• prep: 10 min
• cook: 10 min
• total: 20 min

servings:

Russian dressing and Thousand Island dressing are often confused because both begin with a base of mayonnaise and ketchup or ketchup-style chili sauce, which results in a pink salad dressing. But where Thousand Island is a bit sweet and studded with pickle relish, Russian dressing is on the spicier side, with a hint of heat from horseradish and hot sauce. For more information about salad dressings and tips on making them from scratch, see our Homemade Salad Dressing Primer.

• 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
• 1 cup purchased or homemade mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup ketchup-style chili sauce or ketchup
• 4 teaspoons bottled (regular; not packed in beet juice) horseradish, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce, preferably Frank's Red Hot Sauce
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
• Fine sea salt

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