salads Definition

any of various usually cold dishes: such as

raw greens (such as lettuce) often combined with other vegetables and toppings and served especially with dressing

small pieces of food (such as pasta, meat, fruit, or vegetables) usually mixed with a dressing (such as mayonnaise) or set in gelatin

a tossed salad usually made of romaine, garlic, anchovies, and croutons and dressed with olive oil, coddled egg, lemon juice, and grated cheese

a meal-size salad that includes lettuce, tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, and julienne strips of meat and cheese

a tossed salad made typically with chopped chicken or turkey, tomatoes, bacon, hard-boiled eggs, blue cheese, and lettuce and dressed with a vinaigrette

any of several herbs (genus Valerianella) of the valerian family; especially : a low European herb (V. locusta synonym V. olitoria) that is widely cultivated for its leaves used in salads and as a potherb —called also lamb's lettuce, mâche

a tossed salad made typically with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, black olives, and feta cheese and dressed with olive oil, vinegar or lemon juice, and oregano

a salad made of greens often with added vegetables (such as sliced tomato and cucumber) tossed in an oil dressing

a salad made typically of diced apples, celery, nuts, and mayonnaise

unintelligible, extremely disorganized speech or writing manifested as a symptom of a mental disorder (such as schizophrenia)

a string of empty, incoherent, unintelligible, or nonsensical words or comments