coulis

[koo-lee]

noun

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

coulis

/ ˈkuːliː /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of coulis¹

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”; coulee ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of coulis¹

C20: French, literally: purée

Example Sentences

And during a recent birthday dinner, Han received another surprise when the restaurant sent over a dessert inspired by Jeremiah, a golden retriever frat boy and budding foodie, and his special wedding request to Belly: A two-tiered dark chocolate cake with a raspberry coulis filling and a mirror glaze.

From Los Angeles Times

The other was Halo Halo-inspired, with vegan ube soft serve adorned with mango coulis and toasted coconut.

From Seattle Times

But since my last visit, a chocolate lava cake — an intriguing take on the dated favorite with chocolate mochi, raspberry coulis, dark chocolate ganache, vanilla gelato and cocoa tuile — has been added to the menu.

From Seattle Times

His task: Decorate a baked meringue wreath with blueberry coulis, mascarpone cream and sugared berries.

From Seattle Times

By that point, Le Marché had opened, with stations offering steak, grilled fish, pizza and plain pastas to which you could add your chosen sauce, small salads, smoked local salmon, a bean soup, desserts like a Saint Honoré tart, raspberry coulis with meringue.

From New York Times

Related Words

• dressing 
• flavoring 
• gravy 
• relish