Food & Cooking: Types of Dressings

In cookery, the term dressing refers to savory sauces for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type.

Types of dressings

salad dressing - a sauce, such as one made of mayonnaise or of oil and vinegar, that is served on salad
sauce - flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food
sauce Louis - mayonnaise and heavy cream combined with chopped green pepper and green onion seasoned with chili sauce and Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice
bleu cheese dressing, blue cheese dressing - creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese
blue cheese dressing, Roquefort dressing - vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese
French dressing, sauce vinaigrette, vinaigrette - oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic
Lorenzo dressing - vinaigrette with chili sauce and chopped watercress
anchovy dressing - vinaigrette and mashed anchovies
Italian dressing - a vinaigrette with garlic and herbs: oregano and basil and dill
half-and-half dressing - half mayonnaise and half vinaigrette seasoned with minced garlic and mashed anchovies and grated Parmesan cheese; especially good for combination salads
mayo, mayonnaise - egg yolks and oil and vinegar
Russian dressing, Russian mayonnaise - mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or catsup; sometimes with caviar added
salad cream - a creamy salad dressing resembling mayonnaise
Thousand Island dressing - mayonnaise with chili sauce or catsup and minced olives and peppers and hard-cooked egg.