Meanings
- pluralplural onlyCold dishes served as a course in Israeli cuisine.
The custom of starting the meal with salatim originated with the Palestinians.
2015, Michael Solomonov, Steven Cook, Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking, page 781 more example
It is the genuine cooking that you find all over Israel in both restaurants and homes — cooking that bursts with freshly ground spices and complex flavors, from char-edged kebabs to tahini-rich sauces, chewy grains, fresh herbs and rainbows of vegetable salatim, or small cold salads that are the vivid starting point of every meal.
2015 October 6, Melissa Clark, “In ‘Zahav,’ Michael Solomonov Explores Israeli Food”, in New York Times
Origin
- Hebrewסָלָטִים
- Englishsalatim
Borrowed from Hebrew סָלָטִים (salatím), plural of סָלָט (salát, “salad”).
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salatim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salatim
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