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Creamy French Dressing Recipe

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This homemade Creamy French Dressing recipe whips up in just 5 minutes, is WAY better than store-bought, and is a guaranteed winner at your dinner table!

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Homemade French Dressing

Homemade dressings are the best!  Not only because they taste MUCH better than their store-bought counterparts, but because they don’t have all the junk ingredients that you find in most of the store-bought dressings.   French Dressing is one of many examples of dressings that taste so much better homemade.  And there’s really no excuse not to make your own because it’s super easy, takes all of 5 minutes and is made with ingredients you likely already have on hand. Get ready to take your chef and side salads to the next level!

The two most popular versions of French dressing are Catalina French Dressing (which is bright red and not creamy) and what is simply called French Dressing, which is pale orange and creamy.  Today we’re going to make the creamiest, most flavorful and superbly delicious homemade Creamy French Dressing!

Sugar Free French Dressing

If you’re looking for a lower calorie version, simply use low fat mayonnaise and substitute the sugar with your favorite granulated alternative sweetener, for example Swerve Granular Sweetener.

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French Dressing Recipe

Let’s get started!

Place the mayonnaise, ketchup, oil, vinegar, sugar, onion, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper in a blender.   Puree until you have a smooth dressing.  Presto, your dressing is done!

Transfer it to an airtight container and chill for at least 2 hours before serving, preferably longer so the flavors have time to develop.

This recipe makes about 2 1/2 cups.  This dressing will keep for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.

combining ingredients in bowl

How to Use It

This homemade dressing is deliciously versatile and there are a number of ways you can use it to boost your dishes. Here are few ideas to get you started:

Enjoy!

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french dressing recipe best homemade creamy

Creamy French Dressing Recipe

This creamy French dressing whips up in just 5 minutes, is WAY better than store-bought, and is a guaranteed winner!
5 from 30 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Chill Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes
Servings 24 servings

Ingredients
 
 

Instructions
 

  • Place all of the ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth.  Taste and add more vinegar if you want it tangier, or more sugar if you want it sweeter.  Chill for at least 2 hours before serving.
    Store in an airtight container in the fridge.  Will keep up to 2 weeks. 
    Makes about 2 1/2 cups.

Notes

Nutrition

Serving: 2tablespoonsCalories: 92kcalCarbohydrates: 4gFat: 8gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 123mgPotassium: 26mgSugar: 4g
Course condiment
Cuisine American
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

 Originally published on The Daring Gourmet September 16, 2018

 

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5 from 30 votes (6 ratings without comment)

54 Comments

    1. Hi Cindi, yes you can though it will obviously add a flavor of its own (not necessarily a bad thing). Honey is a lot sweeter than sugar so I would recommend starting with one tablespoon and then taste the dressing to determine if you want to add more.

  1. Second time using this recipe. It’s so good i categorized it under “A cut above” the best of the best, on my Pinterest page.

  2. I can’t wait to try this! Would substituting the granulated sugar with honey totally throw off the flavor?