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Salads

The 24 best-known salads from around the world, each with a short background and where it comes from.

01
Olivier salad
Russia
Olivier salad, also known as Russian salad or Stolichny salad, is a traditional salad dish in Russian cuisine. Its creation is generally attributed to Lucien Olivier.
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02
Caesar salad
Italy
A Caesar salad (also spelled Cesar, César and Cesare), also known as Caesar's salad, is a green salad of romaine lettuce and croutons commonly dressed with lemon juice (or lime juice), olive oil, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, anchovies, garlic, Dijon mustard,…
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03
Greek salad
Greece
Greek salad, choriatiki or Horiatiki is a salad in Greek cuisine generally made with pieces of tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, feta cheese, and olives and dressed with salt, Greek oregano, and olive oil.
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04
Potato salad
Austria Czech Republic
Potato salad is a salad dish made from boiled potatoes, usually containing a dressing and a variety of other ingredients such as boiled eggs and raw vegetables. It is usually served as a side dish.
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05
Gyros
Greece
Gyros, sometimes anglicized as a gyro, is a Greek dish consisting of meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, then sliced and served wrapped or stuffed in pita bread, along with other ingredients such as tomato, onion, fried potatoes, and tzatziki.
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06
Caprese salad
Italy
Caprese salad is an Italian salad composed of sliced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil, seasoned with salt and olive oil or balsamic vinegar. The salad's name references the island of Capri, where it is believed to have originated.
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07
Gado-gado
Indonesia
Gado-gado (Indonesian or Betawi) is an Indonesian salad of raw, slightly boiled, blanched or steamed vegetables and hard-boiled eggs, boiled potato, fried tofu and tempeh, and sliced lontong (compressed cylinder rice cake wrapped in a banana leaf), served…
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08
Niçard salad
France
Salade niçoise is a salad that originated in the French city of Nice. It is traditionally made of tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, Niçoise olives and anchovies or tuna, dressed with olive oil or, in some historical versions, a vinaigrette.
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09
Ful medames
Egypt
Ful medames, or simply ful, is a stew of cooked fava beans served with olive oil, cumin, and optionally with chopped parsley, garlic, onion, lemon juice, chili pepper and other vegetables, herbs, and spices.
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10
Coleslaw
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Coleslaw or cole slaw, also widely known within North America simply as slaw, is a side dish consisting primarily of finely shredded raw cabbage with a salad dressing or condiment, commonly either vinaigrette or mayonnaise.
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11
Shopska salad
Bulgaria
Shopska salad is a cold salad popular throughout Southeastern Europe. It is Bulgaria's most famous salad and national dish.
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12
Waldorf salad
United States
A Waldorf salad is a fruit and nut salad generally made of celery, fresh apples, walnuts, and grapes, dressed in mayonnaise, and traditionally served on a bed of lettuce as an appetizer or a light meal.
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13
Crouton
Italy
A crouton is a piece of toasted or fried bread, normally cubed and seasoned. Croutons are used to add texture and flavor to salads—notably the Caesar salad—as an accompaniment to soups and stews, or eaten as a snack food.
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14
Vinegret
Russia
Vinegret, or Russian vinaigrette, is a salad in Russian cuisine which is also popular in other post-Soviet states. The dish includes diced cooked vegetables, chopped onions, as well as sauerkraut and/or brined pickles.
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15
Panzanella
Italy
Panzanella or panmolle is a Tuscan and Umbrian chopped salad of soaked stale bread, onions and tomatoes that is popular in the summer. It often includes cucumbers, sometimes basil and is dressed with olive oil and vinegar.
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16
Pasta salad
Italy
Pasta salad, known in Italian as insalata di pasta or pasta fredda, is a dish prepared with one or more types of pasta, almost always chilled or room temperature, and most often tossed in a vinegar, oil or mayonnaise-based dressing.
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17
Cobb salad
United States
The Cobb salad is an American garden salad typically made with chopped salad greens (authentically romaine lettuce), tomato, bacon, chicken breast, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, chives, blue cheese and red wine vinaigrette.
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18
Dressed herring
Russia
Dressed herring, colloquially known as shuba, herring under a fur coat, or furry herring (Russian: "сельдь под шубой", romanized: "sel'd pod shuboy" or "селёдка под шубой", "selyodka pod shuboy"), is a layered salad composed of diced spekesild covered with…
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19
Mechouia salad
Tunisia
Mechouia salad (Tunisian Arabic: سلاطة مشوية, romanized: slata meshwiya, "grilled salad") is a Tunisian salad. A very popular first course dish from Tunisia, a country in North Africa that appreciates spiciness, it is especially consumed in the summer.
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20
Mizeria
Poland
Mizeria is a salad which originated in Poland and consists of thinly sliced or grated cucumbers, often with sweet sour cream or kefir and vinegar, although in some cases oil.
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21
Smažený sýr
Czech Republic
Smažený sýr or vyprážaný syr – both meaning "fried cheese" – is a Czech and Slovak cheese-based dish that is widely consumed in both countries of the former state of Czechoslovakia.
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22
Çoban salad
Turkey
Çoban salatası or choban salad (Turkish for "shepherd's salad") is a salad that originated from Turkish cuisine, consisting of finely chopped tomatoes (preferably peeled), cucumbers, long green peppers, onion, and flat-leaf parsley.
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23
Mimosa salad
Russia
Mimosa salad (Russian: салат мимоза) is a festive salad of which the main ingredients are cheese, eggs, canned fish, onion, and mayonnaise. Mimosa salad got its name because of its resemblance to mimosa flowers scattered on the snow.
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24
Green papaya salad
United States
Green papaya salad is a spicy salad made from shredded unripe papaya. It is believed to have been created by Lao people and is considered one of the national dishes of Laos.
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