salad bar

noun

: a self-service counter (as in a restaurant) featuring an array of salad makings and dressings

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Named after the markets of Brazil, the Market Table is way beyond an average salad bar, featuring a rotating offering of specialty salads, seasonal recipes, cheese and charcuterie, smoked salmon and a black bean stew with sausage. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025 The project stocks salad bars in district schools’ cafeterias with local produce including from Burbank Urban Garden and provides hands-on nutrition education programs across SCUSD. Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025 Used by Pizza Hut as nothing more than a garnish in its salad bars in the 1990s, kale has exploded in popularity over the last two decades and has become a go-to nutritional powerhouse ingredient included in salads, kimchi bowls, pasta dishes, soups and smoothies. Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025 Friday-Sunday, Feb. 14-16 Championship Weekend Brunch, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. — There will be stations for omelets, waffles, sushi, pasta, carving (lamb, turkey, sirloin) and French/Italian sweets, as well as a raw seafood bar, salad bar, charcuterie table, caviar and more. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salad bar

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of salad bar was in 1937

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“Salad bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salad%20bar. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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salad bar

noun
: a self-service counter in a restaurant featuring a selection of salad makings and dressings
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