French dressing the United States, French dressing is regulated by federal standards . The Association of Dressings and Sauces is lobbying to remove this regulation. French dressing French dressing is a term originally used for any oil-and-vinegar-based salad dressing. Today, it refers to a creamy ketchup-based dressing which varies in color from pale orange to bright red. It can be made by blending olive oil, vinegar, tomato paste, ketchup, brown sugar, paprika, and salt. In the United States during the 1950s, manufactured "French dressing" was developed. The manufactured version is sweet and colored orange-to-red from the use of paprika and tomatoes. In
Israeli salad North African Jews may add preserved lemon peel and cayenne pepper, and Bukharan Jews chop the vegetables extremely finely and use vinegar, without oil, in the dressing. Other similar chopped salads found in the Middle East, include the Persian "salad shirazi" سالاد شيرازي (which includes mint, diced onions, and peeled cucumbers), and the Turkish "çoban salatası"; among others found throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Turkey, Lebanon, and Egypt. The Indian subcontinent cuisine also includes a variant of this salad, called "kachumber". Israeli salad Israeli salad (, "Israeli vegetable salad", also known as Arab salad) is a chopped salad of