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SALAD DRESSING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
Synonyms:
dressing; salad dressing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
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)
bleu cheese dressing; blue cheese dressing (creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese)
blue cheese dressing; Roquefort 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)
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