African Side Dishes

Beyond well-known African side dishes like couscous and rice, browse 30+ trusted recipes, rated and reviewed by home cooks like you.
joloff rice on white plate with scattered sliced onion
Roscoe's Jollof Rice
A bowl of groundnut soup served with fufu
Fufu
6 Ratings
African jollof rice in white dish garnished with spring onions
Chef John's Jollof Rice
16 Ratings
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Sweet and Nutty Moroccan Couscous
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Moroccan Black-Eyed Peas (Cowpeas)
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Tikil Gomen (Ethiopian Cabbage)
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Liberian Style Collard Greens
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Pumpkin Soufflé Casserole
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Harissa
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close up view of Gomen Wat vegetables in a pan
Gomen Wat
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Ethiopian roasted carrots and cabbage
Atakilt Wat (Ethiopian Cabbage and Potatoes)
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Chakalaka
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Eba
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Cassava Couscous (Attieke)
Dukkah Roasted Potatoes
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Tastira (Tunisian Fried Peppers and Eggs)
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Moroccan-Spiced Roasted Carrots
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Algerian Carrots
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Fava Beans in Tahini Sauce
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Moroccan Couscous with Rhubarb
beautifully cooked jollof rice with chicken and shrimp mixed in in enameled cast iron pot
Jollof Rice
2 Ratings