salad greens

plural noun

: vegetables that are grown for their leaves and commonly used in salads

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Other delectable food served at the wedding reception included an organic salad greens bar and pesto orzo caprese for starters, and smoked salmon and wild mushroom chicken as entrees. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 2 July 2025 Arrange salad greens on a large platter, and top with cooked shrimp. Liz Mervosh, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025 Yet in 2006, five Americans died and more than 200 others fell ill from eating the salad greens, which were contaminated with a virulent strain of E. coli bacteria. IEEE Spectrum, 3 June 2013 Wash and dry salad greens and herbs and store them properly. Mia Leimkuhler, New York Times, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for salad greens

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