Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A mixture of young leafy greens, often including young lettuces, used as salad.
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- noun A mixture of small, young
leaves as asalad
Etymologies
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Examples
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The mesclun is a staple in our house, as is the goat cheese.
Our Kitchen 2009
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The mesclun is a staple in our house, as is the goat cheese.
LENNDEVOURS: 2007
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The mesclun is a staple in our house, as is the goat cheese.
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Second crop carrots, second crop peas, and the mesclun are all poking their heads up, too.
July 27th, 2009 matociquala 2009
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Dietitian's tip: The mix of gourmet salad greens called mesclun may include oakleaf lettuce, arugula (rocket), frisee, mizuna, mache, radicchio and sorrel.
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Dietitian's tip: The mix of gourmet salad greens called mesclun may include oakleaf lettuce, arugula (rocket), frisee, mizuna, mache, radicchio and sorrel.
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Lettuce: pelletized seeds make planting individual heads a breeze, or sow mesclun mix where the seed is just scattered in a wide swath over the soil
Mary Ann Esposito: The Ten Easiest Vegetables To Plant in Your Garden Mary Ann Esposito 2011
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Lettuce: pelletized seeds make planting individual heads a breeze, or sow mesclun mix where the seed is just scattered in a wide swath over the soil
Mary Ann Esposito: The Ten Easiest Vegetables To Plant in Your Garden Mary Ann Esposito 2011
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I'm going to plant some tomatoes next weekend in large pots that I can move around to make sure they get as much sun as possible, but for now we are sticking with herbs and lettuce -- and this is the first big salad that we've made with our own mesclun.
Our Kitchen 2009
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Mr. Hicks also has a way with vegetables: The JWF Salad $9 is a mix of shredded carrots, bits of cauliflower and mesclun tossed with a mustardy dressing.
super-kawy commented on the word mesclun
A mixture of young leafy greens, often including young lettuces, used as salad.
September 22, 2009
madmouth commented on the word mesclun
I find the term young lettuces surprisingly sensuous
September 22, 2009