Salad Cream
It's not just for salad
Salad cream is a creamy, pale yellow condiment based on
an emulsion of about 25–50 percent
oil in
water, emulsified by
egg yolk and acidulated by
spirit vinegar. It may include other
ingredients such as sugar, mustard, salt, thickener, spices, flavouring
and colouring.
The first ready-made commercial product was introduced in the United
Kingdom in 1914, where it is used as a salad dressing and a sandwich
spread. Historically, salad cream, often mentioned in Victorian sources,
consisted of "hard-boiled eggs puréed with cream, mustard, salt and
vinegar".
Despite it's beginnings and the name, the condiment is more versatile than you think it is. Don't believe me, then check out what The Guardian said about it. It's a must-have on my shopping list and I put it on most food. If you're a vegan, then you're covered because there's now even a vegan version available.
