Salads - who knew we loved these so much? When we went to our archives to round up our favorites from this past year, we found scads of salads; they outnumber nearly every other recipe on the site. There are simple green salads and vinaigrettes; there are hearty grain salads worthy of a main dish; there are quick salads and sophisticated salads, warm salads and cold salads.

If you're looking for a salad or another side dish, look no further. Click through for a gallery of our favorites from 2008.

Look for a roundup of vegetarian and vegan dishes later this week that will also include some good side dish and stew recipes from this past year.

Vegetable Salads

• Beet Salad with Horseradish Cream and Frizzled Sweet Onions
• Goi Chay (Vietnamese Vegetarian Salad)
• Cabbage Beet Coleslaw
• Sesame Cucumber Salad
• Kale Salad with Pecorino and Lemon
• Orange, Olive, and Fennel Salad
• Kohlrabi Slaw
• Green Salad with Walnut Oil, Celery and Radishes
• Frisée Salad with Red Currants
• Meyer Lemon Spring Salad with Baby Greens, Herbs, Almonds and Goat Cheese
• Raw Artichoke, Mushroom, and Parmesan Salad
• The Perfect Tomato Salad
• Tomato and Boquerones Salad with Garlicky Breadcrumbs
• Watermelon, Rosemary, and Feta Salad

Grain and Main Dish Salads

• Warm Wheat Salad (Or, Reverse Tabbouleh)
• Late Summer Lentil Salad
• Quinoa Salad with Grapes
• Panzanella
• Asparagus-Bean Salad Over Arugula
• Roasted Beet Salad with Barley, Feta, and Red Onion
• Summer Main Course Salad with Beans and Basil
• Rice and Mixed Greens Salad with Dates, Cashews, and Chickpeas
• Meyer Lemon Grain Salad with Asparagus, Almonds and Goat Cheese
• Cous Cous Salad with Winter Squash and Cranberries

Salad Accompaniments

• Sherry Vinaigrette • Creamy Vinaigrette • DIY Croutons

More Side Dishes

• Saffron Rice with Peas and Cashews
• Miso Potato Salad with Yellow Wax Beans
• Lemon-Marinated Brussels Sprouts With Parsley and Shallots
• Fresh Cranberry Relish
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• Kale and Potato Gratin
• Squash and Onions with Brown Sugar
• Double Corn Bread with Smoked Mozzarella and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
• Spring Radishes Braised with Shallots and Vinegar
• Rosemary Roast Potatoes
• Simple Rice Pilaf
• Herbed Skillet Sweet Potatoes
• No-Knead Challah
• Easy Ethereal Popovers