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
  • And this wintery, tangy salad—which could go with any of the above.
    Olia Hercules, Bon Appétit, 18 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • The winners were fruit, bread and salad, with two each.
    Christina Barron, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • Or, make your own ras el hanout spice blend and then use it in this warm salad.
    Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Add the pita and Halloumi to the salad, toss well and serve.
    Lidey Heuck, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
  • Mix the herb salad with olive oil, lemon juice, and salt. Slice the chicken breast into 3 pieces and cut the leg from the thigh.
    Karla Alindahao, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The square set comes with 12 pieces: four dinner plates, four salad plates, and four bowls.
    Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024
  • 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 one with all the answers and the perfect vinaigrette for that summer salad.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 8 July 2024
  • Chicken, salmon, steak or shrimp can be added to any salad.
    Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 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
  • But this potato salad recipe is also great with the skins on.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2024
  • Sandwiches get boring, salads get soggy, and school lunches can be challenging, to say the least.
    Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024

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