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salad green

American  

noun

  1. a leafy green vegetable, as lettuce, watercress, or escarole, served raw as or in a salad.


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The women had also painted the underground shelter in a fresh "salad" green, adding a splash of cheer to a Cold War-era bunker built to withstand nuclear attack by the West.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2024

Baby borage is smoother and easy to eat as a raw salad green.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2024

Use the whole leaves and tender stems as a salad green, on their own or in combination with others, or blend them into any manner of sauces or vinaigrettes.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2023

The menu is centered around kathi rolls made of roti and bowls, each filled with your choice of meat or vegetables, rice, crunchy cabbage salad, green chutney and a fried egg.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2022

Anyway, fellowship at Christ Temple really means snack time, and snack time really means fried or baked chicken, potato salad, green beans, pound cake, and soda.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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