salad dressing

/ˌsæləd ˈdrɛsɪŋ/

/ˈsælɪd ˈdrɛsɪŋ/

Other forms: salad dressings

The sauce you toss your lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers with is salad dressing. If you want to liven up a boring dish of raw vegetables, try adding a flavorful salad dressing.

The term salad dressing comes from a definition of dressing that dates from about 1500: "sauce used in preparing a dish for the table." When you want to serve a well-prepared and delicious salad, you need add salad dressing. These sauces range from simple oil and vinegar to elaborate fruity concoctions and creamy mayonnaise-based dressings.

Definitions of salad dressing

1. noun

   savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
   synonyms: dressing

   types:

   sauce Louis

   mayonnaise and heavy cream combined with chopped green pepper and green onion seasoned with chili sauce and Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice

   bleu cheese dressing, blue cheese dressing

   creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese

   Roquefort dressing, blue cheese dressing

   vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese

   French dressing, sauce vinaigrette, vinaigrette

   oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic

   Lorenzo dressing

   vinaigrette with chili sauce and chopped watercress

   anchovy dressing

   vinaigrette and mashed anchovies

   Italian dressing

   a vinaigrette with garlic and herbs: oregano and basil and dill

   half-and-half dressing

   half mayonnaise and half vinaigrette seasoned with minced garlic and mashed anchovies and grated Parmesan cheese; especially good for combination salads

   mayo, mayonnaise

   egg yolks and oil and vinegar

   Russian dressing, Russian mayonnaise

   mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or catsup; sometimes with caviar added

   salad cream

   a creamy salad dressing resembling mayonnaise

   Thousand Island dressing

   mayonnaise with chili sauce or catsup and minced olives and peppers and hard-cooked egg

   green mayonnaise, sauce verte

   mayonnaise with tarragon or dill and chopped watercress and spinach or cucumber

   type of:

   sauce

   flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food