Tasty Tuesday: Homemade Salad Dressing (or Mexican Dressing)

Tuesday, January 8th, 2013

If you read my menu plans, you’ll notice that I often mention having homemade salad dressing.  This is our favorite and the one we use the most.  It is slightly sweet, a bit creamy and just has a nice, full flavor.  Although I changed it a little, the recipe came from a local church cookbook and was listed with a salad recipe so the dressing itself didn’t actually have a name.  But I’ve tasted something called Mexican Dressing that tasted pretty much identical to this so I’m assuming that is what this should be called.

Mexican Salad Dressing
1 med. onion
2/3 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. celery seed
1 Tbsp. prepared mustard
1/3 c. vinegar
1 c. oil
6 Tbsp. mayonnaise (opt.)*

Put all ingredients but mayonnaise in blender.  Mix 2-5 min, so oil doesn’t separate.  Add mayonnaise and blend until mixed.

*This is obviously healthier without the mayonnaise but it is also much creamier with it.  We like it both ways but do prefer it with the mayo added.

For other recipe ideas, check out Balancing Beauty and Bedlam’s Tasty Tuesday, Blessed with Grace’s Tempt My Tummy Tuesday, and 33 Shades of Green’s Tasty Tuesday.