Cornbread and a cold, crunchy coleslaw are the two sides I’d put next to jambalaya. The slaw takes the edge…
Ask 2,000 Americans what goes on the table at a cookout and the answer is mostly starch. In Talker Research’s…
A plate of chicken and rice is mostly one color and one texture, and nobody leaves it wanting more of…
Pork, cabbage, ginger, garlic and soy sauce cooked in one skillet make something salty and soft, and with the fried…
Most noodle bowls are missing something. Ramen has no crunch, and a lo mein with meat in it is short…
Most seafood is rich, salty, or sweet, and a salad beside it mostly exists to cut through that. Arugula with…
Picking a salad for chicken comes down to how the bird was cooked, not which cut you bought. Coleslaw goes…
Greek salad is the one I’d put next to lamb most often, and I mean horiatiki, the version with no…
Wedge salad is the best match for French dressing. Taco salad and a plain garden salad come right behind it,…
Cold, vinegar-led salads win with teriyaki chicken, and cucumber salad (sunomono) takes the top spot, with Asian sesame ginger slaw…
Short ribs get most of the attention at the table, and the side next to them tends to be an…
Cold and crunchy wins, with some acid in it. Kachumber suits most Indian curries. Thai coconut curries get a sweet-sour…
Vinegar slaw is the salad I’d put next to ribs every time. Cucumber salad comes a close second, and creamy…
Put arugula in a lemon vinaigrette next to mac and cheese and you’ll rarely go wrong. Cucumber and tomato salad…
Vinegar slaw is the pick for a French dip most nights. The other good salad pairings for French dip sandwiches…
For butter chicken, go with kachumber. It’s chopped cucumber, tomato and red onion in lemon or lime juice, and the…
Arugula with lemon juice and olive oil is the salad I’d put next to pesto pasta, and it isn’t a…
Vinegar slaw wins for most pork chops. Apple fennel salad comes close, and arugula with lemon dressing is the better…
Arugula dressed with lemon, olive oil and shaved Parmesan is the salad I’d put beside roast beef nine times out…
Lobster wants a salad that is light and sharp. Fennel with citrus is the safest pick. Cucumber and tomato works…
Chili is soft and rich, so the salad next to it needs to bring acid or crunch. Something cold doesn’t…
Wedge, chef, taco, Cobb and shrimp Louie salads all go well with thousand island dressing, and that’s roughly the order…
Lemon-dressed romaine, a vinegar slaw or a cucumber salad will work next to most chicken casseroles. The casserole is soft…
Raw pork loin carries 3.8 g of fat per 100 g. Raw belly carries 26.4 g, according to Korean food…
Arugula with shaved Parmigiano Reggiano and lemon is the safest salad to put next to osso buco. Shaved fennel with…
Vinegar coleslaw gets my vote. Acid and cold cabbage take the edge off rendered fat, which is most of what…
Almost any green salad will do next to French onion soup, as long as the dressing has some real bite.…
Steak and shellfish already bring plenty of butter and fat to the plate, so the salad has one job, and…
Make Hungarian cucumber salad (uborkasalata). Cabbage salad and pickled vegetables come close behind, and a plain tomato salad works when…
Arugula in a lemon vinaigrette is what I’d put next to tomato soup nearly every time. Caesar comes second, then…