Russian dressing
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Russian dressing
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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It comes with rye bread, sliced Emmental cheese, coleslaw, Russian dressing and Raye’s Cranberry Mustard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2025
I use mayo as a base for many sauces: spicy mayo, curry mayo, maple mayo, Russian dressing, lemon tarragon brown butter mayo, and more.
From Salon ● May 28, 2024
As for sandwiches, the reuben hits pleasure points with tangy sauerkraut, sweet Russian dressing and half a pound of thinly shaved corned beef.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 20, 2022
And Russian dressing, hysterically enough, was a really big thing.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2020
A clear soup, Dicky Boy, and Maryland chicken, hot asparagus, a Russian dressing for our lettuce, and at the end red raspberries with little cakes.
From Mistress Anne by Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux)
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