salad

noun

/ˈsæləd/

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[uncountable, countable] a mixture of raw vegetables such as lettuce, tomato and cucumber, usually served with other food as part of a meal
- All main courses come with salad or vegetables.
- Is cold meat and salad OK for lunch?
- a side salad (= a small bowl of salad served with the main course of a meal)
- a salad bowl (= a large bowl for serving salad in)
- a salad sandwich
- Toss the salad with the dressing.
Collocations Cooking
CookingPreparing
- prepare a dish/a meal/a menu/dinner/the fish
- weigh out 100g/4oz of sugar/the ingredients
- wash/rinse the lettuce/spinach/watercress
- chop/slice/dice the carrots/onions/potatoes
- peel the carrots/onion/potatoes/garlic/orange
- grate a carrot/the cheese/some nutmeg
- remove/discard the bones/seeds/skin
- blend/combine/mix (together) the flour and water/all the ingredients
- beat/whisk the cream/eggs/egg whites
- knead/shape/roll (out) the dough
Cooking
- heat the oil in a frying pan
- preheat/heat the oven/(British English) the grill/(North American English) the broiler
- bring to (British English) the boil/(North American English) a boil
- stir constantly/gently with a wooden spoon
- reduce the heat
- simmer gently for 20 minutes/until reduced by half
- melt the butter/chocolate/cheese/sugar
- brown the meat for 8–20 minutes
- drain the pasta/the water from the pot/in a colander
- mash the potatoes/banana/avocado
Ways of cooking
- cook food/fish/meat/rice/pasta/a Persian dish
- bake (a loaf of) bread/a cake/(especially North American English) cookies/(British English) biscuits/a pie/potatoes/fish/scones/muffins
- boil cabbage/potatoes/an egg/water
- fry/deep-fry/stir-fry the chicken/vegetables
- grill meat/steak/chicken/sausages/a hot dog
- roast potatoes/peppers/meat/chicken/lamb
- sauté garlic/mushrooms/onions/potatoes/vegetables
- steam rice/vegetables/spinach/asparagus/dumplings
- toast bread/nuts
- microwave food/popcorn/(British English) a ready meal
Serving
- serve in a glass/on a bed of rice/with potatoes
- arrange the slices on a plate/in a layer
- carve the meat/lamb/chicken/turkey
- dress/toss a salad
- dress with/drizzle with olive oil/vinaigrette
- top with a slice of lemon/a scoop of ice cream/whipped cream/syrup
- garnish with a sprig of parsley/fresh basil leaves/lemon wedges/a slice of lime/a twist of orange
- sprinkle with salt/sugar/herbs/parsley/freshly ground black pepper
see also Caesar salad, chef’s salad, garden salad, Greek salad, green salad, side salad, tossed salad
Extra Examples
- She tossed and dressed the salad.
- The sandwiches came with a rather limp salad garnish.
Topics Fooda1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fresh
- crisp
- crunchy
- …
verb + salad
- eat
- make
- prepare
- …
salad + noun
- greens
- leaves
- cream
- …
See full entry
[countable, uncountable] (in compounds) meat, fish, cheese, etc. served with salad
- a chicken/tuna/seafood/egg salad
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fresh
- crisp
- crunchy
- …
verb + salad
- eat
- make
- prepare
- …
salad + noun
- greens
- leaves
- cream
- …
See full entry
[uncountable, countable] (in compounds) raw or cooked vegetables, etc. that are cut into small pieces, often mixed with mayonnaise and served cold with other food
- potato salad
- a pasta salad
see also fruit salad, Russian salad, Waldorf salad
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fresh
- crisp
- crunchy
- …
verb + salad
- eat
- make
- prepare
- …
salad + noun
- greens
- leaves
- cream
- …
See full entry
[uncountable] any green vegetable, especially lettuce, that is eaten raw in a salad
- salad plants/leaves
- baby octopus served with salad greens
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fresh
- crisp
- crunchy
- …
verb + salad
- eat
- make
- prepare
- …
salad + noun
- greens
- leaves
- cream
- …
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French salade, from Provençal salada, based on Latin sal ‘salt’.

