salad
/ˈsæləd/
noun
- A cold dish made of mixed vegetables, fruits, or other ingredients, usually served with a dressing.
- She tossed the salad with olive oil and lemon juice.
- I ordered a garden salad with vinaigrette dressing for lunch.
- The fruit salad contained strawberries, melon, and grapes.
- A mixture of small pieces of food, often including meat, cheese, or pasta, bound with a dressing.
- Chicken salad is a popular filling for sandwiches.
- The potato salad was a hit at the barbecue.
- We made a pasta salad with cherry tomatoes and basil.
- A confused or mixed-up collection of things (informal, figurative).
- The artist's collage was a colorful salad of magazine clippings.
- His explanation was a salad of half-truths and excuses.
- The report was a word salad that made no sense.