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Mexican Dressing (a simple homemade salad dressing)

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This slightly sweet, creamy homemade salad dressing goes wonderfully with nearly any salad. It’s super easy to make and is made with simple, basic ingredients.

This creamy homemade salad dressing is made with simple, basic ingredients and goes well with nearly any salad! I love how easy it is to make!

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If you read my menu plans, you’ll notice that I often mention having homemade salad dressing.  This Mexican Dressing is our favorite and the one we use the most.  It is slightly sweet, a bit creamy and just has a nice, full flavor.

We love it on a variety of salads but I think it pairs especially well with salads that have eggs in them.  Really though, it’s kind of like Ranch- it goes well with almost any salad!

Mexican Dressing (a homemade salad dressing)

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Mexican Dressing (a homemade salad dressing)

Prep Time 8 minutes
Total Time 8 minutes
Servings 2 1/4 cups
Author ThriftyFrugalMom.com

Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion
  • 2/3 c. sugar
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper
  • 1 tsp. celery seed
  • 1 Tbsp. prepared mustard
  • 1/3 c. apple cider vinegar
  • 1 c. oil
  • 6 Tbsp. mayonnaise opt.*

Instructions

  1. Put all ingredients except mayonnaise in blender.
  2. Mix 2 to 5 minutes, so oil doesn't separate.
  3. Add mayonnaise and blend until combined.  Store refrigerated.

Recipe Notes

This is obviously healthier without the mayonnaise but it is also much creamier with it. We like it both ways but do prefer it with the mayo added.

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Comments

  1. Trinity says

    Just found your many delicious {and more importantly low-cost} recipes via Pinterest and couldn't be more excited. I would LOVE to lower my monthly grocery bill which seems to have steadily inclined over the last two years. Now following and hope to pick up on some of your tips, as well as follow your example recipes. Thanks so much for sharing!
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    • ThriftyFrugalMom says

      So glad to have you join us here, Trinity! I hope that you can be blessed and inspired by what you read on Thrifty Frugal Mom.
      Reply

  4. Rebecca says

    This dressing sure does look good. Homemade dressings are so much better for you than store brands. And it is light enough for summer salads. Thanks for posting.
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    • ThriftyFrugalMom says

      Yes, we love homemade dressings, Rebecca! I'm on a search to find more yummy recipes for them.
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    • ThriftyFrugalMom says

      I think you'll enjoy it! It's just one of those delicious, versatile dressings. And the fact that it's simple and inexpensive is pretty nice too! :)
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    • ThriftyFrugalMom says

      Lupe, I have had it in the fridge for at least a month, probably longer, and it has been just fine. The onion is really the only thing that might "spoil" easily and with it being refrigerated, it seems to be just fine. Hope that helps!
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    • ThriftyFrugalMom says

      Sarah, it should keep in the fridge for at least a month. (I'm pretty sure I've had it go longer than that too.) Since the onion is really the only thing that might "spoil" and with it being refrigerated, that doesn't happen very quickly. Hope that helps!
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    • ThriftyFrugalMom says

      I've only ever made it with the celery seed included so I'm not exactly sure how it would be without. But I do think it would still probably be good, just a little less flavorful probably. I did a quick Google search and dill seed and celery salt are both good substitutes for celery seed if you happen to have them, although if you use the celery salt, you'll want to reduce the amount of salt as well. Hope that helps!
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  11. Jo says

    Wow! Need I say anything else? :) I've been following your blog for several years and this recipe kept popping up in your menus and finally today I actually tried it and I now wonder why I waited so long???? This dressing is delicious!
    ★★★★★

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    • ThriftyFrugalMom says

      Jo, your comment made my day! :) So glad you finally tried the recipe and loved it. It's still a favorite around here and I always just make a double recipe anymore, because we go through it so fast.
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  12. Bev says

    Do you use white vinegar or apple cider vinegar? I'm assuming white but just making sure! Also, I would like to leave the onion out - is it a must?
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    • ThriftyFrugalMom says

      I use apple cider vinegar, actually. Thanks for asking that- I'm going to update the recipe so that it's clear. As for the onion, I really think the dressing would be bland without it. The onion is partly what gives it flavor. If you aren't fond of onions, it might help to know that I didn't used to really like them that well, but didn't mind them in this. Even just adding half an onion might be okay, but I really don't think you'd want to totally leave it out.
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