house (salad) dressing
noun
US
: the regular salad dressing in a U.S. restaurant
The house dressing is a creamy vinaigrette.
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Try the dubious-looking but magical house dressing, and be sure to dip your salad’s oversized croutons into it for good measure.
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Katie Akin, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
Another draw is the Cattlemen's house dressing, a marinated combo of garlic oil, lemon juice, and Cheddar cheese with a creamy texture (90% of all customers order it, according to the restaurant).
—Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
The Rotisserie and Kum-Bak Sauce Opened in the 1920s by Greek restaurateur Alex Dennery, The Rotisserie is where the sauce was developed, initially as a house dressing for salads that could help the restaurant stand out and become its selling point.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2024
Customers can buy bottles of the special olive oil-vinegar house salad dressing.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2024
Subs specific to the Bay View location are the Grape Ape, with meatballs, bacon, barbecue, jalapeno cream cheese, onion, jalapeno and cheddar; and the Deathstar, with turkey breast, genoa salami, bacon, jalapeno cream cheese, jalapeno, pepper jack, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and house dressing.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2023
This robe harkens to an earlier age of house dressing.
—Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 15 Sep. 2022
The latter ingredient added an interesting chewy texture, while the house dressing benefited from Vidalia onion zip.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 5 Aug. 2021
This sub from Grazie Grazie sandwich shop is packed with genoa salami, hot capicola, prosciutto, sharp provolone, extra virgin olive oil, red vinegar and house dressing.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2021
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Katie Akin, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
Another draw is the Cattlemen's house dressing, a marinated combo of garlic oil, lemon juice, and Cheddar cheese with a creamy texture (90% of all customers order it, according to the restaurant).
—Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
The Rotisserie and Kum-Bak Sauce Opened in the 1920s by Greek restaurateur Alex Dennery, The Rotisserie is where the sauce was developed, initially as a house dressing for salads that could help the restaurant stand out and become its selling point.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2024
Customers can buy bottles of the special olive oil-vinegar house salad dressing.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2024
Subs specific to the Bay View location are the Grape Ape, with meatballs, bacon, barbecue, jalapeno cream cheese, onion, jalapeno and cheddar; and the Deathstar, with turkey breast, genoa salami, bacon, jalapeno cream cheese, jalapeno, pepper jack, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and house dressing.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2023
This robe harkens to an earlier age of house dressing.
—Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 15 Sep. 2022
The latter ingredient added an interesting chewy texture, while the house dressing benefited from Vidalia onion zip.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 5 Aug. 2021
This sub from Grazie Grazie sandwich shop is packed with genoa salami, hot capicola, prosciutto, sharp provolone, extra virgin olive oil, red vinegar and house dressing.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2021
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“House (salad) dressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20%28salad%29%20dressing. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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