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    1000 Island Dressing

    Last Updated On: Jan 3, 2025 by Sharmilee J

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    1000 Island Dressing is a special dressing used for all types of salads. 1000 island dressing salad will be savored by all and a right choice for a grand menu in get-together & parties. How to cook Pasta Salad with homemade 1000 Island Dressing is explained in this post with step by step pictures.

    1000 island dressing pasta

    Pasta recipes are always a hit in this space and my family loves new varieties with pasta so I grab those opportunities. I wanted to make a simple Pasta Salad and when I was browsing for dressing recipes this 1000 island dressing from a cookbook caught my eye, it is very simple and the ingredients were already there in my pantry.

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    • About 1000 Island Dressing
    • 1000 Island Dressing Ingredients
    • How to make 1000 Island Dressing Step by Step
    • Serving and Storage
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    About 1000 Island Dressing

    The name presumably comes from the Thousand Islands between the United States and Canada in the St. Lawrence River. In the Thousand Islands area, one common version of the dressing’s origins says that a fishing guide’s wife, Sophia LaLonde, made the condiment as part of her husband George’s shore dinner. Often in this version, actress May Irwin requested the recipe after enjoying it. Source : Wikipedia.

    And Its been 4yrs since I started Sharmis Passions!! The journey was totally enjoyable and it has been a great learning curve in both aspects of cooking and food photography. Thank you so much to each and everyone of you for the enormous support you have given me all these years. Stepping into the 5th year expecting the same support , encouragement and wishes!

    100 island dressing pasta

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    1000 Island Dressing Ingredients

    • Pasta – You can choose any type of pasta of your choice like penne, fusilli etc.
    • Oil – Olive oil gives the best flavor and taste for this dish.
    • Vegetables – I have used onion, carrot and capsicum.
    • Yogurt – Use thick curd or mayonnaise.
    • Others – Mustard, tomato sauce, sugar, pepper powder and green chili paste is used here.

    How to make 1000 Island Dressing Step by Step

    1.Boil water and add pasta along with required salt and oil. Drain water and keep the pasta aside. Powder mustard seeds to a semi fine powder – I used my hand mortar and pestle.

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    2.Chop the veggies into lengthwise strips. Mix them with little salt and keep aside. In a mixing bowl – add yogurt,mustard powder.

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    3.Then add freshly ground pepper powder and chili paste. Add the pasta, veggies, salt to taste and give a quick stir.

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    Serve immediately.

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    Expert Tips

    • The original recipe uses mayonnaise, I wanted to make it low fat so used thick yogurt.
    • There are a lot of variations – You can either use pasta, or even any type of legumes like chickpeas, red kidney bean etc along with veggies.
    • You can even make the dressing the previous day and refrigerate it and while serving just toss the other ingredients. Always serve immediately once the salad is prepared to maintain the crunch of the veggies.
    • If you prefer more on the sweeter side then add more tomato sauce. The original recipe called for kosher salt, I skipped it and used normal salt.

    Serving and Storage

    Serve it as such hot or serve it along with toasted bread. I would recommend to consume it fresh. In case you want to store, make the sauce separately store in fridge then mix it with pasta while serving.

    1000 island dressing pasta

    If you have any more questions about this 1000 Island Dressing do mail me at sharmispassions@gmail.com. In addition, follow me on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest ,Youtube and Twitter .

    Tried this 1000 Island Dressing? Do let me know how you liked it. Also tag us on Instagram @sharmispassions and hash tag it on #sharmispassions.

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    1000 Island Dressing Recipe

    1000 Island Dressing is a special dressing used for all types of salads. 1000 island dressing salad will be savored by all and a right choice for a grand menu in get-together & parties. How to cook Pasta Salad with homemade 1000 Island Dressing is explained in this post with step by step pictures.
    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    Cook Time15 minutes mins
    Total Time30 minutes mins
    Servings2 people
    AuthorSharmilee J

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 cup pasta
    • 1 teaspoon olive oil
    • 1 tablespoon onion chopped
    • 1.5 tablespoon carrot chopped
    • 1 tablespoon capsicum

    For 1000 island dressing:

    • 1/2 cup yogurt / mayonnaise
    • 1/2 teaspoon mustard
    • 1/4 teaspoon sugar optional
    • 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
    • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    • 1/4 teaspoon green chilli paste optional
    • salt to taste

    Instructions

    • Boil water and add pasta along with required salt and oil. Drain water and keep the pasta aside. Powder mustard seeds to a semi fine powder – I used my hand mortar and pestle.
    • Chop the veggies into lengthwise strips. Mix them with little salt and keep aside. In a mixing bowl – add yogurt,mustard powder.
    • Then add freshly ground pepper powder and chili paste. Add the pasta, veggies, salt to taste and give a quick stir.
    • Serve immediately.

    Notes

    • The original recipe uses mayonnaise, I wanted to make it low fat so used thick yogurt.
    • There are a lot of variations – You can either use pasta, or even any type of legumes like chickpeas, red kidney bean etc along with veggies.
    • You can even make the dressing the previous day and refrigerate it and while serving just toss the other ingredients. Always serve immediately once the salad is prepared to maintain the crunchness of the veggies.
    • If you prefer more on the sweeter side then add more tomato sauce. The orginal recipe called for kosher salt, I skipped it and used normal salt.
    Nutrition Facts
    1000 Island Dressing Recipe
    Amount Per Serving (125 g)
    Calories 130 Calories from Fat 36
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 4g6%
    Saturated Fat 2g13%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g
    Monounsaturated Fat 2g
    Cholesterol 8mg3%
    Sodium 2061mg90%
    Potassium 208mg6%
    Carbohydrates 19g6%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 6g7%
    Protein 4g8%
    Vitamin A 2126IU43%
    Vitamin C 8mg10%
    Calcium 87mg9%
    Iron 0.4mg2%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Comments

    1. Tamilarasi Sasikumar

      March 18, 2013 at 11:08 am

      Love this yummy salad….

