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.
  • This salad is spring on a plate.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Or, use it as a base for salads.
    — Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Top with the rest of the sauce and the herb salad.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Add beans and legumes to soups, salads, and stews.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 25 June 2026
  • The drive-thru salad chain still has eight area stores.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Fresh egg salad should be creamy and smooth with a mild scent.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • This recipe pairs light and airy puffs with tasty, tangy ham salad.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
  • Oh, and don't sleep on the grain salad with herbs and cashew cheese.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2022
  • Open a bag of washed, ready-to-eat salad to serve with the meal.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Toss them on top of a salad, or use them in soups and stir-fries.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Add them to a pasta or a salad.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Maybe your friend makes the best salad, or your cousin wants to bring a dessert.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Add garlic bread or a salad as a side.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Or, peel and add them to yogurt or fruit salad.
    — Zia Sherrell, Health, 1 June 2026
  • Also on the menu are salads and wraps.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Pair it with a side salad, and drink lots of water.
    — Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Why does my egg salad get watery in the fridge?
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Add a side salad and the meal is complete.
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Mash it up, smear it on toast, toss it in a salad, or eat it straight.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2025
  • First of all, that has aged about as well as seafood salad left out in the sun.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Or, make your own ras el hanout spice blend and then use it in this warm salad.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 8 Sep. 2022
  • This will for sure be my new go-to potato salad recipe.
    — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Raw baby turnips can be sliced or diced and used in salads.
    — Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Make the olive salad in this recipe up to a week in advance.
    — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Navy beans are a great topping for salads.
    — Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 1 June 2026
  • Serve it on top of salad or pair with rice or potatoes.
    — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The nieces are huge fans of the chicken salad.
    — Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026

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