Sweet Onion Salad Dressing

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  • 15 mins
  • Prep: 5 mins,
  • Cook: 10 mins
  • Yield: 1 1/2 cups (12 servings)
Ratings (16)

By Diana Rattray

Updated 11/03/17

This sweet onion salad dressing recipe is fast, easy to make, and can be served warm or cool.

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What You'll Need

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
  • 1 medium Vidalia onion, grated, or other sweet onion
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup vinegar

How to Make It

  1. In a saucepan, combine sugar, salt, mustard, and celery seed.
  2. Add grated sweet onion, oil, and vinegar. Heat until sugar is melted.
  3. Cool and refrigerate, or serve as a warm dressing.

Makes about 1 1/2 cups.

 

Nutritional Guidelines (per serving)
Calories 94
Total Fat 2 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Unsaturated Fat 2 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 2 mg
Carbohydrates 18 g
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Protein 0 g
(The nutrition information on our recipes is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. Individual results may vary.)