Homemade Classic Thousand Island Dressing

Once again here I am sharing a recipe for a condiment. You’d think that my refrigerator door was empty but its not, just not holding exactly what I always need, despite being packed full. Or maybe I just don’t want chemical filled bottles in there. Either way it’s not that hard to make your own condiments like this homemade thousand island dressing. 

Thousand Island Dressing

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This recipe came about because we were making patty melts and needed the dressing to go with it. BUT this is also great for fresh garden salads, and as a vegetable dip.

What you need:

• 1 ⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tbsp ketchup
• 1 tbsp white vinegar
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp white onion finely minced
• 1 ⁄8 tsp salt
• a dash black pepper

How to make this Homemade Thousand Island Dressing recipe:

This is so simple to make. Simply throw some onion into a food processor to get it really fine, especially if you have kids, like me, who think they hate onions. I say think for my kids because they just love them when they don’t realize they are eating them, typical kids I know.

You can mix everything together in your food processor if you want, or simply, mix it up in a food storage container to save any that might be left over afterwards.

I personally only use Rubbermaid, because the lids click together to save storage space, and because I have had the same set for at least 5 years and they still look and work like brand new.

Mix it all together and refrigerate for a couple hours before using to give the flavors time to mix.

I wouldn’t keep it for more than a few weeks before tossing it.

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