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Roquefort dressing

Roquefort dressing

1 5.9
Salad dressing made with vinaigrette and crumbled Roquefort blue cheese
  • noun
  • /ˈroʊkəfɔrt ˈdrɛsɪŋ/
translation icon : aderezo de Roquefort
  • You can enjoy a fresh garden salad topped with Roquefort dressing for lunch.

Examples

  • Give it to him with a baked potato and a salad with Roquefort dressing.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The chef prepared a delicious steak salad drizzled with Roquefort dressing.

  • I love how the tangy flavor of Roquefort dressing complements the mixed greens.

Synonyms

blue cheese dressing
vsRoquefort dressing
2 2.8

A creamy sauce that has blue cheese and mayonnaise or sour cream

uses a vinaigrette base with crumbled strong cheese not a creamy mix
bleu cheese dressing
vsRoquefort dressing
2.9

A creamy salad dressing made with crumbled blue cheese

uses a vinaigrette base with crumbled strong cheese not a creamy mix

How Strong

Roquefort dressing
1 5.9
vinaigrette
28 3.3

Surface Forms

Roquefort dressing singular
Roquefort dressings plural

Morphology

Roquefort + dressing

The compound is compositionally transparent: 'Roquefort' names a specific strong cheese and 'dressing' names a salad sauce, so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a salad dressing made with Roquefort (or blue) cheese. This follows common culinary noun+noun naming patterns found across languages, making the meaning predictable for a B1 learner.

Etymology

Roquefort dressing is named after Roquefort, a strong 'blue cheese' from France. Chefs crumble that cheese into oil and vinegar or cream to make a tangy dressing for salads, so the name simply means a 'salad dressing' made with Roquefort cheese.