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Vinaigrette /vɪnəˈɡrɛt/
is a mixture (emulsion) of salad oil and vinegar, often flavored with herbs, spices, salt, pepper, sugar, and other ingredients. It is used most commonly as a salad dressing, but also as a sauce or marinade.
In North America, mayonnaise-based Ranch dressing is most popular, with vinaigrettes and Caesar-style dressing following close behind. Traditional dressings in France are vinaigrettes, typically mustard-based, while mayonnaise is predominant in eastern European countries and Russia. In Denmark, dressings are often based on crème fraîche. In southern Europe, salad is generally dressed by the diner with oil and vinegar.
In Asia, it is common to add sesame oil, fish sauce, citrus juice, or soy sauce to salad dressings.
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The following are examples of common salad dressings:
► Blue cheese dressing
► Caesar dressing
► Extra virgin olive oil
► French dressing
► Ginger dressing
► Honey Dijon
► Hummus
► Italian dressing
► Louis dressing
► Ranch dressing
► Russian dressing
► Tahini
► Thousand Island dressing
► Vinaigrette
► Wafu dressing
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Toppings and garnishes
Popular salad garnishes are nuts, croutons, anchovies, bacon bits (real or imitation), garden beet, bell peppers, shredded carrots, diced celery, watercress, sliced cucumber, parsley, sliced mushrooms, sliced red onion, radish, french fries, sunflower seeds (shelled), real or artificial crab meat (surimi) and cherry tomatoes. Various cheeses, berries, seeds and other ingredients can also be added to green salads. Cheeses, in the form of cubes, crumbles, or grated, are often used, including blue cheese, Parmesan cheese, and feta cheese. Color considerations are sometimes addressed by using edible flowers, red radishes, carrots, various colors of peppers, and other colorful ingredients.
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Holidays To Remember:
- National Salad Month: National Salad Month is a holiday celebrated in the United States during the month of May. The Association for Dressings & Sauces (ADS), welcomes National Salad Month and encourage everyone to be creative when incorporating a salad into your healthy eating regimen.
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Sauces for salads are often called "dressings". The concept of salad dressing varies across cultures. In Western culture, there are three basic types of salad dressing:
► Vinaigrette
► Creamy dressings, usually mayonnaise-based, but which may also contain yogurt, sour cream, buttermilk, milk, or crème fraiche
► Cooked dressings, which resemble creamy dressings, but are usually thickened by adding egg yolks and gently heating.
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Dressings are great on things other than salads too! Ranch dressing is a common dip for vegetables such as broccoli and carrots, as well as for chips and "bar foods" such as french fries and chicken wings
It is also a common dipping sauce for fried foods such as:
fried mushrooms, fried zucchini, jalapeno poppers, onion rings, chicken fingers, and hushpuppies.
In addition, ranch dressing is used on pizza, pickles, baked potatoes, wraps, tacos, pretzels, and hamburgers.
