(often foll by up) to collect or be collected into or as if into a pile: snow piled up in the drive 11. (intransitive; foll by in, into, off, out, etc) to move in a group, esp in a hurried or disorganized manner: to pile off the bus
1 The five basic types of salad are green salads (tossed or composed), bound, vegetable, fruit, and combination. 2  The five basic salads that can be served throughout the course of a meal are starter, accompaniment, main course, intermezzo, and dessert.
The trick is not to mix in the dressing (or salt) until just before you serve it. (Otherwise it will wilt.) As is true with most salads, you can vary the ingredients to your taste. This recipe includes: iceberg lettuce, celery, green onion, hard-cooked eggs, bacon, peas, and Swiss cheese. (I based this recipe on one given to me by my friend Jean Williams of Salisbury, North Carolina.