spring salad

Fresh vernal bowl

A spring salad is a salad featuring tender young greens and vegetables that appear in early spring—lettuces, arugula, radishes, peas, asparagus, and fresh herbs.

The term suggests lightness and freshness after winter's heavier fare: The menu featured a spring salad with pea shoots and lemon vinaigrette.

Opposites
seasonal/temporal food classification

spring saladhot pot

Simmering communal broth dish

Christmas pudding · mulled wine · hot cocoa

dish weight and character

spring saladpot roast

Slow-braised beef entrée

beef bourguignon · meat pie · macaroni and cheese · fondue · Christmas dinner

dish weight/heartiness

spring saladmeat and potatoes

Core fundamentals of something

pot pie · lasagna · shepherd's pie · beef stew · mac and cheese

Family

spring, salad, springs, springing, sprang, sprung, springy, springtime, springboard

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