Salads are an essential part of all meals. They are healthy, nutritious and easily digestible. What makes them exciting and gives them flavor is the sauce or dressing in which they are processed. Simply put, a salad dressing is a seasoning made specifically for salads. They make the salads creamier, richer and tastier to eat.
In this article we have ranked the 4most popular salad dressingsand their properties. So read on.
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ranch dressing
- Ranch is perhaps America's most beloved salad dressing. It is made from various ingredients, such as buttermilk, mayonnaise, mustard, garlic, onion, chives, salt and pepper. A creamier and richer version often contains sour cream or yogurt for better flavor.
Ranch dressing was first introduced to the world in 1949. A plumber in Alaska made a sauce by combining these ingredients. The sauce was an instant success and the recipe was bought by Ranch Kitchen – a food chain in America. Ranch dressing was named America's best-selling sauce in 1992.
Mike's Amazing Ranch Dressing is one of the most beloved in America, try it today.
Common Uses of Ranch Dressing
Ranch dressing is often paired with the following American salads:
- Cobb a kip cobb salad
- Have salat
- Chicken and pork salad
- Macaroni salad
Ranch dressing is also served with chips, wings and pizza.
Blue cheese dressing
This is another delicious and tangy dressing that combines the goodness of blue cheese, yogurt/creme fraiche, buttermilk, mayonnaise, vinegar, onion, and garlic powder. The French versions of this dressing use French or Italian cheeses such as Roquefort and Gorgonzola. However, most American blue cheese dressings contain chunks of blue cheese.
General uses of blue cheese dressing
Due to its creamy and thick consistency, blue cheese dressing is often paired with crunchy salads such asCobb-salat, lettuce wraps, iceberg wedge salad or sliced vegetables. Blue Cheese Dressing goes well with Buffalo wings and crudités and is often served as a dip.
Try our signature Mike's Amazing Blue Cheese Dressing today.
Italian dressing
- The roots of Italian dressing can be traced back to Itlay. However, it is more popular in the United States than in its home country. It was first introduced to the United States in 1940 by an Italian immigrant living in Massachusetts. Similar to vinaigrette dressing, the base of Italian dressing is made from a combination of oil and vinegar. Chopped pepper, oregano, dill, onion and garlic powder, salt and sugar are added to the base.
Creamier versions of Italian dressing also contain mayonnaise.
Common uses of Italian dressing
This dressing is ideal for all types of salads. Due to its consistency and sour taste, it is also used as a marinade for fish and meat.
Russian dressing
- Russian dressing is an ancient seasoning that dates back to the 20th century. Caviar used to be the main ingredient in this dressing, hence the name Russian Dressing. But now it is not in the salad, but is made from a combination of ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, horseradish, paprika and various herbs and spices.
General uses of Russian dressing
Russian dressing is paired with Crab Louise Salad, a crispy taco and wedge salads. It is also paired with a Reuben sandwich and used as a sauce for leftover meat.
- Mike's Amazing makes the tastiest and healthiest versions of these beloved dressings. SampleMike's amazing chunky blue cheese dressing, Cool Ranch Dressing, Creamy Italian Dressing and Classic Russian Dressing. Visit our website or call us at 201-596-3717 to place your order. We are located in Saddle Brook, New Jersey and also offer services in nearby areas.
