Side dishes to go with spiced roast lamb and pilaf rice

[sprigatito]

I have a large leg of lamb which I'm going to do with pilaf rice and homemade flatbreads. I'd like to make it extra special with some little side dishes - any ideas? I'm thinking of something involving yoghurt, and maybe some chopped tomato/onion/coriander/lemon juice, but maybe some other vegetable dishes?

All suggestions gratefully received! It's not for a special occasion as such, but ds2 and my dad have both had a shit time lately and I want to cheer them up a bit with a nice luxurious meal we can all sit and share.

Roast aubergines with that yoghurt. Ottolenghi has a great, easy recipe for this.

ottolenghi.co.uk/pages/recipes/roasted-aubergine-curried-yoghurt

I came in to suggest aubergine. Ottolenghi has a couple of good ones in the ‘Simple’ book

And I always do a tahini-yoghurt sauce w/ lamb and flat breads. A beetroot hummus would be nice too

I mix mint dill lemon and turmeric to the yoghurt to make a really delicious drizzle top for my lamb pilaf . Also add chopped apricots to the pilaf and some garlicky spinach

Spinach goes wonderfully well with lamb and rice, so I'd look for a simple way of doing that. Maybe runner or green beans in a tomato sauce too. I remember having that in Greece a long time ago and it was glorious.

Spicy Green beans with toasted almonds
Roasted butternut squash

Sag aloo!

Fattoush: I like this recipe by Nigella

Cucumber and good tomatoes (deseeded) chopped up small, with lemon juice. And a tahini yogurt sauce. Simple but yummy