A creamy opaque pourable and/or sprayable salad dressing containing a gum system having substantially no solids. The gum system includes carrageenan, xanthan gum and propylene glycol alginate. No creaming is observed with a salad dressing composition having an oil content of 10% or more, a water content of about 40% to about 75%, and a gum content of less than about 1%.