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Vegetables that have an edible root as an extension of the vegetable which grows underground. Highly nutritious, low in calories and containing little or no fat, many Root Vegetables are commonly eaten raw or prepared by cooking.

A salad green that has small dark green, velvety leaves with a rich, sweet flavor, similar to hazelnut.

A dish that consists of a variety of ingredients which generally have some type of dressing mixed with the greens.

A type of sauce that may use mayonnaise or a vinaigrette combined with other ingredients to create a topping or flavoring that can be mixed into salad greens or salad items being prepared.

Made from a hard nylon plastic, this type of utensil is designed to be used for cutting fresh vegetables such as salad greens.

Commonly made as a large round and somewhat shallow sided bowl, this piece of kitchenware is designed to hold a sizable volume of salad greens.

A generic name given to a variety of different types of leafy vegetables that are most often used in salads or sandwiches.

Similar in appearance to mayonnaise, this food is a dressing that is common in Europe, particularly regions around Ireland and the United Kingdom.

A liquid cooking oil that is extracted from the fruit, seeds, or nuts of a vegetable plant, such as corn, soybeans, peanuts, safflower seeds, sunflower seeds, and rapeseeds (used for canola oil).

A salad prepared with shredded, finely sliced or square bits of cabbage that is most often a white cabbage.

Long, thin and spiked in appearance, this vegetable is a common Italian ingredient in a variety of foods.

A nut harvested from the branches of the Chestnut tree, a member of the beech family of plants. A prickly outer casing is removed to expose a dark brown, glossy shell that covers a sweet, but mealy fleshed nut.

A root vegetable related to the turnip and horseradish family, with a crisp texture and a peppery hot flavor.

A food served as both an appetizer and main meal. It is made with a combination of raw fish, vegetables (such as tomatoes, bell peppers, cilantro, green onions, and white onions) and marinated in a base of citrus juices with seasonings.

A layered dessert that began as a European confection, which was made in England. Sheets of sherry infused sponge cake, cut to fit in a round bowl, were spread with jam and a pastry cream or egg custard.

Chestnut brown in color with a small white-eye, this variety of dried bean is grown on a bush and then dried for use in a variety of foods.

A group of flowering plants that are most often used to garnish or enhance the appearance and flavor of various foods.

An herb that grows wild and has been sought for centuries in various regions of the world as a plant species often associated with properties that promote healing or improved physical and mental performance.

An oval shaped, bright yellow citrus fruit that is sought for its tart flavored, highly acidic juice and skin.

A corn product created by soaking white or yellow corn kernels in scalding water that is mixed with a chemical solution, such as a mild lye or slaked lime.