Can you imagine eating salad without any salad dressing? Or maybe trying o have a chips and dip, but no dip?? Well, no! right. no matter do we like or not, we need some good and tasty salad dressings, or yummy dips and dipping sauces, for all the small bites, to snack on. That is the idea for today post. Let us look through some of the most popular and well-known salad dressings, dipping sauces, and dips.
Let us snack and go!
Thousand island ( Russian dressing) – This flavorful salad dressing is based on mayonnaise, ketchup and relish in its most basic variety, but there are a lot of other varieties with added minced pimento, green peppers, minced onion, chives, or chopped hard-boiled eggs. Despite its name, it does not have Russian origins and it is a completely American invention.
French dressing – French dressing, in American cuisine, is a creamy, ketchup-based dressing which varies in color from pale orange to bright red. It is made of oil, vinegar, ketchup, sugar, and other flavorings.
Honey mustard – sauce is the most incredible sweet, tangy, and creamy sauce made from simple ingredients like honey, mustard, mayonnaise, vinegar, and a couple spices. It takes only a few minutes to make and can be used several ways.
Guacamole – avocado-based dip, spread, or salad first developed in Mexico. In addition to its use in modern Mexican cuisine, it has become part of international and American cuisine as a dip, condiment, and salad ingredient. Made basically with mushed avocado, jalapeños, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and lemon juice.
Green Goddess Dressing – Green goddess is an American dressing, or a dip made with a combination of anchovy paste or fillets, mayonnaise, sour cream, garlic, parsley, chives, tarragon, and lemon juice. The ingredients are simply blended until smooth, garnished with black pepper. Green goddess dressing is typically served as a salad dressing or as a dip for crudités. It can also be drizzled over seafood and grilled chicken or stirred into pasta or rice.
Blue cheese sauce – Blue cheese dressing is frequently used on salads, but it can also be served as a dip accompanying crudités or Buffalo wings. It is prepared with a combination of blue cheese, milk, vinegar, sour cream or yogurt, mayonnaise, onion powder, and garlic powder.
Ranch – salad dressing or a dip consisting of buttermilk, salt, garlic, onion, herbs (such as dill, parsley, and chives), and spices (such as mustard seed, black pepper, and paprika) mixed into a mayonnaise-based sauce. Today, it is the number one salad dressing in the United States.
Horseradish sauce – By itself, thehorseradish is made with grated horseradish root, vinegar, and salt. Horseradish sauce combines prepared horseradish with cream, sour cream, or mayonnaise, which makes it milder and creamier.
Italian dressing – This popular salad dressing usually consists of water and either lemon juice or vinegar in combination with oil, bell peppers, sugar, and various herbs and spices such as dill, fennel, and oregano. It can also be used as a marinade. There is also a variety of this dressing called creamy Italian, made with the same ingredients with the addition of dairy.
Sweet and sour sauce – is an easy dipping sauce, associated mainly with the eastern cuisine. Yes, that is the sweet, reddish sauce for dipping eggrolls. List of ingredients include: pineapple juice, brown sugar, and soy sauce, boiled with a cornstarch slurry to thicken it. The classic red color from sweet and sour sauce comes from red food coloring.
Fry sauce – Originally, it was invented in the 1950s in Salt Lake City, Utah. Fry sauce consists of a simple combination of equal parts ketchup and mayonnaise. The sauce has a thick, smooth consistency and is characterized by its pink color. Used mainly for French fries.
Buttermilk dressing – simple blend of creamy buttermilk, fresh herbs, lemon juice, and seasonings that are whisked together to form a thin, pourable addition to your favorite vegetables or salads. It is great for a basic green salad with lettuce and cucumbers, on a kale salad, on an iceberg wedge salad, or even as a dressing for coleslaw.
Pico de Gallo – also called salsa fresca and salsa cruda, is a type of salsa commonly used in Mexican cuisine. It is traditionally made from chopped tomato, onion, serrano peppers, with salt, lime juice, and cilantro. Pico de Gallo can be used in much the same way as other Mexican liquidsalsas, with chips for dipping or scooping.
Salsa – variety of sauces used at table as condiments for tacos and other Mexican and Mexican American foods, and as dips for tortilla chips. It may be made from beans, veggies, cheese, possibilities are endless. They may be raw or cooked and are generally served at room temperature.
Red wine vinaigrette – This easy red wine vinaigrette is literally the easiest and the best salad dressing. It is quick, easy, and full of everyday ingredients like olive oil, red wine vinegar, a touch of sugar, Dijon mustard, garlic, and salt!
Balsamic vinaigrette – made just with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and the balsamic adds just the right touch of sweetness when tossed with salad greens. The amazing, and rich taste of balsamic, give this simple dressing such an amazing flavor. Really you do not need to add any other ingredients.
Tartar sauce – mayonnaise-based sauce that most likely originated in France. The creamy base is traditionally made with mayonnaise, though some variations occasionally may opt for crème fraiche (lighter, French sour cream), with addition of spices, chopped parsley, chervil, tarragon, capers, and pickles. Optionally, boiled egg yolks can also be added. Great with fish and chips.
Salsa verde – staple in every Mexican kitchen. It is great for making enchiladas verde or for topping carne asada tacos. It is a simple to make, versatile salsa. Made with fresh green tomatoes or tomatillos, white onion, serrano chiles, garlic, cilantro, olive oil and salt and pepper to taste.
Tahini dressing – made from toasted ground sesame. It is served by itself or as a major ingredient in hummus, baba ghanoush, and halva. The tahini is blended with apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard and lemon zest, to make it more liquid and to slightly update the taste.
Chocolate gravy – Thicker than fudge sauce, but thinner than chocolate pudding, chocolate gravy is typically made with cocoa powder, sugar, flour, milk, and fat (usually butter). It is especially popular in the Southern United States, where the gravy is served with fresh biscuits on Sunday mornings. It is called gravy because any sauce thickened by a roux and made in a skillet was called a gravy, whether savory or sweet. Although chocolate gravy is usually served with biscuits.
Aligata – also known as garlic sauce, is still a popular choice for using with all different kinds of pasta, fish, and meat dishes. It is typically made by blending garlic with breadcrumbs, vinegar, and sometimes olive oil.
Spinach artichoke dip – this ultimate party dish, it is a hot bubbly dipping sauce, with pita chips or crackers on the side. Made from cooked spinach, artichoke hearts, sour cream, mayonnaise, cream cheese, parmesan cheese. Baked in the oven and served. Yum!
Cocktail sauce – Though every recipe differs, the cocktail sauce is generally comprised of ketchup and horseradish and is a perfect condiment f
