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salad Definition

salad (sal′əd)

noun

  1. a dish, usually cold, of raw or sometimes cooked vegetables or fruits in various combinations, served with a dressing, or molded in gelatin, and sometimes with seafood, poultry, eggs, etc. added
    1. any green plant or herb used for such a dish or eaten raw
    2. Dialectal lettuce
  3. ☆ a finely chopped or ground food mixed with mayonnaise, seasonings, etc. and served as on lettuce or in a sandwich tuna salad, egg salad sandwich

Etymology: ME salat < MFr salade < Prov salada < VL *salata < fem. pp. of *salare, to salt < L sal, salt

salad Synonyms

salad

n.

salad greens, slaw, mixture, combination, mélange (French).

Common salads include: green, tossed, garden, vegetable, fruit, tomato, cucumber, mixed, rice, potato, macaroni, bean, combination, chef's, seafood, tuna, shrimp, lobster, crab, chicken, ham, egg, Waldorf, Caesar, Greek, Niçoise, pineapple, banana, gelatin, molded, frozen; cole slaw.

salad Usage Examples

Preposition: with

vinaigrette: Tasty variations: Grilled chicken breasts can be sliced and served on top of a tossed green salad with a light vinaigrette dressing.

Converse of object

  • toss: Pour over the remaining French dressing and toss the salad gently.
  • garnish: Thai shallots, especially when fried, have a more pronounced taste and are often used for garnishing salads and snacks.

Adjective modifier

  • crunchy: Serve with a crunchy mixed salad RECIPE TIP - Red onions, green peppers or chopped fine beans can also be used.
  • crisp: To serve Serve hot over a white rice or plain quinoa with either some green leaves or a crisp green salad.
  • crispy: Serve with a crispy green salad, or a selection of lightly steamed vegetables for a hot meal.
  • mixed: The rain washed a way three rows of well grown mixed salad leaves.
  • prepared: Or a prepared salad or juice from a health food outlet.
  • spicy: We both started with seafood: I had the special Whitby crab and prawn spicy salad and my partner had the Shetland mussels.

Modifies a noun

  • garnish: A Cornish Pasty Supper comprising a hot Cornish Pasty with a salad garnish is served to your table at about 7.30pm.
  • dressing: You can cut down on pure fat by reducing extras, such as salad dressings and butter on bread.
  • burnet: These include ruby chard, lambs lettuce, and salad burnet.
  • buffet: Meals: Buffet breakfast & 4 course dinner with choice and salad buffet.
  • bowl: To serve, line a glass salad bowl with leaves of lettuce.

Noun used with modifier

  • Caesar: Alas, even Burger King now has a Caesar Salad on the menu, which might just finish off the poor beast.
  • pasta: TRY A pasta salad made with tuna, peppers and beans.
  • potato: In my opinion, shop bought potato salad is just not worthwhile.
  • tuna: Tuna salad ½ small can tuna in water with salad and fat-free dressing and 1 satsuma.
  • fruit: They wear their shooting badges without the addition of fruit salad.
  • rocket: Serve with a rocket salad dressed with your favorite chutney.