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Russian dressing

Russian dressing is a creamy, tangy dressing commonly served on salads, sandwiches, and reuben-style dishes.

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About Russian dressing

Russian dressing is a prepared creamy salad dressing and sandwich condiment, commonly based on mayonnaise or another emulsified dressing base. It is served on salads, sandwiches, burgers, and Reuben-style preparations, and can accompany cooked foods as a cold sauce.

Typical versions combine a tangy, sweet, or piquant element such as ketchup, chili sauce, relish, mustard, horseradish, or vinegar with seasonings. It is usually smooth or lightly flecked, with a flavor balance and heat level that vary among commercial and homemade versions.

The dressing ranges from pale orange to pinkish red and is generally sold prepared in containers or made at home. Its thickness, sweetness, acidity, and heat depend on the formulation; mixing the components produces the creamy sauce, while added relish or seasonings can change its visible flecking.

Ingredient type
sauce

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Russian dressing nutrition & diet

Russian dressing nutritional value

Salad dressing, russian dressing

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
355kcal
Protein
0.7g
Carbs
31.9g
Fat
26.2g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Assess the dressing as the actual prepared recipe and use the amount served on the salad or sandwich. Mayonnaise, sour cream, yogurt, ketchup, relish, sugar, herbs, and seasonings vary by brand or recipe; a sandwich containing the dressing requires evaluation of its other components too.

Compare the right form: Match references to prepared Russian dressing with its stated mayonnaise or dairy base and inclusions; a related spread, sauce, or vinaigrette is not interchangeable.

Diet considerations

The base may combine plant ingredients with egg-based mayonnaise and sometimes dairy, so animal additions must be checked rather than assumed. Ketchup, relish, sugar, or cereal-derived thickeners can alter compatibility and carbohydrate patterns. Brand and recipe determine whether additional ingredients are present.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Depends on the version
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Tomato Ketchup; Mayonnaise. Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Tomato Ketchup. Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Tomato Ketchup. Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Tomato Ketchup. Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Sugar. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Salad dressing, russian dressing ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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