French dressing 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 manufactured versions, "French dressing" is generally a pale orange and creamy, while "Catalina French dressing" is generally bright red and less creamy. In
Potato salad herbs, and vegetables (such as onion and celery). German potato salad, or "Kartoffelsalat" is served warm or cold and prepared with potatoes. Potato salad from northern Germany is generally made with mayonnaise and quite similar to its U.S. counterpart. In Southern Germany, it is made with bacon, vinegar, salt, pepper, vegetable oil, mustard, vegetable or beef broth, and onions. American potato salad most likely originated from recipes brought to the U.S. by German and European settlers during the nineteenth century. Print evidence confirms that recipes for potato salad were often included in 19th century American cookbooks. Ingredients for traditional American