Crossword clues for crudites
The Collaborative International Dictionary
crudites \crudites\ n. (Cookery) an appetizer consisting of raw vegetables cut into bite-sized strips and served with a dip.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1960, from French crudités, literally "raw things" (see crudity).
Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of crudités English)
n. (context plurale tantum English) raw vegetables often served as an appetizer before a main dish; sometimes including fruits.
WordNet
n. raw vegetables cut into bite-sized strips and served with a dip
Wikipedia
Crudités are traditional French appetizers consisting of sliced or whole raw vegetables which are sometimes dipped in a vinaigrette or other dipping sauce. Crudités often include celery sticks, carrot sticks, cucumber sticks, bell pepper strips, broccoli, cauliflower, fennel, and asparagus spears; sometimes olives, depending on local custom.
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Usage examples of "crudites".
The buffet consisted of Beluga Malossol caviar, pate de campagne, smoked Scottish salmon, oysters on the half shell, backfin lump crabmeat, crudites with a shallot vinaigrette dressing, and Cristal champagne.
Frank went on jovially, "but a man can’t survive on crudites alone, can he, Jack?
I nonchalantly rearranged the deviled eggs and the crudités inside a hollowed-out pumpkin.
I picked up a plate and allowed myself a visual feast: meatballs, imported cheeses, seafood platters, cold cuts nicely curled around fillings, crudités, and fruit dipped in dark chocolate.