salad dressing

noun

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

salad dressing

noun

1. a sauce for salad, such as oil and vinegar or mayonnaise

Word History and Origins

Origin of salad dressing¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Extra virgin olive oil, for example, is packed with antioxidants and beneficial compounds but its low smoke point means it is better for salad dressings or drizzling over food rather than deep frying.

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And there’s something about their salad dressing that is exactly what my taste buds want in a salad dressing.

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So he did what any practical man with a taste for creamy salad dressing might do: he made do.

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Biao said Americans can’t live without Chinese technology but China will be fine without American exports like Newman’s Own salad dressing.

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A food writer friend and I now send recipes back and forth — nothing too serious, just the kind of thing you'd text if you could send a sandwich or a salad dressing via USPS.

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