salad dressing

A sauce, such as one made of mayonnaise or of oil and vinegar, that is served on salad.

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salad dressing

(Cookery) a sauce for salad, such as oil and vinegar or mayonnaise

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sal′ad dress`ing

a sauce for a salad, usu. with a base of oil and vinegar or of mayonnaise.

[1830–40]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

dressing

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

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

Translations

صَلْصَة السَّلَطَهصَلْصَةُ السَلَطَة

salátová zálivkazálivka na salát

salatdressing

salaattikastike

umak za salatu

salatsósa

condimento per insalata condimento per l'insalata

サラダドレッシング

샐러드 드레싱

nálev na šalát

salladsdressing

น้ำสลัด

salata sosu

dầu trộn xa-lát

色拉油色拉调料

salad dressing

n → condimento per l'insalata

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

salad

(ˈsӕləd) noun

(a dish of) mixed raw vegetables.

fruit salad

a mixture of chopped fruits usually eaten as a dessert.

salad cream

a type of mayonnaise usually sold in bottles.

salad dressing

a sauce for putting on salad, usually consisting of oil and vinegar and sometimes spices.

salad dressing

→ صَلْصَةُ السَلَطَة salátová zálivka salatdressing Salatsoße ντρέσινγκ σαλάτας aliño de ensalada salaattikastike vinaigrette umak za salatu condimento per insalata サラダドレッシング 샐러드 드레싱 dressing salatdressing sos sałatkowy molho para salada приправа к салату salladsdressing น้ำสลัด salata sosu dầu trộn xa-lát 色拉油

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