This Spinach Salad Dressing is an old family recipe and so perfect on my Spinach Bacon Salad ! Keep this recipe on hand because you’ll want it on your salads all the time!

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I am about to introduce you to a salad dressing that is so good, it might make you tear up. It might, on the other hand, just taste really good to you if you aren’t as obsessed with food as I am. This salad dressing is part of a family recipe for Spinach Bacon Salad that my mom passed down to me. The dressing is so delicious that it would be great on a number of different salads. Easy enough to whip up, you can have this classic spinach salad dressing recipe in your refrigerator all the time.

I love homemade salad dressing recipes, like my Greek Salad Dressing Recipe . They are so easy to throw together and often you have the ingredients you need already in your refrigerator. This spinach salad dressing recipe is no exception.

Spinach Salad Dressing Ingredients

  • Olive oil: This is the base of the dressing, so be sure to use good-quality olive oil. I recommend extra virgin olive oil when making homemade salad dressings because it is more pure and less processed. This makes it better for you and better tasting!
  • Ketchup: Adds a tangy, slightly sweet tomato flavor that complements the dressing’s other ingredients.
  • Worcestershire sauce: Adds a hint of savory tanginess.
  • Sugar: Read more on adding sugar to this dressing below.
  • White vinegar: An acidity that cuts through the richness of the olive oil and enhances the overall flavor of the dressing.
  • Small onion: This recipe calls for a grated onion, as that is how my mom always did it. I personally find that a little tedious and would recommend cutting your onion into eighths and then putting it in a food processor and processing until it is very fine. It needs to be smaller than a fine dice.
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Storing Spinach Salad Dressing

Because of the fresh onion in this recipe, you will want to store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator and keep it for about a week. I love to make it the day before I plan to serve it and keep it in the refrigerator for it to rest and the flavors to fully combine.

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How to Use This Spinach Salad Dressing

This spinach salad with bacon dressing recipe was made specifically for my spinach salad recipe, but it would be great in so many different recipes. Really it’s great for any hearty salad.

If you make this salad dressing for spinach salad or any of my other recipes, I’d love to hear what you think!

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 1/3 cup ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon Worchestershire sauce
  • 3/4 cup sugar (see note 1)
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 1 small onion grated (see note 2)

Instructions

  • Mix all ingredients together in a blender. Blend until smooth.
  • Use immediately on a salad or store in the refrigerator for up to one week.

Notes

  1. If you are worried about how much sugar is in this dressing (3/4 cup), start with just 1/4 cup and add from there. Certainly, tastes vary, and if you love it with only 1/4 cup sugar, go for it.
  2. An alternative to grating your onion is to give the onion a rough chop and then put it in a food processor and blend until very finely chopped. Add the remainder of the dressing ingredients and blend to combine.
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Spinach Salad Dressing

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Spinach Salad Dressing

Ingredients

  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 1/3 cup ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon Worchestershire sauce
  • 3/4 cup sugar (see note 1)
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 1 small onion grated (see note 2)

Instructions

  • Mix all ingredients together in a blender. Blend until smooth.
  • Use immediately on a salad or store in the refrigerator for up to one week.

Notes

  1. If you are worried about how much sugar is in this dressing (3/4 cup), start with just 1/4 cup and add from there. Certainly, tastes vary, and if you love it with only 1/4 cup sugar, go for it.
  2. An alternative to grating your onion is to give the onion a rough chop and then put it in a food processor and blend until very finely chopped. Add the remainder of the dressing ingredients and blend to combine.

Nutrition

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