coulis

American  

[koo-lee] / kuˈli /

noun

1. a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.

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coulis British  

/ ˈkuːliː /

noun

1. a thin purée of vegetables, fruit, etc, usually served as a sauce surrounding a dish

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Etymology

Origin of coulis

First recorded in 1600–10; from French: literally, “broth, strained juices from a roast,” from Old French couleis “flowing,” from unrecorded Vulgar Latin cōlāticius, ultimately from Latin cōlāre “to strain”; see origin at coulee ( def. )

Example Sentences

The trifle is made with layers of lemon curd and custard, St Clement's jelly, a mandarin coulis, and amaretti biscuits.

From BBC • May 12, 2022

This bread pudding is swirled with everyone's favorite chocolate-hazelnut spread, a rich custard, and blackberry coulis.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2022

The meringue-based confection, one of several pleasures from pastry chef Tressa Wiles, gets the tropical treatment with passion fruit coulis and Meyer lemon curd.

From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2019

Better still, the thick hake with tomato coulis on Riesling sauerkraut shows off the French talent for light sauces and wine infusions that throw meat and fish flavors into relief.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2019

Finally, for dessert, dark chocolate mousse layered with fresh raspberry coulis and topped with a dollop of whipped cream.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

Related Words

• dressing
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