drizzle with

Meaning

To pour a small amount of liquid (such as olive oil, honey, glaze, or sauce) in a thin, light stream over food. It is used to add flavor or as a decorative finishing touch just before serving.

Examples

• Before serving the salad, drizzle with a high-quality balsamic vinegar.

  Before serving the salad, drizzle with a high-quality balsamic vinegar.

• You should drizzle the warm cake with chocolate syrup for a beautiful presentation.

  You should drizzle the warm cake with chocolate syrup for a beautiful presentation.

• She likes to toast her bread and then drizzle with a bit of extra virgin olive oil.

  She likes to toast her bread and then drizzle with a bit of extra virgin olive oil.

• Just before taking the pizza out, drizzle with hot honey for a sweet and spicy kick.

  Just before taking the pizza out, drizzle with hot honey for a sweet and spicy kick.

• Once the roasted vegetables are done, drizzle with fresh lemon juice.

  Once the roasted vegetables are done, drizzle with fresh lemon juice.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Drizzle the cake by chocolate sauce.

  ✓ Drizzle the cake with chocolate sauce.

  The correct preposition to use after 'drizzle' when specifying the liquid is 'with', not 'by'.

• ✗ I will pour a drizzle with olive oil on the tomatoes.

  ✓ I will drizzle olive oil on the tomatoes.

  'Drizzle with' is a verb phrase. If you use 'drizzle' as a noun, say 'a drizzle of olive oil'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• After plating the dessert, ___ some caramel sauce to make it look fancy.

  💡 Pour a thin, decorative stream of liquid over the dish.

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  drizzle with

• Slice the fresh mozzarella, arrange it on a plate, and ___ olive oil.

  💡 Lightly pour a liquid ingredient over the cheese.

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  drizzle with