kinilnat

{{short description|Ilocano-Filipino salad dish}}

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| name = {{lang|ilo|Kinilnat}}

| image = Katuday.jpg

| caption = {{lang|ilo|Kinilnat}} made of katuday flowers and tomatoes

| alternate_name = Ensalada

| country = Philippines

| region = Ilocos region

| creator =

| course = Side dish

| type = Salad

| served = Cold

| main_ingredient = Regional vegetables (shoots, blossoms, unripe fruits)

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Kinilnat, or ensalada, is an Ilocano salad. Unlike some Western salads, {{lang|ilo|kinilnat}} accompanies the main course as a side dish.

The leaves, shoots, blossoms, immature fruits or other parts of the vegetables are blanched, drained and dressed with {{lang|ilo|bugguong munamun}} (anchovy paste) or {{lang|ilo|patis}} (fish sauce), and sometimes souring agents like {{lang|ilo|kalamansi}}, {{lang|ilo|kamatis}} (tomatoes), or {{lang|ilo|suka}} (vinegar).{{cite web |title=Kinilnat {{!}} Traditional Salad From Ilocos {{!}} TasteAtlas |url=https://www.tasteatlas.com/kinilnat |website=www.tasteatlas.com |access-date=27 September 2023}} Additionally, it can be seasoned with freshly ground {{lang|ilo|laya}} (ginger) or {{lang|ilo|sili}} (chilis). Common vegetables include:[http://pinakbet.wordpress.com/ Pinkabet (website). "Alukon leaves stew"]{{cite journal |last1=Dumilag |first1=Richard V. |title=Unmasking a cryptic ethnotaxon: a case study on the identity of Dermonema virens (Nemaliales, Rhodophyta) in the Philippines |journal=Webbia |date=2 January 2018 |volume=73 |issue=1 |pages=89–96 |doi=10.1080/00837792.2018.1437591 |bibcode=2018Webbi..73...89D |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00837792.2018.1437591 |access-date=27 September 2023 |language=en |issn=0083-7792|url-access=subscription }}{{cite journal |last1=Cacatian |first1=Shella B. |last2=Tabian |first2=John Lester T. |title=Floristic composition and diversity of indigenous wild food resources in northwestern Cagayan, Philippines |journal=Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity |date=5 May 2023 |volume=24 |issue=4 |doi=10.13057/biodiv/d240446 |language=en |issn=2085-4722|doi-access=free }}

• {{lang|ilo|kamotig}}, sweet potato leaves and shoots
• {{lang|ilo|parya}}, bittermelon unripe fruits and leaves
• {{lang|ilo|otong}}, string bean shoots and young pods
• {{lang|ilo|karabasa}}, calabaza shoots and blossoms
• {{lang|ilo|sayote}}, chayote shoots
• {{lang|ilo|kalunay}}, amaranth leaves
• {{lang|ilo|marunggay}}, moringa leaves and blossoms
• {{lang|ilo|repolyo}}, cabbage leaves
• {{lang|ilo|katuday}}, West Indian pea blossoms
• {{lang|ilo|pallang}}, winged bean pods
• {{lang|ilo|parda}}, hyacinth bean pods
• {{lang|ilo|sabunganay}}, banana blossoms
• {{lang|ilo|pako}}, fern shoots{{cite journal |last1=Sarazawa |first1=Katrina S |last2=Sanidad |first2=Remely A |title=Exploring the Food and Cultural Significance of Native Chicken in Ilocos Sur |journal=Asia Pacific Journal of Management and Sustainable Development |date=March 2022 |volume=10 |issue=1 |page=10-16 |url=https://research.lpubatangas.edu.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2-APJMSD-2022-005.pdf |access-date=27 September 2023}}