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But if your crowd would call that having a side dish for supper, the rice won’t mind sharing the bill with a roast chicken, a lamb chop, sautéed mushrooms or a piece of broiled fish.
—David Tanis, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Serve Immediately: Enjoy as a light yet satisfying lunch or side dish.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
Depending on what's included in your egg salad and the amount of each ingredient, egg salad can be healthy as a side dish or meal.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Controversy ensued after the Monday, November 25, episode of Live With Kelly and Mark, where the 54-year-old talk show host said dressing and stuffing are the same Thanksgiving side dish.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1702, in the meaning defined above
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“Side dish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20dish. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
side dish
noun
: food served separately along with the main course
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