Grandma’s Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes in a Pinch – French, Orange, Ranch

If you’ve run out of salad dressing and need to pull something together out of your refrigerator and pantry, it actually is very easy and may be more delicious than store-bought! Give these three ideas a try.

French Dressing

  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 1 Cup Oil
  • 1 Cup Ketchup
  • 1/2 Cup Vinegar
  • Onion – 1/2 (that’s how Grandma wrote it – I use onion powder)

Blend in blender or shake in a jar. Yes, that’s it.

Orange Dressing

  • 2/3 Cup Orange Juice
  • 1 Tbsp Honey
  • 1 Tbsp White Vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1/2 tsp Pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Salt

Blend in a blender (I use my personal-size Smoothie maker). This one is my favorite because it is tangy with a subtle orange flavor

Ranch

Okay, Grandma’s recipe is a bit vague but just keep tasting until it’s the right flavor and consistency.

  • 1 Cup Mayonnaise
  • Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Salt, Pepper – mix into the mayo
  • Milk – add to the mayo mixture until it’s the right consistency

I just keep tasting the mayo mixture as I am adding the spices until it tastes like chip dip and then add milk until it is a little bit runny. This is more flavorful the second day. Also it tends to thicken up the second day so I just add a little more milk.

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