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Butter, cream, and sour cream are mashed into the potatoes before being dressed up with bacon, scallions, salt, pepper, and lots of cheese.
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2026
Add the pork, shrimp, onion, water chestnuts, scallions, fish sauce, oyster sauce, garlic, sugar, salt and white pepper and stir to combine.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2025
When grown from seed, full-size scallions are typically ready to harvest in about 60 days, though smaller cuts can be taken earlier.
—Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 29 Dec. 2025
Cut the scallion in half lengthwise and then slice very thinly crosswise; finely chop the cilantro and dill.
—Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2025
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2026
Add the pork, shrimp, onion, water chestnuts, scallions, fish sauce, oyster sauce, garlic, sugar, salt and white pepper and stir to combine.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2025
When grown from seed, full-size scallions are typically ready to harvest in about 60 days, though smaller cuts can be taken earlier.
—Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 29 Dec. 2025
Cut the scallion in half lengthwise and then slice very thinly crosswise; finely chop the cilantro and dill.
—Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Scallion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scallion. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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scallion
noun
scal·lion
ˈskal-yən 
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