Salads

🇹🇷Turkey

Patlıcan salatası

Patlican Salatasi

Smoky eggplant salad with yogurt or lemon, garlic and olive oil.

🇸🇩Sudan

Peanut Butter Salad

Salatat dakwa

Tomato, cucumber and onion chopped fine and dressed with peanut butter loosened with lemon juice and water.

🇲🇽Mexico

Pepinos rellenos de camaron (Shrimp-Stuffed Cucumbers)

Cucumber halves stuffed with a shrimp salad or ceviche.

🇪🇸Valencian Community, Spain

Pericana

Alicante salt-cod and escalivada spread.

🇸🇷Suriname

Petjil

Blanched kangkung, beansprouts and long beans dressed in a thick peanut sauce sharpened with tamarind and chilli.

🇲🇲Myanmar

Pickled Ginger Salad

ဂျင်းသုပ်

Shredded pickled young ginger tossed with roasted sesame, peanut, fried garlic, split peas and dried shrimp.

🇲🇲Myanmar

Pickled Tea Leaf Salad

လက်ဖက်သုပ်

Fermented tea leaves tossed with fried garlic, peanuts, roasted sesame, split peas, dried shrimp, tomato and green chilli.

🇲🇴Macao

Pig's Ear and Papaya Salad

Orelha de Porco

Macanese salad of pig's ear and green papaya; a unique Macanese dish; pig's ear is boiled and sliced thin; green papaya adds crunch and freshness; dressed with vinegar and oil; a fusion of Portuguese and Southeast Asian flavors; the salad that is uniquely Macanese.

🇨🇰Cook Islands

Pink Potato Salad

Mainese

A distinctive Cook Islands potato salad with beetroot, hard-boiled eggs, mixed vegetables, and a homemade mayonnaise dressing; the beetroot gives it a characteristic pink color; often served side dish at island gatherings.

🇺🇸United States

Pittsburgh Salad

A steak salad topped with french fries and cheese — a Pittsburgh restaurant invention.

🇹🇷Mediterranean Region, Turkey

Piyaz

Zeytin piyazi

A white bean salad dressed with vinegar, olive oil, onions, parsley, and sumac, sometimes with hard-boiled eggs and tuna. It is the traditional accompaniment to meatballs (köfte) across Turkey, especially in the Antalya region where it is served with sesame seeds.

🇵🇹Portugal

Portuguese Octopus Salad

Salada de polvo

Salada de polvo is Portuguese octopus salad with tender boiled tentacles, onion, parsley, olive oil, and vinegar served chilled.

🇩🇪Germany

Potato Salad

Kartoffelsalat

German potato salad with two main styles: mayonnaise-based in the north, vinegar-based in the south.

🇪🇪Estonia

Potato Salad

Rasols

Cold salad of potatoes, eggs, pickles, meat and sour cream, a hearty Latvian staple.

🇵🇫French Polynesia

Raw Fish Salad

Kato

Kato; a traditional Tahitian raw fish preparation; a variation of the raw fish family that includes poisson cru; fresh fish prepared with local ingredients; a feature of island cuisine; a refreshing, healthy dish; a traditional Polynesian preparation method.

🇮🇩West Java, Indonesia

Raw Vegetable Platter

Lalab

Assorted raw vegetables served with sambal terasi, a Sundanese staple accompaniment.

🇮🇩West Java, Indonesia

Raw Vegetable Salad

Karedok

Sundanese raw vegetable salad with peanut sauce, featuring long beans, cucumber, eggplant, and basil.

🇺🇸United States

Red Slaw

A Carolina barbecue slaw dressed with a thin vinegar-and-ketchup sauce instead of mayonnaise.

🇮🇩Jakarta, Indonesia

Rice Noodle Salad

Ketoprak

Jakarta street food with ketupat, fried tofu, rice vermicelli, bean sprouts, and peanut sauce.

🇩🇰Denmark

Rodbedesalat

Rødbedesalat

Beet salad with apples and horseradish.

🇮🇩Singapore, Indonesia

Rujak

Rojak Buah

An Indonesian fruit salad with a sharp palm-sugar and chilli dressing

🇮🇩Surabaya, Indonesia

Rujak cingur

A Surabaya rujak with cooked cow snout (cingur), young mango, pineapple and a dark shrimp-paste dressing.

🇷🇸Serbia

Russian Salad

Ensaladilla rusa

A creamy potato salad with carrots, peas, tuna, olives, and mayonnaire, topped with anchovy or piquillo pepper, a ubiquitous Spanish tapa.

🇸🇨Seychelles

Salad Palmis

Palm heart salad — the tender inner core of coconut palm, sliced and dressed with ginger-lime vinaigrette; labour-intensive to prepare as the palm tree must be felled; a Seychellois specialty often served alongside octopus curry; the palm heart has a delicate, artichoke-like flavour.

🇮🇷Shiraz, Iran

Salad Shirazi

سالاد شیرازی

Cucumber, tomato and onion diced fine and dressed with lime juice and dried mint, put on the table with everything.

🇸🇳Dakar, Senegal

Salade Côte Cap Verte

Potato, tuna, green bean, egg and olive dressed with a mustard vinaigrette — a Dakar restaurant salad from the colonial era.

🇧🇪Liège, Belgium

Salade liégeoise

Salade liégeoise combines warm potatoes, green beans, bacon, and onion in a tangy dressing.

🇹🇳Tunisia

Salade Mechouia

سلاطة مشوية

Peppers, tomatoes, onion and garlic charred over coals, peeled and chopped fine, dressed with olive oil, caraway and tuna or egg on top.

🇫🇷France

Salade Perigourdine

Salade périgourdine combines greens with duck gizzards, foie gras or duck breast, walnuts, and vinaigrette.

🇭🇹Haiti

Salade Russe

Salad Ris

A Haitian version of Russian salad: diced boiled potatoes, carrots, peas, and beets bound with mayonnaise and often topped with beets for color.

🇲🇱Mali

Salade à la Tomate et au Concombres

Salade tomate concombre

A traditional Malian tomato and cucumber salad; listed in Wikipedia's Malian cuisine; tomatoes and cucumbers are sliced and dressed with oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper; a refreshing side dish; a simple, fresh accompaniment to grilled meats and rice dishes; found at restaurants and family tables; the salad of Malian cuisine.

🇰🇲Comoros

Saladi ya Matunda

A mixed tropical fruit salad with orange, mango, pineapple, cantaloupe, and banana dressed with lime juice and simple syrup; garnished with grated coconut and roasted peanuts; a refreshing Comorian dessert.

🇷🇴Romania

Salata Orientala

Salată orientală

A Romanian potato salad mixed with boiled egg, onion, olives, and pickles, dressed sharply and served cold or at room temperature.

🇬🇷South Aegean, Greece

Salatouri

Σαλατούρι

A chilled salad of poached octopus or cuttlefish dressed with olive oil, vinegar, caper and parsley, standard meze on island taverna lists.

🇸🇳Senegal

Salatu Niebe

Salatu ñebbe

Black-eyed peas dressed cold with tomato, onion, oil and vinegar into a sharp salad.

🇧🇷Brazil

Salpicão

A Brazilian shredded chicken salad mixed with carrots, raisins, corn, apples and mayonnaise, served cold at buffets, parties and lanchonetes.