Sweet Onion Dressing Recipe

Sweet onion dressing in a glass bottle next to a fresh salad bowl.

Sweet Onion Dressing Recipe

Add some flavor to your salads with this delicious sweet onion dressing recipe. Made from scratch, this easy recipe takes minutes to make and is the perfect balance of sweet and tangy. I know you are going to love this one!

Course Sauce

Cuisine American

Keyword easy onion dressing, how to make sweet onion dressing, onion dressing for salads

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings servings (2.5 cups)

Calories 154kcal

Author Tanya Harris

Ingredients

1 medium sweet onion 8 ounces
½ cup packed light brown sugar
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
2 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoon celery salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon poppy seed
1 cup olive oil

Instructions

Add sweet onion, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, dijon mustard, celery salt, black pepper, and poppy seed to the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth.
With the machine running, slowly pour the olive oil into the feed tube in a steady stream until the dressing is emulsified, about 30 seconds.
Use on your favorite salad recipes and Enjoy.

Notes

For a creamier dressing, you could add in a little mayonnaise or sour cream if you like.
Brown sugar has a deep and rich complex flavor that works great with the sweet onion. I don't recommend swapping it with white sugar which has a much harsher sweetness.
This sweet onion dressing is perfect for salads, but it's also pretty good drizzled in sandwiches and subs!
Store in an sealed bottle in the fridge for up to 5 days.

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