Locals we served salad (8)
I believe the answer is:
coleslaw
'salad' is the definition.
(coleslaw is a kind of salad)
'locals we served' is the wordplay.
'served' is an anagram indicator.
'locals'+'we'='localswe'
'localswe' anagrammed gives 'COLESLAW'.
(Other definitions for coleslaw that I've seen before include "We locals consume salad of shredded cabbage, carrot and dressing" , "Finely shredded raw cabbage with carrots and dressing as salad" , "Salad dish of shredded cabbage, etc" , "Salad dish based on shredded cabbage" , "Dish of shredded cabbage and carrot" .)