Thousand Island Dressing - The Recipe Critic (2024)

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Which is better Russian or Thousand Island dressing? ›

And while the horseradish arguably makes Russian dressing a little more flavorful, Thousand Island tends to be the secret sauce of choice for burgers, perhaps because the horseradish would just get buried beneath the other elements anyway. Russian and Thousand Island have lots of other cousins, too.

The condiment came to be called "Russian" since the original recipe included caviar, a staple of Russian cuisine. Local historians claim that the mayonnaise-based version was invented in Nashua, New Hampshire, by James E. Colburn in the 1910s.

This is traditionally a fairly sweet dressing intended to temper the bitterness of certain salad greens. With that in mind, the sharpness from plain yogurt interferes too much with the sweetness of the dressing.

Thousand Island dressing is an American salad dressing and condiment based on mayonnaise that can include olive oil, lemon juice, orange juice, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, vinegar, cream, chili sauce, tomato purée, and ketchup or Tabasco sauce.

Ranch Dressing

The ranch is hands down America's most beloved salad dressings. It is made from a number of ingredients such as buttermilk, mayonnaise, mustard, garlic, onion, chives, salt, and pepper. A creamier and richer version often features sour cream or yogurt for enhanced taste.

Both are Russian dressings, but Ken's uses mayonnaise, so it's creamier. Russian dressing is often described as a spicier thousand Island without the pickles. Ken's version fits that description better.

That's right: Believe it or not, Russian Dressing hails from the decidedly-not-Russian province of Nashua, New Hampshire. Sources credit its invention to one James E. Colburn.

Thousand Island is called American Sauce in Germany.

To start, "thousand island dressing" is also reffered to as "secret sauce" by many fast food locations (notably, usually without tomatoes), though this would be most accurate to Ed's sauce, as it's contents are literally a secret.

Does McDonald's use Thousand Island dressing? ›

McDonald's Big Mac Sauce is similar to Thousand Island dressing, but they're not the same. Thousand Island dressing normally incorporates ketchup, while a lot of Big Mac Sauce recipes incorporate French dressing. French dressing gives it a bit of a tangier flavor than ketchup does.

Some might think the special sauce is just Thousand Island/Russian dressing, but that's not quite right. The Big Mac topper is definitely similar to those two, but not quite the same. It has way more pickle relish than either of them, and there's another ingredient (or ingredients) that can't quite be placed.

A Marie Rose sauce has a ketchup base, usually with some mayonnaise combined in it. But the ketchup is dominant in most. Thousand Island does have some ketchup, but here mayonnaise is the base ingredient.

By looks alone, you may wonder if Big Mac sauce is simply Thousand Island dressing with a different name. The answer is no… but they are similar. Both of the condiments have a creamy consistency and include pickle relish.

Ranch dressing is the most popular salad dressing in the USA due to its creamy texture, tangy buttermilk base, and blend of herbs and spices like garlic, onion, dill, and parsley. Its versatility makes it a staple on dinner tables across America.

Sauce - A traditional Reuben sandwich uses creamy Russian dressing for the sauce, but Thousand Island dressing is another popular option that tastes really similar, albeit slightly sweeter with a bit less kick than Russian dressing.