coleslaw

en-noun

coleslaw (usually uncountable, plural coleslaws)

→ Dutch: coleslaw

→ Japanese: コールスロー

→ Polish: coleslaw

Borrowed from Dutch koolsla (mentioned in English as the Dutch name by at least in 1794), from kool (“cabbage”) + sla (“salad”).

A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).


taramosalata

/ˌtɑɹəməsəˈlɑːtə/

/ˌtæɹəməsəˈlɑːtə/

From Greek ταραμοσαλάτα (taramosaláta), from ταραμάς (taramás, “cod roe”) (from Turkish tarama) + σαλάτα (saláta, “salad”) (from Italian insalata, cognate to English salad).

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ταραμοσαλάτα

A Turkish and Greek dish of fish roe (carp or cod), lemon juice, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, and olive oil; often served as a meze or with pitta bread.


Caesar salad

en-noun

Caesar salad (countable and uncountable, plural Caesar salads)

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Named after (Italian-born) US restaurateur Caesar Cardini (1896–1956) who is generally thought to have invented it for his Tijuana restaurant in 1924.

Would you like some Caesar salad for lunch?

Of all the Caesar salads I've tasted, this is the finest.

Worcestershire sauce
Worcestershire sauce

(cooking, countable and uncountable) A type of salad, generally made from romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese, coddled or hard-boiled eggs, fresh-ground black pepper and Worcestershire sauce.


fruit salad

fruit salad (countable and uncountable, plural fruit salads)

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(military, slang) Awards worn on a military uniform.


slaw

slaw (countable and uncountable, plural slaws)

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Borrowed (around 1861) from Dutch sla, shortened from salade (“salad, lettuce”).

Barbecue is always served with slaw in North Carolina and always has been.

1996, Jerry Bledsoe, “Slaw Crazy”, in Lee Harrison Child, editor, Close to Home: Revelations and Reminiscences by North Carolina Authors, page 66:

My boss, whose daughter was a working chef, told me that I made the best slaws that she had ever tasted. The secret is that slaws deserve as much care in their preparation as any other good meal.

2002, Alex Haas, Everyday Low Carb Cooking, page 73:

Slaws go well with grilled lean protein items and sandwiches.

2010, Judy Doherty, Salad Secrets: 100 of the Most Creative, Healthful Recipes, page 103:


salmagundi

salmagundi (countable and uncountable, plural salmagundis)

From French salmigondis (“seasoned salt meats”), from Middle French salmigondin, probably related to Middle French salomene (“hodgepodge of meats or fish cooked in wine”), from Old French salemine.

Solomon Gundy

these also refer to a different Jamaican appetizer

A food consisting of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.


potato salad

en-noun

potato salad (countable and uncountable, plural potato salads)

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A salad made from chopped boiled potatoes and a variety of other ingredients in a dressing.


Waldorf salad

Waldorf salad (countable and uncountable, plural Waldorf salads)

Named after the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, where the salad was first created in 1896, from the surname Waldorf, after the German town Walldorf.

Would you like some Waldorf salad?

Of all the Waldorf salads I've tasted, this is the finest.

(countable and uncountable) A type of salad, consisting of apple, nuts (especially walnuts), celery, and mayonnaise or a mayonnaise-based dressing.


taco salad

(US) The normal filling of a taco served, as a salad, with lettuce etc and either with tortilla chips or in a bowl made from tortilla.


fattoush

From North Levantine Arabic فَتُّوش (fattūš).

A salad, from the Levant, made from toasted pitta bread with cucumber, tomato, mint etc.


panzanella

a summer bread salad including sliced bread and fresh tomatoes, flavored with basil, olive oil and vinegar


mesclun

mesclun (countable and uncountable, plural mescluns)

A mixture of small, young leaves as a salad


macedoine

From French Macédoine (“Macedonia”). Doublet of Macedonia.

A mixture of diced vegetables or fruit served as a salad.


Watergate salad

Watergate salad (plural Watergate salads)

Various unsubstantiated hypotheses; see Wikipedia.

A sweet dessert salad made with pistachio-flavoured instant pudding, whipped topping, crushed pineapple, and small marshmallows, and sometimes other ingredients.


cheese slaw

Blend of cheese + coleslaw, or simply cheese + slaw.

A salad made of grated cheese, grated carrot and a mayonnaise dressing.


Greek salad

Greek salad (countable and uncountable, plural Greek salads)

A salad, popular in Greece, normally consisting of tomatoes, olives and feta cheese among other ingredients.


Niçoise salad

Niçoise salad (countable and uncountable, plural Niçoise salads)

A salad, originating from the French town of Nice, with various ingredients including tuna, anchovies, hard-boiled eggs, tomatoes, black olives, and lettuce.


Serbian salad

Serbian salad (countable and uncountable, plural Serbian salads)

A salad, originating from Serbia, made from diced fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and onions, and usually seasoned with oil and hot pepper.


kisir

Cold appetizers — to eat in or to take out — include lebni, a blend of smooth and tangy yogurt, walnuts, fresh dill, olive oil and garlic; kisir, a lively mixture of cracked wheat, tomatoes, scallions, parsley, walnuts, mint and olive oil; and soslu patlican, a delicious chilled stew of fried eggplant, tomatoes, peppers and garlic (all are $5.50).

