potato salad
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Definition
Noun: A cold dish consisting primarily of boiled potatoes that have been chopped or cubed, typically mixed with a dressing (such as mayonnaise, mustard, or a vinaigrette) and often containing additional ingredients like chopped celery, onions, herbs, or hard-boiled eggs.
Usage
"Potato salad" is an uncountable noun referring to the dish as a whole. It is commonly served as a side dish at picnics, barbecues, and other casual meals. * Would you like some potato salad with your grilled chicken? * She makes the best potato salad for our family gatherings. * This potato salad needs a little more salt.
Examples
- The deli sells potato salad by the pound.
- I brought a big bowl of potato salad to the potluck dinner.
- His signature potato salad recipe includes fresh dill and a touch of vinegar.
Advanced Usage
- "German potato salad": A specific variant often served warm, featuring a vinegar-based dressing and sometimes bacon, unlike the more common mayonnaise-based versions.
- For Oktoberfest, they served a tangy German potato salad.
- The phrase can be used attributively (like an adjective) to describe other nouns.
- a potato salad recipe; the potato salad bowl
Variants and Related Words
- Salad: A more general term for a cold dish of mixed ingredients, often with a dressing.
- Side dish: A food item that accompanies the main course.
- Picnic salad: A casual term for salads, including potato salad, commonly served at outdoor meals.
Synonyms
- Cold potato dish (descriptive synonym)
- Picnic salad (contextual synonym)
Related Phrases
- To toss a potato salad: To mix the ingredients of a potato salad together.
- After adding the dressing, toss the potato salad gently to coat.
- To chill a potato salad: To refrigerate it before serving.
- Always chill the potato salad for at least two hours for the best flavor.
Noun
- any of various salads having chopped potatoes as the base