’re looking for a grain bowl, a veggie side dish, or some ideas for winter salads.
Alex Lau1/53Roasted Red Peppers and Cherry Tomatoes With Ricotta
This high-summer salad hits every note on the sweet (red pepper), sour (tomato), salty (ricotta and anchovy), and bitter (olive) scale.

Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott3/53Harissa-and-Maple-Roasted Carrots
A colorful and spicy (but not fiery!) side breaks up all the heavy, rich dishes on the table.
Alex Lau4/53Vadouvan-Roasted Cauliflower with Harissa Chickpea Curry
Faster! Faster! Skip the pickling and just top the curry with sliced fresh Fresno chiles. Or leave them out altogether if you’re spice-averse.
Peden + Munk5/53Roasted Eggplant and Crispy Kale With Yogurt
Roasting the eggplants at a high heat will make the flesh very tender while making the skin a little crispy.
Peden & Munk6/53Farro with Roasted Mushrooms
At Staplehouse, they use Anson Mills’ farro piccolo for this dish, and you can order that online. Unpearled farro, though, will be very similar, and if you see grains labeled einkorn, use that.
Alex Lau7/53Roasted Vegetables Antipasto Plate
This antipasto platter goes way past jarred peppers and cold cuts, with roasted vegetables that change with the seasons.
Alex Lau8/53One-Skillet Roasted Butternut Squash With Spiced Chickpeas
Stop struggling to peel and slice squash. Just roast it whole, tear up the flesh, then sear it off.
Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott9/53Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
Cooked with olive oil and herbs, these Roasted Cherry Tomatoes will burst and release their juices for an extra layer of seasoning.
Photo by Chelsie Craig, food styling by Anna Billingskog10/53Cheesy Zucchini-Eggplant Bake
Eggplant is one of the true stars of summer, but it can be tricky to cook. Because it absorbs oil like a sponge during frying, we prefer the oven-roasted method in this recipe, which yields tender, caramelized slices minus all the mess.
William Abranowicz11/53Parmesan-Roasted Potatoes
Cooking the potatoes on a wire rack lets hot air circulate around them, so they get extra crisp.
Juco12/53Roasted Garlicky Sweet Peppers and Chiles
Don’t like it hot? Remove the seeds to tone it down, or make this addictive condiment with sweet peppers alone.
Gentl & Hyers13/53Roasted Carrots with Creamy Nuoc Cham Dressing
This roasted carrots recipe makes extra dressing, which is good because you’ll want to use it on your next burger, over broiled salmon, or in a grain salad.
Christina Holmes14/53Slow-Roasted Shallots in Skins
Whole, unpeeled, and roasted to surreal tenderness, shallots are shedding their ”always the bridesmaid” status once and for all.