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Great Dominican Side Dishes

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What's a meal without a great side dish? Find all our Dominican side dish recipes here to complete breakfast, lunch or dinner. You'll surely find something to please everyone.

Popular side dishes

  • Mangu (Dominican mashed plantain).
    Mangu (Traditional Dominican Mashed Plantains)
  • Dominican rice.
    Arroz Blanco Recipe (Dominican Rice)
  • Tostones (Twice-Fried Plantains)
    Tostones (Crispy Twice-Fried Plantains)
  • Bacalaitos (codfish fritters).
    Bacalaitos (Codfish Fritters)
  • Plátanos maduros fritos.
    Platanos Maduros Fritos (Easy Fried Sweet Plantains)
  • Yuca frita with dip.
    Yuca Frita (Easy Yuca Fries or Cassava Fries)

More side dish recipes

Fritos Arepitas Torrejas Rice Beans Breads Salads

  • Yaniqueques.
    Yaniqueques (Crispy Dominican Fritters)
  • Habichuelas guisadas.
    Habichuelas Guisadas (Dominican Beans)
  • Moro de habichuelas (moro rice and beans).
    Moro de Habichuelas (Dominican Rice and Beans)
  • moro de guandules
    Moro de Guandules con/sin Coco (Rice with Pigeon Peas)
  • Concon dominican con con rice
    Secrets of the Perfect Concon: How to Make Crispy Rice
  • Two bowls of Ensalada Rusa (“Russian” Potato Salad)
    Ensalada Rusa or Ensalada Mixta (Potato Salad)
  • Casabe.
    Casabe (Cassava Bread)
  • Pan de agua (breakfast rolls).
    Pan de Agua (Breakfast Bread Rolls)
  • Guandules guisados con coco
    Guandules con Coco or Guandules Guisados (Pigeon Peas / Gandules)
  • Arepitas de maiz (cornmeal fritters).
    Arepitas de Maiz (Cornmeal Fritters)
  • Arroz con fideos.
    Arroz con Fideos (Rice and Fried Noodles)
  • Platanos al caldero (caramelized ripe plantain).
    Plátanos al Caldero (Caramelized Ripe Plantains)
  • Pan de coco bread.
    Pan de Coco (Samana Coconut Bread)
  • Aranitas and arepitas de yuca fritters
    Arañitas and Arepitas de Yuca (Dominican Yuca Fritters)
  • Stewed cabbage (repollo guisado).
    Repollo Guisado (Stewed Cabbage)
  • Chenchén dominicano con coco (creamy, savory, corn)
    Chenchén (Dominican Grits or Cracked Corn Pilaf)
  • Air fryer tostones.
    Oven and Air Fryer Tostones
  • Keto Dominican breakfast.
    Keto Dominican Breakfast
  • Guineos en escabeche or guineitos verdes.
    Guineítos or Guineos en Escabeche (Savory Green Bananas)
  • Torrejas de berenjena (Aubergine fried).
    Torrejas de Berenjenas (Battered Fried Eggplants)
  • Bollitos de maiz (cornmeal dumplings).
    Bollitos de Maíz (Boiled Cornmeal Dumplings)
  • Ensalada de Coditos (Pasta Salad: Mayo, Tuna, Ham, or Vegan)
  • Rice with corn (arroz con maiz).
    Arroz con Maiz, or Moro de Maiz (Rice with Corn)
  • Batata frita (sweet potato).
    Batata Frita (Sweet Potato Fries)
  • Dominican domplines (dumplings)
    Domplines (Dominican-Style Dumplings)
  • Baked plantains (plátano al horno).
    Baked Plantains (Plátanos Maduros al Horno)
  • Tipili (Dominican tabbouleh).
    Tipili (Dominican-Style Tabbouleh - Bulgur Salad)
  • Arroz navideño dominicano (Christmas rice with raisins and almond).
    Arroz Navideño (Christmas Rice with Raisins and Almonds)
  • Habichuelas negras guisadas (black beans).
    Habichuelas (Frijoles) Negros (Stewed Black Beans Recipe)
  • Arepa salada recipe (Dominican savory cornbread).
    Arepa Salada (Dominican Savory Cornbread)
  • Cooked yuca (yuca con mojo).
    Yuca con Mojo de Ajo (Yuca al Mojo Garlic Sauce)
  • Ensalada de repollo y zanahoria (Dominican slaw).
    Cabbage and Carrot Slaw (Ensalada de Repollo y Zanahoria)
  • Roasted eggplants (berenjena asada).
    Berenjena Asada (Roasted Eggplants)
  • Yuca hervida encebollada
    Yuca Encebollada (Boiled Cassava with Onions)
  • Pan sobao.
    Pan Sobao / Sobado (Breakfast Bread Roll)
  • Black beans and rice (Moro de habichuelas con dulce).
    Moro de Habichuela Negra (Black Beans and Rice)
  • Mazamorra ( Dominican pumpkin mash).
    Mazamorra (Dominican Auyama Pumpkin Mash)
  • Arroz amarillo or Dominican yellow rice
    Arroz Amarillo (Quick Dominican Yellow Rice)
  • Plantain fritters (arañitas de plátano verde).
    Plantain Fritters (Arañitas de Plátano Recipe)
  • Molondrones Guisados (Dominican Stewed Okra)
    Molondrones Guisados (Dominican Stewed Okra)
  • Ensalada de papa (potato and chicken salad).
    Ensalada de Pollo (Easy Potato and Chicken Salad)
  • Berenjena guisada (roasted and stewed eggplants).
    Berenjena Guisada (Roasted and Stewed Eggplants)

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  • Tostones (Twice-Fried Plantains)
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