From a recipe: Don’t toss the Swiss chard stalks, especially if you are using the red variety. They add a beautiful spark of red to the dish of green, purple, and white.
--- Does it mean "dish" that is either green, purple or white in color?
Here, 'dish' means the prepared meal, not the plate it's served on. It's the food ingredients which are green, purple and white.
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Here, 'dish' means the prepared meal, not the plate it's served on.
It's the food ingredients which are green, purple and white.