Sentence examples for under a lick of from inspiring English sources
The shrimp arrived butterflied under a lick of lemony butter.
Tiny, cool kumamoto oysters under a lick of mild salsa made an inspired counterpoint of hot-cold, spicy-sweet tastes.
The Sorbillo delivered an outstanding topping of dewy prosciutto, baby arugula, chopped tomatoes and shredded parmesan under a lick of truffle oil.
But that sameness did nothing to detract from a gorgeous double chop of Berkshire pork glistening under a lick of barbecue sauce, a confetti of snow peas and shiitakes and astringent peppers beneath.
Except for deliciously floppy, tender spinach ravioli (a special), glossy under a lick of fresh-tasting tomato sauce, and extremely hearty and filling penne with strongly herbed lamb sausage, pastas managed to be lackluster: farfalle with smoked salmon in cream sauce, penne with tomato and mozzarella, ravioli with vodka sauce -- all lacked pizzaz.
On one hand, a pairing of swordfish and mahi-mahi under a lick of champagne and fresh tomato sauce was exemplary; on the other, soggy red snapper, supposedly roasted, was clearly overly poached and served in a sea of lemon-clobbered broth.
Here, under a mere skim of mozzarella and a lick of down-home tomato sauce, a wafer of eggplant wrapped a core of creamy ricotta.
He also gave her a lick of his vodka.
"But this isn't just a lick of paint.
I don't speak a lick of Tamil.
