French-Italian Salad Dressing Mix

5.00 (32)
⏱ 330 mins 🍽 1 1/4 cups 🏷 European

This recipe merges the classic profiles of French and Italian salad dressings into one distinctive seasoning blend. Adapted from a 1980s cookbook, it allows you to prepare several packets of the dry mix in advance for convenient storage. When you wish to dress a salad, you simply blend one packet with oil, vinegar, and ketchup. The finished dressing requires a few hours to meld before chilling and serving. It yields approximately 1 1/4 cups of the final product.

French-Italian Salad Dressing Mix

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves, crushed
  • 1/8 teaspoon instant minced garlic
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried onion flakes
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cup ketchup

Method

  1. Combine all the dry components thoroughly.
  2. Store the mixture in a sealed container until required for use. The idea is to prepare multiple seasoning packets from this recipe to have on hand.
  3. The dry mix will keep for as long as 6 months.
  4. To prepare the dressing, place one packet of the mix with the oil, vinegar, and ketchup into a blender. Process for roughly 7 seconds.
  5. Transfer the blended dressing to a 2-cup container with a secure lid. Let it sit at room temperature for approximately 5 hours.
  6. Chill the dressing in the refrigerator for 30 minutes prior to using.
  7. Drizzle the prepared dressing over your chosen salad and serve.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium2470200 mg

Recipe details

CategoryEuropean
AuthorPaulaG