noun
salad
A1
Salat (der) means 'salad'—either a prepared salad dish or, in casual use, leafy greens. Plural: Salate. Declension follows regular masculine patterns (der Salat, des Salats, den Salaten). No fixed preposition; commonly used with phrases like 'ein Salat essen' or 'ein Salat mit Dressing'.
Examples
Zum Mittagessen esse ich gerne einen frischen Salat.
For lunch, I like to eat a fresh salad.
Die Gäste reklamierten das Restaurant, weil sie den Salat zu trocken fanden, obwohl der Koch erklärte, dass er ihn frisch zubereitet hatte.
The guests complained to the restaurant because they found the salad too dry, although the cook said that he had prepared it fresh.
Ich bestelle einen Salat.
I order a salad.
Details
Mnemonics
Sounds like 'salad' in English — Salat ≈ salad.
Der Salat — think 'der Teller' (masculine) with a salad on it.
Notes
Can refer to a single salad dish or types of salad (pl. Salate).