Salisbury steak

noun

Salis·​bury steak ˈsȯlz-ˌber-ē- 

ˈsalz-,

-b(ə-)rē-

: ground beef mixed with egg, milk, bread crumbs, and seasonings and formed into a large patty and cooked

Examples of Salisbury steak in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Only watching a man’s life flash before his eyes on live TV puts an end to the madness, leaving the Smiths to enjoy some Salisbury steaks while vowing to never ask for details on their dinner again. —Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2023

The food was homemade, cakes and pies on the third floor, Salisbury steak dinners on the second, all lowered by dumbwaiter to a round floor packed with diners. —Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2023

What's the difference between Salisbury steak and hamburger steak? —Christopher Michel, Country Living, 19 Mar. 2023

Boland, who has worked in food services in the public school system since the mid-1980s, says her favorite menu items to prepare for students are Salisbury steak and potatoes, along with red beans and rice. —Evelynn Coffie and Sarah Ravits, NOLA.com, 9 Aug. 2020

Holt ties its inspiration, in part, to Salisbury steak. —Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 8 July 2020

Is Salisbury steak difficult to make? —Christopher Michel, Country Living, 19 Mar. 2023

That’s how Salisbury steak made a reentry into my life. —Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 12 July 2022

The dry-aged Salisbury steak frites with mushroom-Madeira gravy. —oregonlive, 6 July 2022

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Word History

Etymology

James Henry Salisbury †1905 American physician

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above