salt and pepper

Example Sentences

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At the beginning of the summer, I started roasting trays of vegetables — squash, eggplant, red onions, bell peppers — with nothing more than olive oil, salt and pepper.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

“Boiled chickpeas seasoned with salt and pepper were the ultimate shtetl snack food,” she writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Mind you, this is the same influencer who went viral for making a “deconstructed salad,” which is essentially a whole romaine leaf dressed in lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025

"Bella has been making eggy bread and cheese toasties, and salt and pepper chicken."

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

It was one of my favorite breakfasts, and I sprinkled the top with a pinch of salt and pepper, but I couldn’t eat it.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce