Guide Note

Thousand Island dressing is a variation of Russian dressing consisting of a yogurt base with chili sauce or ketchup added for flavor. Early Thousand Island recipes used mayonnaise instead of yogurt and added pickle relish, chives, and sometimes chopped hard boiled eggs.

Fast Facts

1. McDonald's Big Mac sauce is similar to a sweet Thousand Island dressing
2. Around half the selections at Pizza Hut in Hong Kong use a Thousand Island dressing for the base instead of not tomato
3. "Sandwich spread" is simply thicker Thousand Island dressing, which can be spread more easily on bread
4. Often used as a salad dressing
5. Became a standard condiment in the 1950s

1. Salt And Pepper
2. 1/3 cup minced onions with juice
3. 1/4 cup chopped pimiento (optional)
4. 2 1/2 cup mayonnaise
5. 3-4 splashes Tabasco sauce
6. 1 cup chili sauce
7. 1/2 cup chopped sweet pickles
8. 1 lemon
9. 1-2 drops Worcestershire sauces