Side Dishes

A thoughtful side dish makes a good meal great. Try a crisp green salad, a big platter of roasted vegetables or one of our other popular side dish recipes to create a picture perfect meal.

All Side Dishes

960 recipes

With Wine
Mark Bittman
9 ratings with an average rating of 3 out of 5 stars
9
15 minutes
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Coleslaw With Miso Dressing
Dawn Perry
974 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
974
10 minutes
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easy
Roti
Tejal Rao
719 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
719
30 minutes, plus resting
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Silky Creamed Corn
Ali Slagle
284 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
284
30 minutes
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easy
Coleslaw
Kay Chun
1290 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,290
10 minutes
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easy
Zucchini Agrodolce
Gabrielle Hamilton
294 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
294
40 minutes, plus drying and resting
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easy
Butter Pilaf
Sohla El-Waylly
481 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
481
1 hour 10 minutes
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easy
Apple Compote
Joan Nathan, Daniel Rose
186 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
186
25 minutes
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Pommes Boulangère
Claire Saffitz
618 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
618
About 3 hours
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Grilled Cauliflower Steaks
Ali Slagle
324 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
324
25 minutes
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Burned-Scallion Crema
Sam Sifton
168 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
168
20 minutes
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Simple Boiled Greens
Clare de Boer
87 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
87
30 minutes
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easy
Purée of Celery Root
Patrick Farrell, Craig Claiborne
19 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
19
1 hour 30 minutes
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Dua Hanh (Pickled Shallots)
Andrea Nguyen
38 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
38
15 minutes, plus soaking and 5 days’ pickling
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A Perfect Hard-Boiled Egg
Julia Moskin
1149 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,149
20 minutes
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easy
Quick Injera
Naz Deravian, Steven May
96 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
96
25 minutes, plus 48 hours’ fermenting
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Garlicky Hasselback Sweet Potatoes
Sarah Jampel
778 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
778
50 minutes
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Basic White Rice
Eric Kim, Sonoko Sakai
257 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
257
1 hour 20 minutes
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easy
Fry Bread With Cornmeal and Coconut Oil
Kevin Noble Maillard
80 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
80
1 1/2 hours, plus 4 hours’ cooling and rising
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Home Fries
Roze Traore
686 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
686
15 minutes
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Basic Stovetop Rice
Tejal Rao
715 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
715
Up to 45 minutes
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Vegetable Tempura
Mark Bittman
282 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
282
20 minutes
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Small-Batch Buttermilk Biscuits
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1378 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,378
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Tea Eggs
Genevieve Ko
266 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
266
30 minutes, plus 1 day’s soaking
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Fungi
Korsha Wilson, Julius Jackson
153 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
153
15 minutes
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Stone-Ground Grits
Vallery Lomas
68 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
68
About 30 minutes to 1 hour, depending on your grits
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Crispy Yam Fries
Yewande Komolafe
65 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
65
40 minutes
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Rhubarb Quick Bread
Samantha Seneviratne
2373 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,373
1 1/2 hours
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Adasi
Yasmin Fahr
564 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
564
1 3/4 hours
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Quick Roasted Eggplant
Lidey Heuck
547 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
547
35 minutes
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easy
Cilantro Rice
Eric Kim
2428 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,428
35 minutes
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Sautéed Brussels Sprouts
Alison Roman
946 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
946
20 minutes
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easy
Pineapple Salsa
Sam Sifton
567 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
567
10 minutes
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Cornbread
Yewande Komolafe
1883 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,883
35 minutes
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Homemade Dumpling Wrappers
Genevieve Ko
594 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
594
45 minutes, plus resting
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Sweet Potato Hash Browns
Sarah Jampel
795 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
795
20 minutes
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Steamed Artichokes With Lemon Butter
Melissa Clark
306 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
306
1 1/4 to 2 hours, depending on size
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Pickle Biscuits
Andy Baraghani
398 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
398
About 1 hour
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French Fries
Julia Moskin
976 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
976
1 hour, plus soaking
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Potato Rolls
Yossy Arefi
454 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
454
30 minutes, plus rising
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Deep-Fried Spring Onions
Mark Bittman, Chez Panisse
117 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
117
20 minutes
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easy
Broccoli Aligot
Ham El-Waylly
678 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
678
30 minutes
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easy
Microwave Rice
Priya Krishna
907 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
907
20 to 30 minutes
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easy
Simple Pinto Beans
David Tanis
683 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
683
2 hours, plus soaking time
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Honey-Glazed Carrots
Kayla Stewart, Freda DeKnight
522 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
522
40 minutes
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Fig Jam
Martha Rose Shulman
603 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
603
30 minutes, plus several hours of chilling
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Basic Sticky Rice
David Tanis
270 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
270
30 to 40 minutes, plus at least 2 hours’ soaking time
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Instant Pot Applesauce
Melissa Knific
72 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
72
35 minutes
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easy

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