salad
Cold vegetable medley
Salad is a dish of raw vegetables, typically leafy greens, served with dressing: a garden salad, Caesar salad.
The term extends to cold dishes mixing chopped ingredients: potato salad, chicken salad, fruit salad.
Someone's salad days are their youth—a time of inexperience and naïveté.
Word salad is incoherent, jumbled speech or writing.
Leafy salad vegetable
- spinachEdible dark green leaves
- arugulaPeppery Mediterranean salad green
- kaleLoose-leafed cabbage relative
- romaineElongated, crisp lettuce
mesclun · endive · chard · watercress · radicchio · frisée · escarole · sorrel
Southern French culinary style
Firm and breakable
- crunchCrushing, grinding noise
- freshNewly made, not stale
- chilledMade or kept cold
- refreshingPleasingly restorative
tender · wilted · shredded · chopped · julienne · torn · massaged · raw
Rich in beneficial substances
- freshNewly made, not stale
- rawIn original state
- organicFrom living matter
- low-calorieMinimal food energy content
fiber-rich · antioxidants · wholesome · vegetarian · vegan · light · detox · clean eating
Oil-and-sour sauce
- ranchLivestock-raising estate
- tahiniGround sesame paste
- balsamicAromatic aged vinegar
- olive oilFruit-pressed culinary fat
lemon · mustard · creamy · drizzle · toss · emulsion · herb · citrus
lettuce
Leafy salad vegetable
- spinachEdible dark green leaves
- arugulaPeppery Mediterranean salad green
- kaleLoose-leafed cabbage relative
romaine · mesclun · endive · chard · watercress · radicchio · frisée · escarole · sorrel · iceberg
niçoise
Southern French culinary style
- capreseItalian tomato-mozzarella preparation
- tabboulehHerb-heavy Middle Eastern salad
- coleslawDressed shredded cabbage
chef · potato · pasta · fruit · garden · tossed · panzanella
crisp
Firm and breakable
refreshing · tender · wilted · shredded · chopped · julienne · torn · massaged · raw · crunchy
nutritious
Rich in beneficial substances
low-calorie · fiber-rich · antioxidants · wholesome · vegetarian · vegan · light · detox · clean eating · plant-based
vinaigrette
Oil-and-sour sauce
olive oil · lemon · mustard · creamy · drizzle · toss · emulsion · herb · citrus · sesame
bowl
Concave food container
appetizer · starter · entrée · portion · composed · deconstructed · individual · course · potluck · accompaniment
toss
Light, casual throw
wash · spin · tear · slice · dice · assemble · layer · marinate · massage · garnish
saladsteak
Thick beef slice
roast beef · prime rib · pot roast · meatloaf · lasagna
saladjunk food
Low-nutrition processed snacks
fast food · fried food · greasy food · unhealthy food · dessert
- salt waterH2O with sodium chloride
- fruit saladMixed chopped produce dish
- table saltCommon food seasoning
- salad dressingSauce for greens
- potato saladCold dressed tuber dish
- salt and pepperTwo basic table seasonings
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