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mesclun

mesclun

1 7.8
A mix of young salad greens like lettuces and herbs
  • noun
  • /mɛsˈklʌn/
: mesclun
  • Remove from the pan and place next to or on top of mesclun greens.
  • mesclun salad
  • mesclun mix
  • mesclun greens

Examples

  • I love mesclun.

  • Add some mesclun, grilled chicken, bleu cheese crumble, and raspberry vinaigrette, and now you've got something there.

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  • Let's just get a mesclun salad, no pepper.

  • Mesclun.

  • Also note in the way back distance my olive oil can planter, which has a new round of mesclun greens growing to enjoy in early fall!

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  • Our campus cafeterias provide mesclun greens and baked potatoes as well as burgers and fries, and in keeping with the latest academic vogue, the University boasts among its many administrators a woman who bears the title, Director of Diversity.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • They will have sandwiches (Italian Grinder or Caprese Sandwich), chicken soup, mesclun goat cheese salad, chips, cookies, water, and soda, as well as a PB&J with a milk box for the kids.

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  • In a large bowl, combine mesclun greens, bocconcini, mango, raspberries, and sliced red onion.

  • The great thing about mesclun salads is that each bite has a slightly different flavor.

Synonyms

salad
vsmesclun
600 1.0

A cold dish of small pieces of vegetables often served with a dressing

is narrower, focusing on mixes of young leafy vegetables and herbs
green salad
vsmesclun
8 1.0

A cold dish of raw green leaves people often eat with oil and vinegar

is a specific mix of young leafy vegetables and herbs served cold

Surface Forms

mesclun singular
mescluns plural

Etymology

Mesclun comes from an old French word mesclar, which means 'to mix' and was used in southern France for a small mixture of salad leaves. So mesclun today means a 'mix' of young salad greens, like a colorful bowl of mixed leaves.