Side Dish, Thai Recipes

Tom yum goong, the classic Thai hot-and-sour shrimp soup, fragrant with lemongrass, galangal, and kaffir lime, balanced by fish sauce, chili, and fresh lime. A bright, spicy bowl ready in 15 minutes.

A very tasty and refreshing salad, it's a perfect side dish with barbecued meat.

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

Thai-style wok stir-fry with crunchy bean sprouts, juicy tomatoes, soy bean paste, garlic, and fresh red chili. Topped with cilantro and scallions. Ready in 15 minutes.

Thai-style plain fried rice with tofu, garlic, soy sauce, and white pepper, served with fresh cucumber, cilantro, chilies, and lime wedges.

Crispy fried rice vermicelli (mee krob) tossed with tangy tamarind syrup, bean sprouts, cilantro, and green onions. Classic Thai sweet, sour, salty noodle dish with shattering crunch.

A classic and scrumptious fried rice made with delicious tofu and sliced cucumbers.

I love Asian food. These spring rolls were so refreshing and just delicious, and I also loved the texture because of all these fresh veggies. The dipping sauce was terrific.

Pan-grilled Thai tuna salad with seared yellowfin, napa cabbage, cucumber, and a lime-sambal dressing. A 20-minute high-protein dinner for two that drinks like a cold Thai noodle salad minus the noodles.

Thai cucumber pickles, a quick sweet-sour-spicy side of sliced cucumber, red chiles, onion, and cilantro in a red wine vinegar brine. Five-minute condiment.

Thai-style fried rice with red curry paste, green beans, and garlic, finished with fresh cucumber, cilantro, and scallions. Ready in 30 minutes, vegetarian, and easily made gluten-free.

Thai-style fried noodles are a vegetarian wok dish: al dente noodles stir-fried with garlic, crushed peanuts, pickled radish, diced tofu, and chili flakes. A simpler, pantry-friendly cousin of pad thai.

Collard greens go Thai-style in this quick wok stir-fry with garlic, soy sauce, bean paste, and vegetarian oyster sauce. Swap in bok choy, mustard greens, or broccoli for easy variations.

Thai-style stir-fried spinach with crushed garlic, soy bean paste, dried red chilies, and tomato wedges. A bold, savory side dish that comes together in the wok in under 5 minutes.