A quick and easy recipe for homemade Catalina dressing. Simply add the ingredients to a food processor and you’ll have a delicious sweet and tangy dressing in minutes. The recipe makes 1¾ cups.
As you know, I love making homemade dressings.
And it has been my mission for the past 13 years to create delicious, homemade dressings from scratch. It’s been a passion project of mine ever since I found out that high fructose corn syrup is in almost every store-bought salad dressing. If I can’t pronounce the ingredients in the ingredient list, I don’t want to.
Catalina dressing reminds me of my childhood. Actually, it reminds me of my sister Julie because it’s her favorite dressing. As it turns out, Julie shares the same love with my oldest daughter, Haileigh. Both blondes and blue-eyed and Catalina dressing lovers!
Just pour this deep orange dressing over your favorite salad and prepare to fall in love.
To make this homemade Catalina dressing you will need:
- yellow onion – Gives delicious onion flavor.
- Ketchup – Homemade or store bought. This rounds out all the flavors in this recipe.
- red wine vinegar – Adds spice and acidity.
- Honey – Adds flavor and sweetness to the dressing.
- Brown sugar – For a touch of sweetness and caramel flavor.
- Worcestershire – Adds a mix of sour, sweet and slightly spicy flavors. Use homemade or store-bought.
- paprika – Gives color and subtle taste.
- kosher salt – Enhances the flavors in this recipe.
- freshly ground black pepper – Adds some subtle bite and flavor.
- avocado oil – Or substitute extra light olive oil instead.
Start by adding half a medium yellow onion, roughly chopped, to the bowl of your food processor.
Next, measure and add: 1/2 cup ketchup (I use sugarless), 2 tablespoons honey, 3 tablespoons light brown sugar, 1/4 cup red wine vinegar, 1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, paprika, 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper.
Secure the lid and process until well combined.
With the food processor running, slowly drizzle in 1/2 cup avocado or extra light olive oil.
That’s it!
In a few minutes you have prepared a delicious, sweet and spicy Catalina dressing. Simply drizzle over your favorite salad! We love it on our taco salad!
How to Store Homemade Catalina Dressing:
Pour the dressing into a container (glass or plastic) or jar with a tight-fitting lid and store in the fridge.
How long does homemade Catalina dressing last?
If stored properly, this dressing can be kept for up to 1 month.
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Yield: 18 portions
Homemade Catalina Dressing
A quick and easy recipe for homemade Catalina dressing. Simply add the ingredients to a food processor and you’ll have a delicious sweet and tangy dressing in minutes. The recipe makes 1¾ cups.
FOR THE HOMEMADE CATALINA DRESSING:
- 1/2 yellow onion, roughly chopped
- 1/2 Cup Ketchup, I like to use a sugar-free ketchup
- 1/4 Cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoon Honey
- 3 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon Worcester sauce
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, or more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 Cup avocado oil, or extra light olive oil
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Place the roughly chopped onion in the bowl of your food processor. Pulse until finely chopped.
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Next add ketchup, vinegar, honey, light brown sugar, Worcestershire, paprika, salt and pepper.
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Secure the lid and process until well combined. With the processor running, slowly pour in the oil.
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Once mixed, pour the dressing into a jar with a tight-fitting lid and refrigerate until ready to use.
Portion: 2tablespoon, Calories: 75kcal, Carbohydrates: 5G, Protein: 0.1G, Fat: 6G, Saturated Fatty Acids: 1G, Polyunsaturated fat: 1G, Monounsaturated fatty acids: 4G, Sodium: 104mg, Potassium: 14mg, Fiber: 0.1G, Sugar: 4G, Vitamin A: 9IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 3mg, Iron: 0.1mg
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