| Meaning | Food mixtures / mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens. |
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| Narrower | chicken salad | salad composed primarily of chopped chicken meat |
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| coleslaw, slaw | basically shredded cabbage |
| crab Louis | lettuce and crabmeat dressed with sauce Louis |
| fruit salad | salad composed of fruits |
| herring salad | Based on pickled herring |
| molded salad | salad of meats or vegetables in gelatin |
| pasta salad | A salad having any of various pastas as the base |
| potato salad | Any of various salads having chopped potatoes as the base |
| salad nicoise | typically containing tomatoes and anchovies and garnished with black olives and capers |
| salmagundi | cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing |
| tabbouleh, tabooli | A finely chopped salad with tomatoes and parsley and mint and scallions and bulgur wheat |
| tossed salad | salad tossed with a dressing |
| tuna fish salad, tuna salad | salad composed primarily of chopped canned tuna fish |
| Broader | dish | A particular item of prepared food |
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| Spanish | ensalada |
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| Catalan | amanida, ensalada |
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