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. Katie Akin, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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