Russian dressing

American  

noun

1. a sharp mayonnaise dressing containing chopped pickles, chili sauce or ketchup, pimientos, etc.

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Russian dressing British  

noun

1. mayonnaise or vinaigrette with chilli sauce, chopped gherkins, etc

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Etymology

Origin of Russian dressing

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

It comes with rye bread, sliced Emmental cheese, coleslaw, Russian dressing and Raye’s Cranberry Mustard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

And Russian dressing, hysterically enough, was a really big thing.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2020

For a rebooted Reuben, Freedman uses house-cured meat, fat-rendered sauerkraut and Russian dressing goosed with Oaxacan chili powder.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2018

Think also of Russian dressing or Thousand Island.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2018

Pile on sliced rye that's been spread with Russian dressing.

From The Perdue Chicken Cookbook by Perdue, Mitzi