mimosa salad

English

Etymology

Calque of Russian сала́т мимо́за (salát mimóza), from its resemblance to mimosa flowers scattered on the snow in spring.

Noun

mimosa salad (countable and uncountable, plural mimosa salads)

1. A festive salad, popular in the former USSR, made with cheese, eggs, canned fish, onion, and mayonnaise.