1950s; earliest use found in Elizabeth David (1913–1992), cookery writer. From Mouli + French légumes vegetables, plural of légume, probably after moulin à légumesmoulin à legumes.
Definition of mouli-légumes in US English:
mouli-légumes
(also mouli légume, mouli-legumes)
nounˌmuːlilɪˈɡuːm
Cookery
Mouli.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Elizabeth David (1913–1992), cookery writer. From Mouli + French légumes vegetables, plural of légume, probably after moulin à légumes moulin à legumes.