# Recommend a side dish for taco night **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 25, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036 "2019-06-25T15:00:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036/21 "2019-06-25T20:11:47Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > Yup, with a bit of crumbled Oaxaca cheese. Oaxaca cheese doesn’t really crumble well, though, does it? It’s like a mozarella: stretched curd cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036/22 "2019-06-25T20:12:20Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > More tacos! This was going to be my answer. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036/23 "2019-06-25T20:31:44Z")
Beans sound a little heavy. How about a fruit salad - pineapple, guava, things like that? No dressing, though, just some sweetness to offset the spices in the tacos. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036/24 "2019-06-25T20:37:40Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > More tacos! I’d like to change my answer. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036/25 "2019-06-26T00:18:22Z")
I’m with **ftg** and **silenus** If you need a side with tacos you’re doing it [del]wrong[/del] not correctly to my way of thinking. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036/26 "2019-06-26T00:33:05Z")
Spanish rice, made from scratch with fresh peppers and smoked paprika. ---
**Author:** ![Sleel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Sleel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleel)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036/27 "2019-06-26T00:45:58Z")
[This slaw variation](https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-tri-color-slaw-with-lime-dressing-168035) was a hit with my wife. The kids are still a bit resistant to things like actual vegetables, and they don’t like sour things much, but they still tried it and didn’t hate it, which is like a singing-and-dancing enthusiastic endorsement from normal humans. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036/28 "2019-06-26T01:23:59Z")
More of the same-- quesadillas! ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036/29 "2019-06-26T01:33:36Z")
Frito pie. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036/30 "2019-06-26T01:40:40Z")
Cold cactus salad ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036/31 "2019-06-26T12:20:28Z")
These suggestions are great, and our household will refer back to this thread frequently. Elote was new to me, and I used the recipe [from this website](https://ohsweetbasil.com/elote-grilled-mexican-corn-salad-recipe/) to make an elote salad. I didn’t follow it exactly, but pretty close. We loved it! In fact, the Mrs went back for seconds, thirds, and fourths. Having never grilled my corn, I stood right by the heat for the first 10 minutes or so. I was surprised how long it took the corn to _char_, and that put me a little behind schedule. But after that first, exploratory ~10 minutes, I left the corn alone, and started working on the other culinary tasks. But all evening I kept hearing a chorus of you guys in my head saying, “_ **More tacos** _!” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036/32 "2019-06-26T12:52:22Z")
Subscribing to this thread because yum. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036/33 "2019-06-26T12:55:25Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > More tacos! Indeed. Tacos are their own complete meal. Provide an overabundance of fillings and toppings choices. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036/34 "2019-06-28T18:31:56Z")
Avocado slices, not guac, just plain avocado. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036/35 "2019-06-28T18:50:37Z")
Huitlacoche. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036/36 "2019-06-28T19:04:48Z")
> [@AncientHumanoid](#): > > Indeed. > > Tacos are their own complete meal. Provide an overabundance of fillings and toppings choices. Yeah, tacos don’t really need a side dish. I mean, I suppose if you want to go with the Mexican street food theme, you can put some [esquites](https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/07/esquites-mexican-street-corn-salad-recipe.html) (which I see has already been alluded to in the thread, but no direct link given. Oh, wait, no I do see a link a few posts before this, calling it “elote salad.” Anyhow, there’s another recipe for you, but it’s all pretty similar.) Around here, if you get a taco plate, it will often come with some red/orange rice and refried beans. At Mexican cookouts, I often will find grilled vegetables (like cebollita/knob onions, maybe some Mexican squash, and the such) served alongside as well. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036/37 "2019-07-08T13:31:31Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > [Cowboy Caviar](https://www.spendwithpennies.com/cowboy-caviar/) in any one of its many manifestations. Just wanted to say I made this\* for dinner last night and it was a big hit! - - Well, pretty much. I served it over shredded lettuce with a scoop of taco meat, cheese, and sour cream on top. Even the picky kid liked it. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036/38 "2019-07-08T13:40:33Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Just wanted to say I made this\* for dinner last night and it was a big hit! > > - > - Well, pretty much. I served it over shredded lettuce with a scoop of taco meat, cheese, and sour cream on top. Even the picky kid liked it. Cool! The great thing about it is that you can add/subtract as you please. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036/39 "2019-07-08T13:43:29Z")
1. Sides - Spanish rice, refried beans. BONUS: They can be used on the tacos! 2. Appetizers - Nachos. salsa, queso. Bonus points for white cheese. BONUS: Salsa and queso can be used on the tacos! 3. Desserts - [Churros](https://www.cookingclassy.com/churros/) or [Sopaipillas](https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/sopaipillas/). Maybe a [tres leches cake](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/7399/tres-leches-milk-cake/) if you’re feelin’ all fancy. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036/40 "2019-07-08T13:51:44Z")
Definitely refried beans. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036.md?page=3)