salad spoon

Leafy dish utensil

A salad spoon is a large spoon used for tossing and serving salad, typically paired with a salad fork to form salad servers.

The generous bowl and long handle allow reaching into deep bowls and lifting leafy greens without crushing them: She used the salad spoon and fork to toss the Caesar.

serving

buffet

Self-service meal display

banquet · helping · self-service · cafeteria · dish out · distribute · tongs · serving bowl · potluck · catering

tossing

mixing

Combining into one mass

combining · coating · lifting · turning · dressing · vinaigrette · emulsifying · incorporating · gentle · cradling

greens

tossing

Light underhand throw

kale · mesclun · lettuce · radicchio · endive · watercress · butter lettuce · iceberg · frisée · mixed greens

utensil

tongs

Hinged grasping utensil

long-handled · paired · matching set

salads

garden

Cultivated plant area

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coleslaw · wedge · antipasto · panzanella

Categories
  • salad servers
  • salad tools
Opposites
utensil type/function

salad spoonsalad fork

Utensil for leafy courses

fork · carving fork · meat fork · serving fork · dinner fork

course-specific serving implements

salad spoonsoup ladle

Deep spoon for serving

gravy ladle · cake server · pie server · carving set · pasta server

Family

salt, spoon, salad, ladle, spoonful, teaspoon, spoons, tablespoon, spindle

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G