cuke
Salad green, informally
Cuke is informal for cucumber: I'll slice up a cuke for the salad.
The word appears in casual speech and recipe blogs more than formal writing.
Firm and breakable
- snappyQuick and clever
- crispnessSnappy, firm texture
- bitePierce with teeth
- textureSurface tactile quality
firm · refreshing · cool · watery · juicy · raw · celery · carrot
Leafy salad vegetable
- tomatoRed culinary fruit
- dressingSauce for salads
- vinaigretteOil-and-sour sauce
- fetaBrined Greek cheese
olive · onion · radish · raita · tzatziki · yogurt · mint · dill
Cultivated plant area
- ripeReady to eat
- rawIn original state
- uncookedNot yet prepared thermally
- naturalNot artificially produced
wholesome · organic · unprocessed · dewy · cool · hydrating · summery · light
crisp
Firm and breakable
texture · firm · refreshing · cool · watery · juicy · raw · celery · carrot · radish
lettuce
Leafy salad vegetable
- tomatoRed culinary fruit
- dressingSauce for salads
- vinaigretteOil-and-sour sauce
feta · olive · onion · radish · raita · tzatziki · yogurt · mint · dill · Greek
garden
Cultivated plant area
natural · wholesome · organic · unprocessed · dewy · cool · hydrating · summery · light · mild
gherkin
Small pickling cucumber
kosher · cornichon · relish · fermented · jarred · tangy · sour · pucker · pungent · preserved
gourd
Hard-shelled decorative fruit
courgette · vine · seedless · English · Persian · Armenian · Kirby · hothouse · lemon · pickling