salad

6 definitions • 10 examples

a mixture of uncooked vegetables, usually including lettuce, eaten either as a separate dish or with other food:

Toss (= mix) the salad with a vinaigrette dressing.

Serve the risotto with a mixed/green salad.

a salad bowl

cooked or uncooked vegetables cut into very small pieces and often mixed with mayonnaise:

potato salad

rice/pasta salad

a salad made with tuna, cheese, egg, etc. and lettuce or other cold ingredients:

She had a tuna salad for lunch.

tuna, cheese, egg, etc. mixed with mayonnaise, used to make a sandwich:

I'll have egg salad on wholemeal bread, please.

a mixture of raw vegetables, usually covered with a salad dressing:

[ C ] a green salad

[ U ] Lunches include soup or salad.

A salad is also a dish of small pieces of cold food, usually mixed with a sauce such as mayonnaise (= a thick sauce of oil, vinegar, and eggs):

[ U ] tuna/egg/potato/macaroni salad