Easy Homemade Catalina Dressing Recipe

If you're a fan of sweet and tangy dressings, you'll love this easy homemade Catalina dressing recipe. Made with simple ingredients like ketchup, vinegar, olive oil, and spices, this dressing comes together in just minutes and tastes so much better than the store-bought versions. Catalina dressing is the perfect complement to a variety of salads, sandwiches, and wraps. 

Wellness coach and recipe developer Miriam Hahn brings us this recipe and says, "I try and shy away from store-bought dressings because of the ingredients and additives. Some salad dressings use artificial coloring and Red #40 is one of the most common ones that can be included in bottles of Catalina dressing. Once you understand how easy it is to make dressings at home, you realize it just isn't worth it to settle for less. My spice cabinet is always stocked with a wide variety of spices, so whipping up my own dressing and sauces is simple." Skip the store-bought bottles and try making this dressing at home — it's so easy, you'll wonder why you didn't try it sooner!

To make this recipe, we'll need some basics that you may already have stocked in your kitchen. We'll need some ketchup, red wine vinegar, olive oil, maple syrup, and Worcestershire. "I always like to use organic ketchup when possible because tomatoes are typically a produce item that is sprayed with pesticides," Hahn shares. "You can also find no sugar ketchup if you are on a sugar restricted diet," Hahn goes on to say. Then from your spice cabinet we'll need garlic granules (or garlic powder), Italian seasoning, onion granules (or onion powder), paprika, and salt. "I love using Himalayan pink salt in this recipe," Hahn remarks.

Grab your measuring cups and spoons because it's time to portion out some ingredients! Measure the ketchup, red wine vinegar, olive oil, maple syrup, Worcestershire sauce, garlic granules, Italian seasoning, onion granules, paprika, and salt to get ready for our next step.

Pull out a small blender or food processor and add in the ketchup, red wine vinegar, olive oil, maple syrup, Worcestershire sauce, garlic granules, Italian seasoning, onion granules, paprika, and salt. Blend for about a minute or two, until the mixture is creamy and smooth.

Now the dressing is ready to pour on a salad right away or store for use later. It will last fine in your fridge for up to two weeks if kept in a sealed container. "You'll love the fresh taste of this dressing and will want to put it on everything. And you'll love the money you're saving — making this at home costs a fraction of the cost of buying it pre-made. It's a win-win!