salad greens

plural noun

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

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What's New After a Georgia family farm operation recalled its curly mustard salad greens in nine states last month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has assigned the recall to its most serious safety classification. Gord Magill, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024 He’s nailed his recent one: ribbons of zucchini tangled among salad greens, dressed in brown butter-miso vinaigrette, atop a tart spread with mildly tangy farmer’s cheese. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024 Sprinkle pumpkin seeds over salad greens and a whole grain like quinoa. Johna Burdeos, Health, 1 Oct. 2024 Gilbert still farms berries — lots of them — but also salad greens grown in hydroponic greenhouses, a dizzying array of brassicas, bedding plants, and herbs, as well as an eye-popping range of flowers. Aaron Hicklin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for salad greens 

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“Salad greens.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salad%20greens. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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