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Waldorf salad

Waldorf salad

2 3.9
A salad of diced apples and celery with mayonnaise and walnuts or raisins
  • noun
  • /ˈwɔːldɔrf ˈsæləd/
translation icon : ensalada Waldorf
  • It was the Waldorf salad, Evelyn.
  • make a Waldorf salad

Examples

  • What does everyone think of the Waldorf salad?

    Fiction book (2000)

  • "I made you a Waldorf salad," he said.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • - Waldorf salad for you, Mr. Van Doren.

    Quiz Show (1994)

  • They have the best Waldorf salad in town.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • How's the Waldorf salad?

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Can you try the Waldorf salad; it has crisp apples and crunchy walnuts?

  • At the picnic, everyone enjoyed the refreshing Waldorf salad with celery and raisins.

  • For lunch, she prepared a delicious Waldorf salad, combining apples and mayonnaise.

Synonyms

Waldorf
vsWaldorf salad
4.1

A salad made from apples, celery, and walnuts with mayonnaise or yogurt

favors mayonnaise dressing and typically includes raisins instead of extra fruits

Surface Forms

Waldorf salad singular
Waldorf salads plural

Morphology

Waldorf + salad

The headword 'Waldorf' is a proper name for a specific recipe and does not transparently describe the ingredients or preparation, so a learner who only knows the words 'Waldorf' and 'salad' would not be able to infer the dish's contents. While 'salad' signals a type of cold dish, the particular combination (apples, celery, walnuts/mayonnaise) is conventional and must be learned, making the expression non-compositional for B1 learners.

Etymology

Waldorf salad was first served at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York, where cooks mixed chopped apples, celery and nuts with mayonnaise for hotel guests. One popular story says the hotel's name became the dish's name, so today Waldorf salad means that apple-and-celery 'salad' with walnuts or raisins.