Homemade French Dressing
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Homemade French Dressing is quite versatile and is just as delicious on a salad as it is on a sandwich! It is sweet and tangy, on the thick side and super easy to make. Sounds pretty perfect, right? I originally made it to go with my Chef’s Salad, but ended up trying it out on several different recipes this past week!
What is French Dressing?
French Dressing was originally created in the 1950’s and referred to any oil-and-vinegar-based salad dressing. Homemade French Dressing is now made by blending olive oil, vinegar, tomato paste or ketchup, brown sugar, paprika and salt together to create a creamy dressing.
How to make Homemade French Dressing:
Place the olive oil, sugar, tomato paste, lemon juice, vinegar, onion powder, garlic powder, dry mustard, paprika, salt and pepper in a blender.
Blend until thoroughly combined.
Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight until ready to use.
How do you sweeten Homemade French Dressing?
Regular diets use light brown or granulated sugar.
Keto diets use Swerve Brown Sweetener, or sweetener of your choice. {affiliate link}
Paleo diets use honey. I would start with 2 – 3 Tablespoons and adjust as needed.
You can always start with less and add more sweetner as needed.
What if I don’t have a blender?
Place all of the ingredients into a glass mason jar, cover with the lid and shake until well blended.
More delicious salad dressing recipes
- Sweet Onion and Citrus Dressing
- Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing
- Whole30 Ranch Dressing
- Hot Bacon Dressing
- Italian Dressing
- Creamy Feta Dressing
Enjoy!!
Homemade French Dressing
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup light olive oil
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- ½ cup sugar or sweetner of your choice
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Place the olive oil, sugar, tomato paste, lemon juice, vinegar, onion powder, garlic powder, dry mustard, paprika, salt and pepper in a blender.
- Blend until thoroughly combined.
- Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight until ready to use.
Notes
- Regular diets use light brown or granulated sugar.
- Keto diets use Swerve Sweetener.
- Paleo diets use honey. I would start with 2 – 3 Tablespoons and adjust as needed.
- You can always start with less and add more!
