My significant other ate cucumbers and onion with some ranch. I called it a cucumber onion salad. She says there aren’t enough ingredients to call it a salad, because “it takes multiple ingredients”. I pointed out she had three and asked what the minimum is. She refuses to answer so I ask Lemmy.

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    1 year ago

    Merriam Webster says :

    *any of various usually cold dishes: such as

    a: raw greens (such as lettuce) often combined with other vegetables and toppings and served especially with dressing

    b: small pieces of food (such as pasta, meat, fruit, or vegetables) usually mixed with a dressing (such as mayonnaise) or set in gelatin*

    As such, even just cucumber would suffice.

    Edit: in dutch, a “salade” has to accompanied by a dressing or vinaigrette, thus very much limiting what a salad is.