Salad Dressing Recipes Food Cooking International Guide
Salad Dressing Increases Taste And Flavour
By Patricia Gorginas
Salad dressing is added to salads to increase taste and flavour.
Rather than eating raw vegetables and fruits in a salad, you can
add a little dressing to make the salad more delicious and appetizing.
A salad dressing is similar to adding sauce to freshly cooked
meat. You add a salad dressing to a freshly prepared salad full
of fresh ingredients. You get the extra tangy taste when a salad
dressing is added.
There’s is a wide range of salad dressings, from the popular
Italian and French Salad Dressings to the Thousand Island Dressings.
In Italy, where salad is a common side dish, the dressing is
simple, containing olive oil, vinegar, salt and black pepper.
Italian Dressing
What is known as Italian Dressing in the United States is rather
more involved. The ingredients are oil, lemon juice, vinegar,
herbs and spices, seasoning, onions and bell peppers.
French Dressing
French Dressing, a version of the classic Vinaigrette, has different
ingredients in various countries. Commonly, recipes are based
on olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, mustard and wine vinegar.
Mayonnaise Dressing
Mayonnaise and dressings incorporating mayonnaise are popular
in supermarkets and restaurants. The traditional recipe for basic
mayonnaise is egg yolks, vegetable oil, seasoning, vinegar and
sometimes, mustard and lemon juice.
Thousand Island Dressing
Fast food outlets are very fond of serving Thousand Island Dressing.
The tangy product was inspired by a Russian salad dressing and
contains mayonnaise, pickles, onions, ketchup, bell peppers and
olives.
Tahini
Tahini is a common sight in Arabic countries and Turkey. It’s
a paste obtained from ground sesame seeds and is a staple ingredient
for hummus. When mixed with lemon juice, salt and garlic, it is
a sauce that is suitable as a dressing.
Green Goddess Dressing
Green Goddess Dressing was the invention of a hotel chef in San
Francisco in the 1920s. It has a very distinctive flavor and is
made from mayonnaise, lemon juice, tarragon, pepper, anchovy,
sour cream, parsley and chives. There is also a vegetarian version
and a vegan product that uses Tahini.
Keen cooks may want to experiment with their own recipes. One
of the biggest success stories of recent years has led to millions
of dollars being raised for charity.
Newman’s Own Salad Dressings
The veteran actor Paul Newman started his charitable company,
Newman’s Own, with the sale of his salad dressing range. The bottles
are a familiar sight on supermarket shelves and benefit Newman’s
own charity, which helps very ill children.
So, by buying the bottled Newman’s Own salad dressing from your
supermarket, you can add a delicious flavour to your salads and
help seriously ill children at the same time.
Isn’t that the best thing ever? Think about the help you
are giving to sick children, to review your purchasing options,
the next time you are adding one of these salad dressings on your
salad.
About the Author:
Patricia Gorginas has written a number of articles on recipes, cooking and food including
Easy Recipes,
Italian Cooking,
Dinner Party Ideas,
Chocolate Cake,
Muffin Baskets,
30 Minute Meal,
Food And Wine,
Boost Your Metabolism,
Italian Food,
French Food.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Did You Know?
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