salad greens

plural noun

: vegetables that are grown for their leaves and commonly used in salads

Examples of salad greens in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Battle lines seem to be drawn between the never-plastic crowd and shoppers who prefer the ease of fresh salad greens delivered to their door. Kim Severson, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024 Serve it over couscous or with salad greens; or plunk the dish in the center of the table and serve it as an appetizer with pita wedges and crusty bread for sopping up the juices. Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024 Think salad greens, green beans, or boxed vegetables covered in a cheesy sauce. Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024 On my plate is something akin to creamed corn, salad greens, broccoli florets, and roasted potatoes. Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 9 Feb. 2024 California’s conventional vegetable farming landscape was changing, and Underwood had pivoted to growing baby vegetables and salad greens. Indrani Sen, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024 Sweet potatoes, Greek yogurt, salmon, sourdough bread, salad greens, cheese, rice, chili crisp, baked tofu, marinated tempeh, chicken thighs, olive oil, eggs, flaky salt. Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2023 Consider a disc of Sonoma goat cheese baked with bread crumbs and served with a handful of beautiful salad greens, a deceptively simple starter from the Chez Panisse playbook that requires a sure hand with the vinaigrette, excellent sourcing for the cheese and lettuces plus a simple presentation. Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2023 The dressing’s low oil content — plus the addition of mayonnaise, which helps create an emulsion — means the salad greens stay crunchy and keep for longer. Eric Kim, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2023

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“Salad greens.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salad%20greens. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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