These recipes will help any fresh catch shine.

These flavorful side dishes will highlight and brighten up your fresh catch.

Hush Puppies

Fried catfish or cod on the menu?

oven roasted asparagus on a white oval dish

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Serve it up beach style with these delicious hushpuppies.

Vegetarian Dirty Rice

Is there anything a heaping scoop of dirty rice doesn’t go with?

(Just skip the shrimp cooking instructions.)

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Use fresh chopped herbs of your choice or a mix including thyme, chives, and parsley.

Spiced-Up Shoestring Fries

Enjoy a classic fish and chips meal with these gussied-up french fries.

Oven-Roasted Asparagus

There’s no better side for trout almondine than some equally almondy roasted asparagus.

Southern Living Roasted Broccolini with Pecans and Lemon

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Try a piece of roasted lemony cod with your spuds.

Sauteed Spinach

Sauteed spinach is another staple side that goes with just about anything.

Enjoy it with your fish of choice for a light and healthy meal.

Southern Living Mango Salsa in a bowl with a wooden spoon

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Chopped Kale Salad with Toasted Breadcrumbs

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air fryer asparagus

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Vegetarian Dirty Rice

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Southern Living Roasted Brussels Sprouts on a platter to serve

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Southern Living Cucumber Tomato Salad in a bowl to serve

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Southern Living Cheese Grits servings in two bowls with glasses of orange juice

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Roasted green beans with spicy-sweet glazed shallots in white casserole dish

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Southern Living Best Ever Succotash in the pan ready to serve

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Southern Living Shrimp and Herb Rice Bowls ready to serve with a lemon wedge

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Tangy Rainbow Slaw

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Southern Living Speedy Grain Salad with Sugar Snap Peas in a bowl to serve

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Southern Living Spiced-Up Shoestring Fries on a plate to serve with chipotle mayonnaise.

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Southern Living Classic Fresh Field Peas in a bowl to serve

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Frenched Green Bean Salad - Southern Living

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Southern Living Shrimp Risotto ready to serve

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Southern Living Zucchini Squash and Corn Casserole ready to serve

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Southern Living Smashed Cucumber Salad in a bowl to serve

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Lemony White Bean Salad with Broccoli

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Lemon Vinaigrette Pasta Salad with Field Peas

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Southern Living Roasted Potatoes in a bowl to serve

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White Plate of Fresh Sauteed Spinach with Garlic on Wood

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