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Question

Why is it une salade de fruits and not une salade des fruits  ?

Accepted Answer

Hi Gojo,
The 'de' here isn't a partitive but the preposition 'de' -

salade of fruits = fruit salad
salade de tomates = tomato salad
salade de pommes de terre = potato salad
salade de riz = rice salad

etc.
it just describes what it is made out of.
Hope this helps!

Answer

The preposition de means that something is made of a certain material or ingredient:

une jupe de cuir -- a skirt made of leather, i.e., a leather skirt
une salade de fruits -- a salde made of fruit, i.e., a fruit salad