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Sweet and Sour Dressing is a great choice for simple salads, and it’s really easy to make. This salad dressing recipe can be used on any salad to add a tangy-yet-sweet twist!
Sweet and Sour Dressing
Every good salad needs a good salad dressing. When I fix my favorite Strawberry Salad, I always use this Sweet and Sour Dressing recipe to go with it!
When you see the ingredients all together, it looks like an odd mix: orange juice, vinegar, sugar, mustard, onion flakes…but trust me, once everything is combined into this dressing, the flavor is amazing.
It’s tangy, sweet, and sour, and it complements most salads beautifully. It’s a great dressing where you need a kick of flavor, and it mixes so well with fruitier salads too!
Easy Salad Dressing Recipe
Sweet and Sour are opposing flavors– too much of one simply overpowers the other– but when the right combination is achieved, the result is divine.
This recipe is a mix of interesting flavors and the end result is a happy dance on your tongue. I love this type of dressing, and I have many variations.
If you’re looking for more of a poppyseed dressing, you simply need to add 1 T. poppyseeds. Easy and delicious!
Why you’ll love this Sweet and Sour Dressing Recipe:
- Variety: Sweet and Sour Dressing adds another option besides Italian and Ranch.
- Flavor: If you’re going to make a salad, you might as well pack in as much flavor as you can. And this dressing does it with style.
- Reputation: Before long, you’ll be known for your delicious and creative homemade dressing!
How to Make Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing
This is such an easy salad dressing recipe, and you can prepare and store in the refrigerator until you’re ready to use it.
- Stir all together all the ingredients except the oil.
- Place in a food processor or blender and blend for about one minute.
- Slowly drizzle in the oil so it emulsifies.
- Transfer to an airtight container and store in the fridge.
- Stir or shake before serving.
My favorite salad to serve with this dressing is with our Strawberry Poppyseed Salad, sugared almonds, and homemade croutons! It’s just perfect!
More favorite salad dressings:
- Honey Mustard Dressing
- Maple Pumpkin Salad Dressing
- Homemade Ranch Dressing
- Poppy Seed Dressing
- Spicy Sweet Salad Dressing
If you make this recipe be sure to upload a photo in the comment section below or leave a rating. Enjoy!
Homemade Sweet and Sour Dressing Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup white vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons orange juice frozen concentrate
- 1 Tablespoons dried onion flakes
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon dried mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt kosher salt or table salt
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds opt.
- 1 1/2 cup canola oil
Instructions
- Stir all together except the oil.
- Place in a food processor or blender and blend about one minute.
- Slowly drizzle in the oil so it emulsifies.
- Transfer to an airtight container and store in the fridge.
- Stir or shake before serving.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Did you make this? Leave a comment!
Hi Becky, this sweet /sour dressing looks great, but I have a problem. 20 servings is more than I can use for two people. When I lower the amt. of ingredients the amt. turns to metric measurements. I don’t know metric measurement. Is there a chart to help out.
Hi Ada, If you click on the servings size, you can use the little lever to change the servings. It stayed in the imperial system for me.
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