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 oversize croutons into it for good measure. — Katie Akin, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026

Enjoy a sandwich from The Cheese Shop—and don't forget to ask for extra house dressing. Ride roller coasters at Busch Gardens or take on epic waterslides at one of Williamsburg's best water parks. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026

Try the dubious-looking but magical house dressing, and be sure to dip your salad’s oversized croutons into it for good measure. — 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