SALAD DRESSING

Pronunciation (US):

• SALAD DRESSING (noun)
  The noun SALAD DRESSING has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SALAD DRESSING used as a noun is very rare.

• SALAD DRESSING (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

dressing; salad dressing

Hypernyms ("salad dressing" is a kind of...):

sauce (flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "salad dressing"):

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

salad cream (a creamy salad dressing resembling mayonnaise)

Russian dressing; Russian mayonnaise (mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or catsup; sometimes with caviar added)

mayo; mayonnaise (egg yolks and oil and vinegar)

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)

Italian dressing (a vinaigrette with garlic and herbs: oregano and basil and dill)

anchovy dressing (vinaigrette and mashed anchovies)

Lorenzo dressing (vinaigrette with chili sauce and chopped watercress)

French dressing; sauce vinaigrette; vinaigrette (oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic)

blue cheese dressing; Roquefort dressing (vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese)

bleu cheese dressing; blue cheese dressing (creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese)

Thousand Island dressing (mayonnaise with chili sauce or catsup and minced olives and peppers and hard-cooked egg)