2009 August 30, Alice Gabriel, “Turkish Delights”, in New York Times:

A spicy salad dish from Turkey made from bulgur wheat, similar to tabbouleh.


larb

larb (usually uncountable, plural larbs)

A Laotian or Thai spicy salad with ground, chopped, or minced meat and vegetables.


chef salad

A salad of hard-boiled eggs, meat, tomatoes, cucumbers, cheese (often shredded or crumbled), and sometimes anchovies, all placed on a bed of tossed lettuce or other leaf vegetables.


Cobb salad

Developed by Robert Cobb of the Brown Derby restaurant circa 1937.

She ignores: olives, blue cheese, boiled eggs, bacon and avocado – in other words, all of the parts of the Cobb salad that, technically speaking, make it a Cobb salad.

2010, Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad, Corsair (2011), page 180:

(US) A salad consisting of iceberg lettuce, watercress, endive and Romaine lettuce with tomato, bacon, chicken, hard-boiled egg, avocado, chives, Roquefort cheese and a red wine vinaigrette.


rocket salad

rocket salad (countable and uncountable, plural rocket salads)

(countable) a salad that uses the leaves of this plant as its main ingredient


ensalada chilena

A salad made of sliced tomatoes, onions, and cilantro seasoned with olive oil, lemon juice and salt.


tossed salad

A salad made by tossing greens in a dressing, often including other vegetables like tomato and cucumber.


field salad

A salad made of assorted greens such as one might find growing wild in fields

Valerianella locusta
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A plant used in salads, corn salad or mâche, Valerianella locusta


seven-layer salad

seven-layer salad (countable and uncountable, plural seven-layer salads)

An American salad dish containing layers of vegetables and other ingredients.


seafoam salad

seafoam salad (countable and uncountable, plural seafoam salads)

A dessert salad typically made of green gelatin, cream cheese, pears, maraschino cherries, and whipped cream.


frog-eye salad

A pasta salad made with acini di pepe with a whipped topping, egg yolks, and sometimes fruit and marshmallows.


Olivier salad

Olivier salad (countable and uncountable, plural Olivier salads)

Named after Russian chef of Belgian origin Lucien Olivier, who invented it in the 1860s. Compare Russian оливье́ (olivʹjé) and Ukrainian олів'є́ (olivʺjé).

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A traditional Russian salad of mainly boiled vegetables dressed with mayonnaise.

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traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise


Russian salad

en-noun

Russian salad (countable and uncountable, plural Russian salads)

After the country of origin. Cognate with Italian insalata russa, Spanish ensalada rusa, Portuguese salada russa, French salade russe, Serbo-Croatian rȕskā saláta.


jumping salad

jumping salad (usually uncountable, plural jumping salads)

(Philippines) A salad made with live shrimp.


horiatiki

Borrowed from Greek χωριάτικη (choriátiki).


wedge salad

wedge salad (countable and uncountable, plural wedge salads)

A salad made from a head of lettuce halved or quartered, with other ingredients on top.


spring mix

spring mix (countable and uncountable, plural spring mixes)


som tam

green papaya salad, a Thai dish of sliced sour fruits and vegetables, as green papayas, tomatoes, etc., and other ingredients, as lime, palm sugar, chilis, garlic, dried shrimps, fried peanuts, etc., which are pounded together in a mortar.


melitzanosalata

From Greek μελιτζανοσαλάτα (melitzanosaláta), meaning "aubergine salad".

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μελιτζανοσαλάτα

An aubergine salad made with olive oil and lemon juice, popular in Cyprus and Greece.


Israeli salad

en-noun

Israeli salad (countable and uncountable, plural Israeli salads)

A salad of finely diced tomato, onion, cucumber, and bell peppers or chili peppers.


jewel salad

jewel salad (countable and uncountable, plural jewel salads)

A salad made with brightly-coloured fruits or vegetables.


ham salad

ham salad (countable and uncountable, plural ham salads)

An Anglo-American salad of ham mixed with chopped vegetables or relishes, bound together with mayonnaise, salad cream, or similar dressing.


malfouf salad

malfouf salad (countable and uncountable, plural malfouf salads)

From Arabic مَلْفُوف (malfūf, “wrapped around; cabbage roll”).

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A salad made from shredded cabbage, lemon juice, olive oil, and mint.


green salad

A salad based on green leafy vegetables, such as lettuce or spinach.


bakoula

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بقولة (baqqūla).

A spicy Moroccan salad made with mallow.


sillsallad

Unadapted borrowing from Swedish sillsallad, compound of sill (“herring”) + sallad (“salad”).

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A Swedish salad of pickled herring with beetroot, egg, etc.


Stolichny salad

en-noun

Stolichny salad (countable and uncountable, plural Stolichny salads)

Calque of Russian салат столичный (salat stoličnyj)

calque

салат столичный


macaroni salad

en-noun

macaroni salad (countable and uncountable, plural macaroni salads)

A type of pasta salad, served cold-made with cooked elbow macaroni and usually prepared with mayonnaise.


pasta salad

A salad prepared with one or more types of pasta, almost always chilled, and most often tossed in a vinegar, oil, or mayonnaise-based dressing.


Moscow salad

The salad was invented by Lucien Olivier in the 1860s, while he was the chef of the Hermitage, one of Moscow's most celebrated restaurants.


Caprese salad

Caprese salad (countable and uncountable, plural Caprese salads)


caprese salad

caprese salad (countable and uncountable, plural caprese salads)

An Italian salad of sliced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil, seasoned with salt and olive oil.

margherita pizza

a dish that shares the red-white-and-green trio of tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil