- A preparation of vegetables, as lettuce, celery, water
cress, onions, etc., usually dressed with salt, vinegar, oil, and
spice, and eaten for giving a relish to other food; as, lettuce salad;
tomato salad, etc. - A dish composed of chopped meat or fish, esp. chicken or
lobster, mixed with lettuce or other vegetables, and seasoned with oil,
vinegar, mustard, and other condiments; as, chicken salad; lobster
salad.
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