green onion

noun

a young onion with a slender green stalk and a small bulb, used as a table vegetable, usually raw, especially in salads; scallion.

Origin of green onion

First recorded in 1930–35

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Remove from the heat and sprinkle the green onions and fried shallots on top.
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Do the same with the bottom few inches of a green onion, or scallion.
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She had special affection for phat lueat mu, a stir-fry featuring large cubes of the cakes alongside garlic, cracked pepper and green onions.
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Her version of salsa Tatemada is a chunky, fire-roasted mix of charred tomatoes, serrano peppers, cilantro, green onion, salt, and garlic.
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Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with the parsley and green onions.
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Also chop a green onion, some chervil, a few tarragon-leaves, and mix with your sauce.
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Then sprinkle it with a mixture of parsley, sweet marjoram, and green onion; all chopped fine.
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If herbs are preferred, there should be a little parsley shred, and green onion cut very fine, and serve up fried.
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