Ranch dressing actually originated on a ranch, the Hidden
Valley Guest Ranch near Santa Barbara, Calif. According to the Hidden Valley
Web site, the owners made a dressing with herbs, spices and buttermilk in the
1950s, and the dressing was a hit with their guests. The dressing was sold as a
dry mix that you combined with buttermilk and mayonnaise or sour cream. Now,
the Hidden Valley brand appears on several varieties of bottled ranch dressing
in supermarkets. It's also a popular dip for vegetables or chips. The
"ranch" flavor that is added to chips refers to the buttermilk taste
that is associated with ranch dressing.
Italian dressing
gets its name from the seasonings found in it, basil, garlic and oregano mixed
with olive oil and wine vinegar.
French
dressing, is apparently an American invention. There are several
different recipes for French dressing.
Most of them use ketchup, oil, vinegar and paprika. A similar dressing is
called Russian, which often
has chili sauce as an ingredient.
Thousand Island
dressing was named for the Thousand Island region of upstate New York, where
the dressing originated. The region, along the St. Lawrence Seaway and Lake
Ontario, is a popular spot for fishermen and hunters and for other tourists.
The key ingredients in the dressing are mayonnaise and chili sauce, which is
made of peppers and tomatoes. The tiny chunks in the dressing are finely
chopped pickles, onions, olives and hard cooked egg.
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Your family
will love this easy flavorful pasta salad.
BLT Pasta
Salad with Ranch Dressing
Copyrighted
2014, Christine’s Pantry. All rights reserved.
Ingredients:
1 cup
uncooked elbow macaroni
salt and
pepper, to taste
1 cup iceberg
lettuce, chopped
3 roma
tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1/4 cup
buttermilk ranch dressing
6 slices
bacon cooked to crisp, chopped
Directions:
Cook pasta
according to package directions. Drain and run under cold water.
In a salad
bowl, add cooked pasta, salt, pepper, lettuce, tomatoes and ranch dressing, and
toss. Top with cooked bacon. Serve and enjoy!
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