mesclun
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mesclun
1985–90; < French, < mescler to mix
Example Sentences
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Pour the calamari and peppers onto a platter, sprinkle with parsley, and serve with lemon wedges and mesclun mix.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2022
Also called “spring mix,” mesclun is a mix of soft and tender — often baby — greens.
From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2022
The quickest leaf lettuce to mature is mesclun mix.
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2021
It was to a garden what Soylent is to confit de canard with fingerling potatoes and mesclun greens.
From Scientific American • Jun. 25, 2018
After all, the South had a farm-to-table culture before those upstarts on the West Coast even planted their first crop of organic mesclun greens.
From New York Times • May 6, 2011
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