      Reply
    2. AparnaRajeshkumar

      March 18, 2013 at 11:16 am

      lovely one 🙂 u were one of my inspiration i started my blog 🙂 long way to go sharmi 🙂 congrats 🙂

      Reply
    3. Helen Prabha

      March 18, 2013 at 11:23 am

      Wow….colorful & delicious salad……

      Reply
    4. Leena Chandrashekar

      March 18, 2013 at 11:30 am

      yummy pasta salad..love it

      Reply
    5. Sona S

      March 18, 2013 at 11:31 am

      delicious pasta salad.. and congrats!

      Reply
    6. Akila

      March 18, 2013 at 12:12 pm

      Very nice salad

      Reply
    7. Rashida Shaikh

      March 18, 2013 at 12:20 pm

      Hello,

      It good to hear you have completed 4years and wishing you for many more years.
      I always adore your pics, lovely.

      Have a great week ahead!

      Reply
    8. Jeyashrisuresh

      March 18, 2013 at 1:22 pm

      Super yummy salad, love to have the entire bowl

      Reply
    9. Vaishnavi

      March 18, 2013 at 1:36 pm

      Happy birthday sharmispassions!

      Reply
    10. Raksha

      March 18, 2013 at 2:28 pm

      Looks super delicious.
      COngrats for the wonderful journey of 4 years.

      Reply
    11. CHITRA

      March 18, 2013 at 4:50 pm

      I have heard about this but never seen or tasted. looks super yummy. Bookmarked !

      Reply
    12. Nisha

      March 18, 2013 at 5:33 pm

      whee!! i love this version using yogurt!! thousand island dressing is super addictive *_*

      Reply
    13. Anitha Gokulakrishnan

      March 18, 2013 at 6:38 pm

      Congrats for completing four years..yummy salad

      Reply
    14. Priya Suresh

      March 18, 2013 at 6:44 pm

      Congrats Sharmi,keep on rocking,happy blog anniversary dear.

      Pasta salad is one of my kiddo's favourite, that 1000island dressing sounds awesome.

      Reply
    15. Divya Shivaraman

      March 18, 2013 at 9:11 pm

      Perfect salad and wishes for years to go 🙂

      Reply
    16. Sireesha Puppala

      March 18, 2013 at 9:35 pm

      Looks so yummy:)

      Reply
    17. Gayathri Ramanan

      March 19, 2013 at 3:59 am

      my fav..pasta looks so creamy and yummy

      Reply
    18. Prathima Rao

      March 19, 2013 at 5:28 am

      Thousand island dressing is a fav here too..Looks so perfect & yumm Sharmi!!!And congrats on completing 4 successful yrs of bloggging, wish u luck for many more such wonderful yrs..
      Prathima Rao
      Prats Corner

      Reply
    19. Preeti Nambiar

      March 19, 2013 at 5:44 am

      Heartiest Congratulation sharmi… U inspire everyone to cook better.

      Reply
    20. Uma Ramanujam

      March 19, 2013 at 5:58 am

      I love pasta recipes too but that doesn't attract TH so make once in a while. BTW best wishes for the wonderful journey and wish you to move up further and further…

      Reply
    21. RAKS KITCHEN

      March 19, 2013 at 6:13 am

      Looks rich and colourful! Wish I have that whole bowl!

      Reply
    22. Shabitha Karthikeyan

      March 20, 2013 at 2:24 am

      Congrats on your 4th blog anniversary !! Pasta looks super good !!

      Reply
    23. Gajus kitchen

      March 20, 2013 at 1:06 pm

      Pasta salad looks tempting and love the recipe of 1000 island dressing using yogurt.Congrats on completing 4 years of blogging.Your posts are lovely and inspiring.

      Reply
    24. Vini

      March 21, 2013 at 4:38 pm

      I tried this and it was too good! I've made the same salad before with store-bought thousand island dressing. I was skeptical whether the dressing with yogurt would taste the same, but it really matched that taste 🙂 I used mustard sauce(readymade) instead of mustard powder. I also added some zucchini and olives in the salad. It was so yummmmm 🙂

      Reply
    25. audi

      December 02, 2014 at 12:13 pm

      Great recipe and nice work on the photographs composition – I think you missed mentioning adding tomato sauce in point #2 🙂

      Reply
    26. Foodie

      December 05, 2014 at 5:47 pm

      This is my all time favorite dressing. Tried immediately with a spoonful yogurt, it tastes perfect 🙂
      Thank you. I dint know the dressing of 1000 island was so simple :p

      Reply
    27. Evangeline ravindran

      December 28, 2015 at 4:49 am

      Hey Sharmi, Can I pack this one for lunch ? will it turn sticky by the time we have it ?

      Reply
      • SHARMILEE J

        December 30, 2015 at 12:33 pm

        It may turn dry, may be you can pack milk and add it while eating

        Reply
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