salad greens

Lettuce and spinach

Salad greens are leafy vegetables used as the base for salads—lettuce, spinach, arugula, and the like.

The term usually appears on menus and in recipes to indicate a mixed assortment rather than a single variety: The entrée comes with a side of salad greens.

Related

mesclun · arugula · endive · cabbage · radicchio · escarole · butter lettuce · Belgian endive · frisée · watercress · edible leaves · chard · kale · toss · dress · iceberg · bowl · croutons

Categories
Opposites
cooking method/preparation

salad greensfried foods

Items cooked in oil

deep-fried · processed foods · grilled · grilled meat · baked

healthfulness/dietary character

salad greensjunk food

Low-nutrition processed snacks

fried · greasy · processed · fast food · sugary

food category/type

salad greensred meat

Mammal flesh for eating

steak · cheese · dessert · bacon · meat

Family

green, salad, greens, greenery, greenish, salads, greenness, greenroom

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G