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    Russian Dressing

    By Chula King · October 4, 2020 · Updated March 8, 2022

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    Russian Dressing

    Russian Dressing is the perfect accompaniment to Reuben sandwiches and so much more. It’s slightly tangy, slightly spicy, and totally addicting. It takes only minutes to put together and will keep for a week in the refrigerator.

    Russian Dressing

    Some time back, the Master Taste Tester suggested that we should try our hand at making sauerkraut. Without going into the detail, our efforts were quite successful.  

    At the present time, he’s gone through two jars. A third jar is in the refrigerator and is almost gone, and five jars are fermenting away.

     

    You may be wondering what that has to do with Russian Dressing. The answer is the Reuben sandwich – layers of corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Russian or Thousand Island dressing, grilled between two slices of rye bread. Rather than use store-bought Thousand Island dressing on the Reuben, I decided to make my own using Zingerman’s Russian Dressing as a starting point.

    Ingredients 

    The ingredients included mayonnaise, chili sauce, sour cream, chopped parsley, minced onion, minced dill pickle, fresh lemon juice, grated horseradish, and Worcestershire sauce. 

    Ingredients for Russian Dressing

    Making the Russian Dressing

    This recipe is so easy to make. In fact, the most time-consuming part was measuring the ingredients, chopping the parsley, and mincing the onion and the pickle. Once this was done, I added all of the ingredients to bowl.

    Dressing Ingredients in a bowl

    I stirred the ingredients together to ensure that everything was well combined.

    Stirring Ingredients together

    When I was finished I ended up with an incredibly flavorful Russian Dressing.  

    Russian Dressing

    This Russian Dressing is so good I recommend using it on my Ultimate Reuben, Reuben Quesadillas, Easy Reuben Sliders, Mini Reuben Croustades or Reuben Eggrolls.

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    Spooning the dressing

    Russian Dressing

    Russian Dressing is the perfect accompaniment to Reuben sandwiches and so much more. It's slightly tangy, slightly spicy, and totally addicting. It takes only minutes to put together and will keep for a week in the refrigerator.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Course: Condiment
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes
    Servings: 16 servings
    Calories: 79kcal
    Author: Chula King

    Ingredients

    • ¾ cup (6 ounces) Mayonnaise
    • ¼ cup plus 2 to 3 Tablespoons (3 to 4 ounces) chili sauce
    • 2 Tablespoons sour cream (See Tip 1)
    • 2 teaspoons chopped parsley
    • 1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon minced sweet onion
    • 1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon minced dill pickle
    • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
    • 1 teaspoon prepared horseradish (See Tip 2)
    • ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

    Instructions

    • Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
    • Yield:  2 cups (See Tip 3)

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    Chula's Expert Tips

    1. I used low fat sour cream.
    2. Do not use creamed horseradish.
    3. This is excellent on Reubens, hamburgers, etc.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 79kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 134mg | Potassium: 15mg | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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