a traditional recipe for French dressing.
Prep Time: | 10 mins |
Additional Time: | 3 hrs |
Total Time: | 3 hrs 10 mins |
Servings: | 24 |
Yield: | 2 cups |
Ingredients
- 1 cup olive oil
- ⅔ cup ketchup
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Place olive oil, ketchup, sugar, vinegar, onion, lemon juice, mustard, paprika, salt, and black pepper in a jar with a tight-fitting lid; cover and shake until well blended. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Shake again before serving.
Reviews
Good recipe and far better and cheaper than store bought. I have to agree with the reviewer who suggested it’s more like Catalina than French dressing. That’s fine with us. Everyone’s palate is different so we thought it was a little sweet. Next time I’ll adjust accordingly. The dressing seemed a little thick, as well. Again, easily correctable. In this case I just added a little water until it was the consistency we like. Thank you for sharing!
My husband loves this dressing. Although I will say it needed more time to sit in the refrigerator than 3 hours. At first, he thought it was so so. He almost threw it out but had one more taste and decided it was perfect.
I used half sugar, half honey
I misread the ingredients, added white wine instead of white vinegar, discovered the error and added the vinegar too. Delicious with both. Perhaps not as thick because of the added liquid, but very tasty. Serves me right for using abbreviations
Absolutely loved this dressing! Didn’t make any adjustments because it’s perfect as is. Will never used the bottled stuff again.
add 1 clove garlic, and use no sugar!
Veg oil, salsa,ketch., & shrimp ., + dry must.& papr. V.G.
I used sugar free ketchup and monkfruit instead of sugar to cut the carbs down. It turned out delicious. Definitely will be making this again.
I found the olive oil a bit overpowering so I now use mostly canola instead. I also grate my onion and add two crumbled slices of crispy bacon.
Excellent! better than store bought
Followed recipe to the letter….loved it and will do it again.
Great taste and perfect consistency. Far superior to any store branded dressing I used cider vinegar in place of white vinegar; otherwise, I was true to the ingredients and amounts.
Yes it is similar to a Catalina dressing. I love it because I can control ingredients in it and use organic. My tweaks are a little onion powder, garlic powder and fresh garlic plus as others mention, I use a blender to smooth it out. I mainly use it as a roast beef marinade and cooking sauce in a cast iron Dutch oven with potatoes, carrots , celery and more garlic.
My mom a slightly different version. My cousin used to say she Could it out of a shot glass! She added 1 egg white and not such sugar. I use a bit of chili powder.
Just like how mom made. However I would not use onion the next time I make it. The family enjoyed it.
Crave it now .store French doesn’t compare. Easy
Made almost as written substitute mango balsamic vinegar. I used blend of 3 olive oils. Otherwise followed the recipe and blended in nutra bullet. Haven’t even used it yet….just tasted it. Ummm!!! Delicious!! Can’t wait for Christmas dinner tomorrow. Thanks so much for a wonderful dressing!!! I can taste it on sandwiches etc!
Very taste
Very Good. Easy, Be aware, the recipe does basically a quart. Blended with a stick blender, it doesn’t separate. Very flavorful, but definitely not a commercial chemical dressing.
Made a double batch for a “salad bar” party at work. I made it exactly as the recipe said. It was delicious and a big hit at work. Many people were surprised that you can make your own salad dressing. It was one of the easiest things I’ve ever made. I will make this many more times and I will make it as it is written. No need for improvement.
I make this all the time and always get compliments. I use smoked Spanish paprika, dehydrated onion flakes and sometimes stevia for a low sugar version.