Waldorf salad
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Waldorf salad
1900–05; after the Waldorf- Astoria Hotel in New York City
Example Sentences
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Takeout: Enjoy a Christmas Eve meal for two including yellow endive Waldorf salad, poisson soup, roasted Iberico shoulder and more.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2022
Beautifully restored and glamorous, with a killer bar, the Commodore serves starters including lobster deviled eggs and Waldorf salad and entrees like seven-spice cauliflower and beer-battered walleye.
From Washington Post • Oct. 9, 2019
As The Times notes, the original Waldorf salad was simple when invented in 1893, but later variations have added raisins, walnuts, grapes, and … blue cheese.
From Salon • Sep. 1, 2019
“You made me a Waldorf salad once in that apartment!”
From The New Yorker • Aug. 31, 2016
Five courses: oyster cocktails; Waldorf salad; veal loaf, Saratoga chips, devilled eggs, dill pickles, mixed pickles, chow-chow and peach pickles: heavenly hash; and ice-cream with three kinds of cake.
From Missy by Gatlin, Dana
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