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How to Make Homemade Thousand Island Dressing
- Start with good quality mayonnaise. Making homemade dressings with mayo means the flavour of the mayonnaise matters. Try a high-quality, healthy mayonnaise made with avocado oil and without added sugars (Primal Kitchen makes a good one).
- Use sweet relish. This salad dressing gets its sweetness from the relish, so choose your favourite sweet relish over dill relish for this recipe.
- Mince your onion very finely. Large chunks of onion mean the onion flavour won’t be distributed throughout the dressing evenly.
- Make it as spicy as you want. Add as much or as little hot sauce as you prefer.
- Refrigerate for at least an hour before serving. Letting the flavours meld is essential, so store your homemade salad dressing in a container or mason jar for at least one hour in the fridge before serving on your favourite green salads!
How to store salad dressing
Mason jars are a great kitchen tool to have on hand for things like this homemade thousand island dressing recipe. They’re airtight, so you don’t have to worry about spills, they’re dishwasher safe and easy to clean, and they’re great for more than just salad dressings. I use them for smoothies, homemade jams, soups, and other food storage. Get my favourite go-to Mason jars HERE (affiliate link). Aside from mason jars, one of my absolute FAVOURITE kitchen tools is this OXO Good Grips Salad Dressing Shaker (affiliate link). I make homemade salad dressing all the time because the bottled stuff isn’t readily available where I live. I also like being able to control the amount of fat and sugar I’m pouring over my salads, and making homemade dressings is a good way to know exactly what you’re putting into your body. This salad dressing shaker is PERFECT for making homemade salad dressings in a flash!! It allows you to measure ingredients right into the shaker (with the handy measurements on the side), it forms an airtight seal to keep the salad dressing fresh (and it’s good for shaking too!), and it pours beautifully thanks to the spout. It fits nicely in the fridge, and it’s seriously one of my favourite kitchen items ever! Looking for more salad dressing recipes to make at home? Try my Easy Honey Lemon Vinaigrette Salad Dressing, this Easy Homemade Ranch Dressing, or this Greek Yogurt Caesar Salad Dressing!NEVER MISS A POST! FOLLOW ME ON:
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Recipe Video
Watch the video below to see exactly how I make this recipe. You can find more delicious recipe videos on my YouTube channelThousand Island Dressing
This Thousand Island Dressing is ultra tangy, sweet and creamy and it's so easy to make with simple pantry ingredients!
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Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 144kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup sweet relish
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1/2 medium onion very finely minced
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon Sriracha or other hot sauce
- a pinch of salt to taste
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a bowl and whisk everything together well to combine.
- Place the dressing in a mason jar or in another airtight container and refrigerate for 60 minutes or overnight.
- Enjoy on all your favourite salads or sandwiches.
Notes
This dressing keeps for up to 1 week in the fridge in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Serving: 2tablespoons | Calories: 144kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 225mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg
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Denise Mclaughlin says
It was just like thousand island dressing. I left out the onion as my husband doesn’t really care for raw onions. I won’t be buying thousand island dressing again.
The Busy Baker says
I’m so happy you enjoy it! Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback!