tossed salads

Vegetables with dressing

Tossed salads are salads whose ingredients have been mixed together, typically by tossing with utensils or hands to distribute dressing evenly: She served a simple tossed salad with vinaigrette.

The phrase distinguishes mixed salads from composed or arranged ones.

In vulgar slang, tossing salad refers to oral-anal sexual contact.

Related

spinach · kale · green · bowl · vinaigrette · Caesar dressing · oil and vinegar · croutons · tomato · cucumber · pepper · radish · melting pot · avocado · cherry tomatoes · romaine · iceberg lettuce · mixed greens

Opposites
preparation method

tossed saladsstir-fry

Quick-cook in hot oil

steamed vegetables · grilled vegetables · stew · soup · casserole

composition and heaviness

tossed saladsloaded nachos

Piled-high chip platter

fried chicken · prime rib · meat and potatoes

dish formality/structure

tossed saladsterrine

Molded savory loaf

Family

toss, tossed, tosses, tossing, salad, salads

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