salad dressing

American  

noun

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

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salad dressing British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of salad dressing

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

The new guidelines take a much harder line on added sugars, found in everything from cookies to salad dressing and bread.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025

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

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2025

The university is already using the syrup in its food service program to create new flavors of salad dressing and barbecue sauce, and also sells it at farmers’ markets.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2024

She throws one into a bin and grumbles, “How do we have three bottles of expired salad dressing in here?”

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan