3,238 side dish recipes

It definitely warmed me up instantly, a perfect dinner on a cold winter day. I used beef stock to increase the depth of flavour, and it certainly did the job. The soup was very tasty and loaded with nutrients from barley and beans. Made a large pot, and froze the remaining soup.

Hot German bean salad gives black and kidney beans the sweet-and-sour treatment, with a glossy vinegar dressing and crisp-tender carrots, celery, and onion. Served warm, oil-free, and vegan. A fast, tangy twist on the bean salad.

Lamb and fennel salad with a creamy Spanish-style hazelnut garlic dressing, endive, spinach, and crumbled goat cheese. An elegant salad with Mediterranean soul.

Mediterranean lentil salad tosses green lentils with roasted red peppers, fresh basil, toasted walnuts, and balsamic, served over dandelion greens dressed with lemon.

Lebanese bulgur wheat salad with marinated chicken, fresh herbs, and crisp vegetables. This protein-packed tabbouleh makes a hearty, healthy main dish bursting with lemon, mint, and garlic.

Ajat: Thai cucumber relish with thinly sliced cucumber, red onion, cilantro, and fresh chili in a sweet-tangy rice vinegar marinade. The crisp side that cuts through rich Thai curries and satay.

Orange and fennel salad shaves raw fennel over peeled orange segments, dressed in olive oil and red wine vinegar, finished with dried cranberries. A Sicilian classic done simple.

Creamy minestrone soup blends puréed white beans into a hearty vegetable broth packed with cranberry beans, kale, zucchini, potatoes, and carrots. A vegan minestrone that gets its silky body from beans instead of cream.

Cuban black beans and rice cooked in one pot with sofrito, cumin, and bay leaf. The classic congri-style side, vegetarian and vegan, ready in 30 minutes from already-cooked beans.

Bring memories of Thai into your home with this simple and delicious salad made from cucumbers, pineapple and watercress.

The grilled chicken adds the "pop" to this traditional tex-mex recipe. I made this on game day for my boyfriend and me, and it was a hit!

Classic egg salad with chopped hard-boiled eggs, scallions, prepared mustard, and mayonnaise. A four-ingredient sandwich filling that comes together in under ten minutes.

Indian green bean and zucchini sabzi tempered with mustard seeds in ghee, then layered with turmeric, cumin, and coriander. A bright vegetarian side that comes together in under 40 minutes.

Turkey pasta salad with red grapes, celery, and creamy mayo-sour cream dressing over mostaccioli. An easy cold lunch or potluck side that turns leftover holiday turkey into something genuinely crave-worthy.

If you don't want to spend too long time to cook, and want to a vegetable side dish to accompany a meat dish, try this one.

Avocado and grapefruit salad layers buttery Hass with bright pink grapefruit and razor-thin red onion, drizzled with sweet-tangy poppy seed dressing. Four-ingredient brunch starter ready in 10 minutes.