ensalada
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A salad in Mexican Spanish is an ensalada, a feminine noun. A common order is una ensalada mixta or an ensalada de nopales, made with cactus paddles.
In a restaurant you can ask ¿qué ensaladas tienen? The dressing is aderezo, and many Mexicans squeeze lime juice over a salad.
Meaning: a dish of mixed vegetables (noun)
When do people say it?
Salads with nopales, tomato, onion and cilantro are typical of Mexican cooking and are often served with grilled meat.
Did you know?
- Nopal is the paddle of the prickly pear cactus and is eaten in salads, tacos and eggs across Mexico.
Examples in context
- Quiero una ensalada con aderezo ligero.I want a salad with a light dressing.
- La ensalada de nopales está deliciosa.The cactus salad is delicious.
Example conversation
Lorena orders lunch at a fonda in Coyoacán.
- Mesero¿Qué va a querer de comer?What would you like to eat?
- LorenaUna ensalada de nopales, por favor.A cactus salad, please.
- MeseroCon gusto, ¿algo de tomar?Gladly, anything to drink?
