The vegetable and side dish category contains dishes that use little or no meat, fish, or fowl, or use them more as a seasoning than as a main ingredient. These may be served as side dishes in a European-American-style meal; in Africa these dishes, plus a staple or Fufu-like dish often constitute the entire meal.
- Mchuzi wa Biringani (Eggplant Curry)
- Mfumbwa
- Moroko
- Njamma-jamma
- Okra and Greens
- Plantains in Coconut Milk
- Plantains Fried in Red Palm Oil
- Red-Red
- Saka-Saka (Cassava Leaves)
- Squash with Peanuts
- Sweet Potato Greens with Fish and Shrimp
- Umngqusho