How to Use salad in a Sentence

salad

noun
  • I tossed the salad with some oil and vinegar and set it on the table.
  • Would you like soup or salad with your sandwich?
  • For dinner we had roast chicken and a salad.
  • The salad chain’s shares fell more than 10% on the news Wednesday.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Prepare the salad: Add the chicken to the dressing and toss.
    Eric Kim, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Fruit salad was also added to the menu a few years ago.
    Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The rest of her day is filled with healthy picks like salad, bone broth, and lamb stew.
    Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 20 Apr. 2023
  • So grab a head and chop it up to make a salad or casserole.
    Women's Health, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The petals of this peachy rose have a sweet flavor that works well in salads or desserts.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2024
  • And these unique, easy salad recipes are here to inspire you.
    Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 16 May 2023
  • Use it to put the finishing touch to meats, soups, salads, and stews.
    Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
  • In terms of eating up the food that’s most likely to go bad first, start with gravy and salad.
    Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2023
  • What to Do with It • Serve on an iceberg wedge (or any salad!).
    Fox News Staff Fox News, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Now’s the time to use spring herbs with abandon, adding them by the handful to salads, eggs, and pasta.
    Jenna Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Try them in salads, sandwiches, and as a stand-alone snack, or add them to soups and sauces.
    Karen Asp, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2023
  • From chocolate pies and cookies, to soups and salads, there is a way to use pecans in every meal of the day.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The hollowed out pulp can be used in salads, salsas, etc.
    Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 4 Aug. 2023
  • This salad looks to the Southwest for flavor, fragrance and chile heat.
    Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Seafood entrees are on the menu, along with oysters, salads and sharables.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2024
  • But Krishna had a bone to pick with one ingredient in the wedge salad.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Toss some olives into a salad, or add them to whole-wheat pasta and pesto.
    Selene Yeager, Health, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Then, place a bowl or smaller plate (like a salad or dessert plate) on top of the napkin to anchor it in place.
    Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The 80-petal large, rounded peach blooms have a light, sweet, fruity fragrance and flavor and can be added to salads and desserts.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Serve with red wine and a crisp salad for a delicious and filling meal.
    Julia Levy, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Once plants are established, snip leaves to add to salads.
    Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Melvin, who managed to make some chicken salad out of the crap scooped off the floor of Oakland’s coop, seemed perfect.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Takashina latches on, asking what’s in the school salad, and how big the portions are, and whether LR feels full after.
    Isabella Cueto, STAT, 17 July 2023
  • Sides include creamy slaw, BBQ beans, potato salad, mac and cheese, cornbread or the veggie of the day.
    Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 13 June 2023
  • To plate your Triple Cs, divide the crab salad evenly among the cornbread slices and spread it evenly over the surface.
    Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Put them on salads, in sandwiches and tacos, on baked potatoes, sweet and white.
    Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024

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