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| arugula |
a plant of the mustard family having flat, green leaves that have a distinctive pungent taste and are often used as salad greens. |
| Caesar salad |
a green salad topped with grated cheese, croutons, and anchovies and a dressing of olive oil, egg, lemon juice, and garlic. |
| chervil |
a plant of the parsley family having aromatic leaves and used as a seasoning or as a salad herb. [1/2 definitions] |
| coleslaw |
a salad made of shredded cabbage and a dressing. |
| colza |
any of several plants, esp. rape, whose seeds produce oil used in salad dressings and lubricants. [1/2 definitions] |
| French dressing |
in the United States, a bright orange, creamy salad dressing that is made commercially. [2 definitions] |
| lettuce |
the large leaves of a certain variety of green plant that are eaten as a vegetable. Lettuce is often eaten in salad. |
| peppergrass |
any of several plants bearing small white flowers and pungent seeds, such as garden cress, that are used as potherbs or salad vegetables. |
| rémoulade |
a spiced cold sauce with a mayonnaise base, used as a dressing for salad, seafood, and the like. |
| Russian dressing |
a salad dressing made of mayonnaise mixed with chili sauce, chopped pickles, and pimentos. |
| salad bar |
a self-service counter in a restaurant or cafeteria offering a variety of salad ingredients and dressings. |
| salade niçoise |
(sometimes caps.) a salad consisting mainly of tuna, tomatoes, cooked green beans and potatoes, hard-boiled eggs, and often greens, usu. dressed with a garlic vinaigrette. |
| salmagundi |
a salad containing chopped meat, anchovies, eggs, onions, vinegar, and oil. [1/2 definitions] |
| slaw |
a salad of cabbage and dressing; coleslaw. |
| sorrel2 |
any of various plants that have sharp-tasting leaves sometimes used in salad, soup, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| Thousand Island dressing |
a salad dressing of mayonnaise mixed with chili sauce, sweet pickle relish, or the like, giving it a speckled appearance. |
| vinegar |
a sour liquid used to flavor or preserve food. It is often used in salad dressings. |
| Waldorf salad |
a salad made from diced raw apples, celery, mayonnaise, nuts, and sometimes raisins. |
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