Homemade Thousand Island Dressing Recipe - Rachel Cooks® (2024)

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What are the ingredients in Ken's Thousand Island dressing? ›

Soybean Oil, Sweet Pickle Relish (Cucumber, Sugar, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Xanthan Gum, Natural Flavor, Spices [including Mustard Seed, Celery Seed], Minced Onion, Red Bell Pepper, Turmeric), Water, Distilled Vinegar, Sugar, Tomato Paste, Egg Yolk, Contains Less Than 2% Of Salt, Xanthan Gum, Mustard Flour, Onion,* ...

Water, Vegetable oils , Vinegar, Sour Relish(Cumcumbers, Vinegar, water, salt,Xanthan Gum, Corn Syrup Solids, Tomato Paste, Contains less than 2% of : salt, Modified corn starch , chilli sauce, egg yolk, Mustard flour, Propylene glycol alignate, Xanthan Gum, Onion powder, Titanium Dioxide, spice, caramel, Calcium ...

Soybean oil, water, high fructose corn syrup, sweet relish (cured cucumber, high fructose corn syrup, distilled vinegar, salt, onion*, red bell pepper*, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate as preservatives, calcium chloride, natural flavor, polysorbate 80, oleoresin turmeric [color]), tomato paste, ...

Both are Russian dressings, but Ken's uses mayonnaise, so it's creamier. Russian dressing is often described as a spicier thousand Island without the pickles. Ken's version fits that description better.

And while the horseradish arguably makes Russian dressing a little more flavorful, Thousand Island tends to be the secret sauce of choice for burgers, perhaps because the horseradish would just get buried beneath the other elements anyway. Russian and Thousand Island have lots of other cousins, too.

Who invented Thousand Island dressing? Tour guides will tell you it was the chef of billionaire George Boldt and his wife. But Alan Benas has uncovered a different origin story. He now bottles and sells a version based on a recipe discovered in the safe of a century-plus-old restaurant.

Ranch Dressing

The ranch is hands down America's most beloved salad dressings. It is made from a number of ingredients such as buttermilk, mayonnaise, mustard, garlic, onion, chives, salt, and pepper.

The Thousand Island dressing combines ketchup, mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish, vinegar, minced onion and garlic. In contrast, the French dressing is composed of olive oil, vinegar, mustard, ketchup, sugar, and paprika, among other seasonings. The former is mayo-based, while the latter relies more on vegetable oil.

But how did this tangy topping get its name? Thousand Island Dressing was named in honor of the beautiful area where it was first prepared, Thousand Islands, New York. Story goes, in the early 20th century, a fishing guide's wife, Sophie Lalonde, made the condiment for her husband's shore dinner.

What's the difference between mayonnaise and Thousand Island dressing? ›

The two are similar, they're both mayonnaise based sauces flavored with sweet pickle relish and spices. Thousand Island dressing gets a tomato component though, usually ketchup, and Big Mac sauce has none of that.

French dressing tends to be a tangy vinaigrette with a liquid or semi-liquid consistency, while Thousand Island dressing is a creamy and tangy dressing with a thicker texture, often containing mayonnaise and sweet pickle relish.

Ingredients: Tomato Soup (Water, Tomato Paste, Modified Cornstarch, Distilled White Vinegar, Salt, Rice Flour, Sodium Benzoate added as a preservative, Citric Acid, Onion Powder), Sugar, Soybean Oil, Vinegar, Salt, Spices, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate to maintain freshness, Nisin (Natural Preservative).

Thousand Island is called American Sauce in Germany.

Thousand Island dressing is widely used in fast-food restaurants and diners in the United States, where it is often called "special sauce" or "secret sauce".

Ken's Foods

While it does fall within 10% of the DV for saturated fat and sodium, the high amount of added sugar (18% of the recommended daily value in one serving) in this dressing makes it a dressing you should limit. If you like a little sweetness, add fresh fruit to your salad instead.

Does Thousand Island Dressing have dairy? Traditional Thousand Island dressing doesn't contain any dairy at all. It is usually mayonnaise based with olive oil, citrus juice and a variety of seasonings. Most contain mayonnaise, ketchup, and sweet pickle relish.

Dressing & Spread, Thousand Island

According to the FDA, the most common food allergens are milk, peanuts, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, soy, tree nuts, wheat, and sesame. Product formulation and packaging may change at any time.