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An oval-shaped, purplish-brown fruit that grows on a woddy vine, which climbs and clings to other forest plants in order to grow upward.

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.

Pinkish-red or yellow in color, this type of fruit is harvested from a species of climbing cactus that grows in tropical areas of the Middle East, Asia, Central and South America and a few other regions with warm climates.

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

A hybrid citrus fruit of grapefruit, tangerine and orange that grows in tropical regions. As it matures, the outer skin is easy to peel, becoming thick and wrinkled, displaying an orangish-yellow, yellowish-red, or green color, depending on the variety.

A five-segmented fruit that when slices are cut crosswise they are star shaped. The fruit has a golden yellow skin and a matching color translucent flesh, which is lightly dotted with dark seeds.

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

A seedless variety of the Fuyu persimmon that was first grown in Israel and now is being raised throughout the world.

A kitchen device used to remove excess moisture from freshly washed lettuce, greens, herbs, fruits, and other similar leafy or hard to dry items.

A cow's milk cheese produced in the Loire Valley of France that is often made with a cheese mold providing a distinctive wheat ear pattern on the rind.

A French term used to describe a small round, molded cheese made from goat's milk. Translated into the word "dung or horse droppings", the term Crottin is used mainly in reference to the shape and finished appearance as small round forms of cheese.

A cow's milk blue cheese from Italy that is a milder version of the traditional (naturale)aged Gorgonzola Blue.

The Italian name given to any fresh, medium aged or matured cheeses made from sheep's milk, unless classifed otherwise since some Pecorino Toscano cheeses may also be made with a combination of sheep and cow's milk.