ranch dressing


ranch dressing

n. A creamy salad dressing typically made with buttermilk, mayonnaise, green onion, garlic, parsley, and other seasonings.
[After the Hidden Valley Guest Ranch, a dude ranch located near Santa Barbara, California, and run by Steve and Gayle Henson, where the dressing was first prepared and served in the late 1950s and early 1960s.]

ranch dressing

- A creamy buttermilk-based dressing with garlic and other spices and herbs, developed at Hidden Valley Ranch in Santa Barbara in the 1950s.See also related terms for ranch.