mesclun
Mixed baby greens
Mesclun is a salad mix of young, tender greens harvested when small and flavorful.
The mix typically includes varieties like arugula, frisée, oak leaf lettuce, radicchio, and chervil, though compositions vary.
Originating in Provence, the term comes from a word meaning "mixture." I picked up some mesclun at the farmers market for tonight's salad.
Mesclun offers more visual and flavor complexity than single-lettuce salads.
Peppery Mediterranean salad green
- friséeCurly, bitter salad green
- radicchioBitter purple-leafed vegetable
- endiveBitter salad leaf
- chervilLacy culinary green
sorrel · escarole · mizuna · watercress · chicory · butterhead · dandelion · purslane
Mixed collection of things
- medleyVaried mixture or blend
- blendCombine into mixture
- mixCombine different elements
- melangeAssorted mixture of elements
combination · diversity · assorted · miscellany · potpourri · mosaic · eclectic · colorful
Threw lightly
- dressedWearing garments
- vinaigretteOil-and-sour sauce
- composedCalm and self-possessed
- starterInitiator of action
Informal small restaurant
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- upscaleElegant and expensive
- specialtyArea of expertise
- epicureanConnoisseur of sensual pleasures
gastronomy · curated · premium · boutique · farm-to-table · herbaceous
arugula
Peppery Mediterranean salad green
chervil · sorrel · escarole · mizuna · watercress · chicory · butterhead · dandelion · purslane · microgreens
tender
Soft or sore
crisp · peppery · bitter · mild · fresh · leafy · young · baby · supple · feathery
assortment
Mixed collection of things
melange · combination · diversity · assorted · miscellany · potpourri · mosaic · eclectic · colorful · patchwork
tossed
Threw lightly
- dressedWearing garments
- vinaigretteOil-and-sour sauce
- composedCalm and self-possessed
bistro
Informal small restaurant
epicurean · gastronomy · curated · premium · boutique · farm-to-table · herbaceous
- greensspinach, kale, lettuce, arugula, chard
- leafy greensspinach, kale, curly kale, lettuce, chard
- salad barlettuce, romaine, spinach, croutons, tomatoes
- salad greensromaine, lettuce, iceberg, arugula, baby arugula
- salad ingredientslettuce, romaine, spinach, cucumber, tomato
- Provencal foodratatouille, bouillabaisse, aioli, tapenade, salade nicoise