Idioms

your salad days

(old-fashioned) the time when you are young and do not have much experience of life

单词	salad
释义	salad noun /ˈsæləd/ /ˈsæləd/ Idioms jump to other results enlarge image [uncountable, countable] a mixture of raw vegetables such as lettuce, tomato and cucumber, usually served with other food as part of a meal All main courses come with salad or vegetables. Is cold meat and salad OK for lunch? a side salad (= a small bowl of salad served with the main course of a meal) a salad bowl (= a large bowl for serving salad in) a salad sandwich Toss the salad with the dressing. Collocations CookingCookingPreparing prepare a dish/a meal/a menu/dinner/the fish weigh out 100g/4oz of sugar/the ingredients wash/rinse the lettuce/spinach/watercress chop/slice/dice the carrots/onions/potatoes peel the carrots/onion/potatoes/garlic/orange grate a carrot/the cheese/some nutmeg remove/discard the bones/seeds/skin blend/combine/mix (together) the flour and water/all the ingredients beat/whisk the cream/eggs/egg whites knead/shape/roll (out) the dough Cooking heat the oil in a frying pan preheat/heat the oven/(British English) the grill/(North American English) the broiler bring to (British English) the boil/(North American English) a boil stir constantly/gently with a wooden spoon reduce the heat simmer gently for 20 minutes/until reduced by half melt the butter/chocolate/cheese/sugar brown the meat for 8–20 minutes drain the pasta/the water from the pot/in a colander mash the potatoes/banana/avocado Ways of cooking cook food/fish/meat/rice/pasta/a Persian dish bake (a loaf of) bread/a cake/(especially North American English) cookies/(British English) biscuits/a pie/potatoes/fish/scones/muffins boil cabbage/potatoes/an egg/water fry/deep-fry/stir-fry the chicken/vegetables grill meat/steak/chicken/sausages/a hot dog roast potatoes/peppers/meat/chicken/lamb sauté garlic/mushrooms/onions/potatoes/vegetables steam rice/vegetables/spinach/asparagus/dumplings toast bread/nuts microwave food/popcorn/(British English) a ready meal Serving serve in a glass/on a bed of rice/with potatoes arrange the slices on a plate/in a layer carve the meat/lamb/chicken/turkey dress/toss a salad dress with/drizzle with olive oil/vinaigrette top with a slice of lemon/a scoop of ice cream/whipped cream/syrup garnish with a sprig of parsley/fresh basil leaves/lemon wedges/a slice of lime/a twist of orange sprinkle with salt/sugar/herbs/parsley/freshly ground black pepper see also Caesar salad, chef’s salad, garden salad, Greek salad, green salad, side salad, tossed salad Extra Examples She tossed and dressed the salad. The sandwiches came with a rather limp salad garnish. Topics Fooda1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective fresh crisp crunchy … verb + salad eat make prepare … salad + noun greens leaves cream … See full entry [countable, uncountable] (in compounds) meat, fish, cheese, etc. served with salad a chicken/tuna/seafood/egg salad Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective fresh crisp crunchy … verb + salad eat make prepare … salad + noun greens leaves cream … See full entry [uncountable, countable] (in compounds) raw or cooked vegetables, etc. that are cut into small pieces, often mixed with mayonnaise and served cold with other food potato salad a pasta salad see also fruit salad, Russian salad, Waldorf salad Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective fresh crisp crunchy … verb + salad eat make prepare … salad + noun greens leaves cream … See full entry [uncountable] any green vegetable, especially lettuce, that is eaten raw in a salad salad plants/leaves baby octopus served with salad greens Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective fresh crisp crunchy … verb + salad eat make prepare … salad + noun greens leaves cream … See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French salade, from Provençal salada, based on Latin sal ‘salt’. Idioms your salad days (old-fashioned) the time when you are young and do not have much experience of life
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