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Homemade Catalina Salad Dressing

We loved this simple and delicious homemade Catalina salad dressing. Why would you buy dressing at the store when you can make an even better version at home? Just toss some simple ingredients that you probably already have on-hand into a blender. Pulse a few times, then transfer to a Mason jar. You end up with a fantastic tasting dressing. And you have a healthier dressing for a fraction of the cost of store-bought.

For a little different flavor, substitute honey for the white sugar.

Homemade Catalina and Italian Salad Dressings

Homemade Dressings Are Always Better

On the right is my homemade Italian dressing. It’s not only great tasting too, it is also just as easy to make as this Catalina dressing.

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This dressing is great on my Mason jar salad.

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Homemade Catalina Salad Dressing

Course Salad Dressing

Cuisine American

Keyword homemade salad dressing

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Total Time 10

Servings cups

Calories 1434kcal

Author Mike

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons kosher salt
¼ teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon celery seed
½ teaspoon dry mustard
½ cup white vinegar
⅔ cup ketchup
1 cup vegetable oil
white onion grated, to taste

Instructions

Place all but the onion in a blender. Pulse a few times. Add white onion to taste and blend until smooth. Store in the fridge.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Mason Jar Salad

We often have a salad with our dinner. Sometimes, you want to mix it up a little. Make it look a little different. These Mason jar salads did just that. Great greens, juicy explode-in-your-mouth tomatoes, and a few croutons, all topped with homemade dressings. It might be just a salad. But put it in a jar and everyone ‘oooohs’ and ‘aaaaahs’. Just like they do for my classic wedge salads.

Eating Out Of A Jar Is Fun

You can put anything you want into these salads. As long as it’ll fit through the jar opening. I used jelly Mason jars since they are big around the base. They also have a large mouth, making it easier to get to the salad.

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For dressings, I like to make jars of my homemade Catalina dressing or homemade Italian dressing.

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Mason Jar Salad

We often have a salad with our dinner. Sometimes, you want to mix it up a little. Make it look a little different. These mason jar salads did just that.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings

Author Based on a recipe from the Big Red Kitchen

Equipment

Mason jars

Ingredients

1 head romaine lettuce
Toppings cherry tomatoes, croutons, cubed or shredded cheese, diced onion or cucumber, etc

Instructions

Cut the bottom off the lettuce. Then, cut it into 2″ (depending on how deep your jars are) pieces. Insert the pieces into the jars then top with your desired toppings and serve.

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Homemade Italian Vinaigrette

This homemade Italian vinaigrette (on the right in the photo) is my favorite salad dressing. It looks great and tastes great and it is so easy to make. I sometimes find that store-bought dressings can be a bit too vinegary. The beauty of making my own versions at home is that I can easily adjust the amount of vinegar. This has the right balance of vinegar and spices. I love it.

Better With Time

This homemade Italian vinaigrette gets better with time as the flavors ‘get happy’. I like to give the dried spices time to flavor the dressing. Make sure you give it a good, long shake before serving.

Shown on the left is my homemade Catalina dressing.

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