Light Homemade French Style Salad Dressing


When I was a teenager I was friends with 2 sisters from a family of 8.  I had countless dinners at their table and always loved the salad that began the meal because of the awesome dressing.
My friends and I would make a new bottle of it almost before every meal and I admit to always having a hearty portion!  It was so good.  Flash forward several years and I had a house of my own with a craving for this dressing.  I emailed my friend for the recipe and she got it from her mom for me.  However, when I got it I was dismayed at how much oil went into it and started working on a modified version that would be just as thick and full of flavor with half fat.  (They were a family full of runners and it was never an issue for them!)  Now my family loves it too.  Even Miss B at age 3 will eat a full bowl of salad with a little dish of it to dip it in!
It is called a Spinach Dressing, but it's good on every kind leafy green I have put it on.  It tastes kind of like French or Western Dressing, but I like it much better.
Ingredients: 
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup ketchup
1/3 cup vinegar (apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar)
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. salt
1 TBSP minced onion (optional)
Sprinkle of garlic powder or 1 minced clove of garlic
1/2 cup of oil
1/2 cup of water (divided)
2 tsp. cornstarch
Directions:
Combine sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, salt, minced onion, garlic, ketchup & 1/4 cup of water in a pot & bring to a boil.  Mix together 1/4 cup of water and cornstarch.  Whisk it into the boiling mixture and cook for 30 seconds more.  Remove from heat and whisk in the oil.  Done!
I hope you like it as well as we do!  :o)

Here are link parties I love and have linked this on!

Comments

  1. Your dressing sounds yummy, I love homemade dressing. I just started a new link-up, Meal Planning Monday Recipe Link-Up and would love to invite you to share your recipe at my linky party. :) http://www.aprilshomemaking.com/2014/03/meal-planning-monday-recipe-link-up.html

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  2. I've never made homemade french style dressing. This looks really delicious. Pinning to my easy dinners board. thanks for sharing @DearCreatives party!

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  3. Thank you for linking up to Meal Planning Monday Recipe Link-Up last week. :) I hope you stop by again this week. I am looking forward to following your blog and joining you for your link up this week as well! http://www.aprilshomemaking.com/2014/03/meal-planning-monday-recipe-link-up-2.html

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    1. Thanks for joining us as well! I will be back today!

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  4. I love French Dressing and your recipe sounds great! Stopping by from Tasty Tuesday.
    Easy Life Meal & Party Planning (love for you to link up Wednesday evening with the Four Seasons party)

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  5. I love French dressing! I would love it if you could share this at Tasty Tuesday!
    http://www.thecomfortsofhome.blogspot.com/2014/03/tasty-tuesday-3.html

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    1. I would be happy to! Thank you for the invite!

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  6. Sounds delicious. Thanks for the recipe!

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  7. French is my favorite, so I'm excited to try this. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. You are welcome! I think it is a little sweeter than French and I like it even better. Let me know what you think!

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