Salads

🇸🇰Slovakia

Cucumber Salad

Uhorkový šalát

Thinly sliced cucumber salted, drained and dressed with vinegar, sugar, garlic and black pepper, served swimming in its liquid.

🇬🇷Crete, Greece

Dakos

Ντάκος

Cretan salad of a barley rusk (paximadi) topped with grated tomato, feta or mizithra, olive oil, and oregano. A meze and island classic, crunchy and fresh, a Cretan specialty, a summer staple.

🇦🇩Andorra

Dandelion Salad

Amanida de bordolaga

Dandelion salad, a dish frequently found on Andorran tables in spring; made with foraged dandelion greens; dressed with olive oil, vinegar, and garlic; a simple, fresh, and slightly bitter salad; reflects the Pyrenean tradition of foraging wild greens; found at homes and traditional restaurants in spring; the dandelion salad of Andorra; a wild spring dish.

🇲🇽Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Dzik

A Yucatecan shredded meat and citrus salad mixed with tomato, onion, cilantro, and sour orange; fish versions are a local alias.

🇦🇲Armenia

Eetch

Էթչ

An Armenian bulgur salad with tomato paste, onions, peppers, parsley and lemon, served cold as a meze or side, similar to tabbouleh but heartier.

🇨🇱Chile

Ensalada Chilena

Tomato and onion salad with oil/vinegar, Chile's ubiquitous side dish

🇵🇦Panama

Ensalada de Feria

A Panamanian potato salad with beets, carrots, peas, mayonnaise, and sometimes apple, a festive and daily classic

🇩🇴Dominican Republic

Ensalada de Molondrones

A Dominican okra salad of boiled okra dressed with vinegar, onion, and herbs.

🇲🇽Mexico

Ensalada de nopalitos

A cactus salad of boiled nopal strips with tomato, onion, cilantro, and lime.

🇵🇪Peru

Ensalada de Pallares

A Peruvian butter bean salad with fresh cheese, corn, tomato and onion, dressed with lime. Fresh and protein-rich.

🇩🇴Dominican Republic

Ensalada Rusa

Dominican potato salad with carrots, peas, hard-boiled eggs, and mayo, served at Christmas with lechón asado. A festive side dish, creamy and comforting.

🇦🇩Andorra

Escarole with Pears

Escarola amb peres

Andorran warm escarole and pear salad with bacon.

🇹🇳Tunisia

Farfoucha

A Tunisian salad of roasted green peppers, tomatoes, and garlic, mashed with olive oil.

🇱🇧Lebanon

Fattoush

فتوش

Salad with crispy bread pieces, vegetables, and sumac dressing, fresh vegetables with crispy bread and tangy sumac dressing, well-balanced, a popular and refreshing Arabic salad in UAE, daily and beloved.

🇱🇺Luxembourg

Feiersténgszalot

Cold boiled beef cut into strips and dressed with vinegar, oil, onion and gherkin, eaten as a summer main with bread.

🇲🇲Shan, Myanmar

Fermented Rice Salad

ထမင်းချဉ်

Shan and Intha salad of rice kneaded with tomato and fish or potato, pressed into balls and served with garlic oil, fried garlic and leek root.

🇬🇹Guatemala

Fiambre

A Guatemalan Day of the Dead cold salad with 50-80 ingredients: meats, cheeses, vegetables, pickles, and sausages, a November 1 tradition

🇪🇹Ethiopia

Fossolia

ፎሶሊያ

A fresh Ethiopian green-bean salad, lightly sautéed with onions and carrots and brightened with garlic and lemon. The lighter, vegetable-forward cousin of fasolia wot.

🇺🇸United States

Frog Eye Salad

A Midwestern dessert 'salad' of acini di pepe pasta, whipped topping, pineapple, mandarin oranges, and marshmallows.

🇱🇦Laos

Glass Noodle Salad

ຍໍາເສັ້ນລ້ອນ

Glass noodles tossed with minced pork, prawn, tomato, celery and a lime and fish sauce dressing.

🇸🇷Suriname

Goedangan

Goedangan is a Surinamese vegetable salad of blanched bean sprouts, cabbage, cucumber and other crisp produce dressed with a savory coconut or peanut sauce.

🇧🇹Bhutan

Goen Hogay

གོན་ཧོ་གད།

Cucumber sliced and dressed raw with chilli, onion, coriander, tomato and crumbled cheese — the closest thing Bhutan has to a salad.

🇬🇷Greece

Greek Salad

Χωριάτικη

Greek village salad: tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, peppers, olives, and a thick slab of feta, dressed with olive oil and oregano. The national salad, fresh and tangy, a summer staple.

🇱🇨Saint Lucia

Green Fig Salad

Salad actually made with green bananas (known locally as green figs); boiled green bananas sliced and mixed with onions, peppers, herbs, and vinaigrette; a popular local dish; a refreshing, hearty salad; the green fig salad of Saint Lucia; a distinctive use of unripe bananas; a Creole classic.

🇵🇭Philippines

Grilled Eggplant Salad

Ensaladang Talong

Grilled, peeled eggplant chopped with tomatoes, onions, and often salted egg, dressed in vinegar.

🇸🇪Sweden

Gubbröra

Herring and egg salad, a classic smörgåsbord and Easter dish.

🇻🇳Vietnam

Gỏi ngó sen (Vietnamese Lotus Root Salad)

Gỏi ngó sen

Goi ngo sen, the lotus-stem salad with prawn and pork, is a named Vietnamese dish built on an ingredient found nowhere else in the file.

🇺🇸United States

Haystack

A lunch-counter plate of rice or chips with a creamy meat sauce and crisp toppings — a Midwestern diner dish.

🇲🇺Mauritius

Heart of Palm Salad

Salade de palmiste

The tender core of a felled palm shaved raw into ribbons and dressed simply, sometimes with smoked marlin or a light vinaigrette.

🇱🇻Latvia

Herring in a Coat

Siļķe kažokā

Layered salad with herring, beets, potatoes, carrots and mayonnaise, a festive dish.

🇪🇪Estonia

Herring Salad

Rosolje

Vibrant layered salad with pickled herring, beetroot, potatoes and boiled eggs in creamy dressing, a festive classic.

🇷🇺Russia

Herring Under Fur Coat

Сельдь под шубой

Herring under fur coat is a Russian layered salad of herring, potatoes, beets, carrots, eggs, and mayonnaise.

🇲🇾Sabah, Malaysia

Hinava

Kadazan-Dusun raw fish cured in lime juice with ginger and shallots, fresh fish with tangy lime and sharp ginger and not fishy.

🇩🇿Algeria

Hmiss

حميس

Green peppers and tomatoes roasted over flame, peeled, chopped and dressed with garlic, olive oil and cumin.

🇮🇩Indonesia

Indonesian Vegetable Salad with Peanut Sauce

Gado-Gado

Boiled vegetables with peanut sauce dressing, tofu, tempeh, and eggs, one of Indonesia's national dishes.

🇮🇹Italy

Insalata Caprese

Capri's salad of sliced mozzarella, tomato, and basil, dressed with olive oil (no vinegar). The colors of the Italian flag on a plate.