salad bowl

American  

noun

1. a large bowl in which a salad, especially a tossed salad, is served.

2. a small bowl for individual servings of salad.

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Etymology

Origin of salad bowl

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

Lancashire is often dubbed the "salad bowl of England" and Birchall says there are "amazing tomato grocers literally around the corner".

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

Republicans retain pockets of political strength in the Southern California suburbs and the state’s vast rural stretches, including the Central Valley, sometimes called America’s salad bowl for its bountiful agricultural production.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

Add the cucumbers, sour cream and olive oil to a salad bowl and mix.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2023

“Salinas is the salad bowl of the world,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2022

I couldn't take my eyes off the pale, stubby white fingers traveling back and forth from the poet's salad bowl to the poet's mouth with one dripping lettuce leaf after another.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath