Louis dressing
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Louis dressing is a salad dressing based on mayonnaise, to which has been added red chili sauce, minced green onion, and minced green chili peppers. It is commonly used as a dressing for salads featuring seafood, such as a Crab (Crab Louis, the King of Salads) or Shrimp Louis.
The origin of the dressing is disputed. The Olympic Club in Seattle, Solari’s Restaurant and the Hotel St. Francis in San Francisco, and the Bohemian in Portland all claim to be the home of the dressing, with the invention in either the 1900s or 1910s. In all cases, the original salad was made with Dungeness crab.
Louis Coutard, chef of Frank's Rotisserie Restaurant and the Old Poodle Dog in San Francisco originated Louis Dressing, likely in the latter restaurant around 1908. The original recipe was:
1 part Olive Oil 1 part Chili Sauce Fresh Chives, chopped to cook's touch (that means fine) Fresh Parsley, chopped to cook's touch 1 part Red Wine Vinegar Salt & Pepper to taste Dash Powdered Mustard Lemon Juice to taste
Stir all together & serve quite chilled. Becomes quite tasty after several days of refrigeration. [1]
San Franciscans were just as likely to have Louis Dressing on a plain lettuce as on Dungeness Crab. Green Goddess Dressing also originated in San Francisco at the Palace Hotel, named after the lead character in a musical.
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- ^ Sumptuous Dining in Gaslight San Francisco, Frances de Talavera Berger and John Park Custis, Doubleday, 1985
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