Best Old Fashioned Salad Dressing Recipes

OLD FASHIONED BOILED SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• In microwave safe bowl mix sugar, cornstarch and salt.
• Whisk in the egg, vinegar, water and mustard.
• Microwave on high for 3 minutes then stir.
• Microwave again on high for 1 minute then stir and repeat in 1 minute increments until dressing comes to a boil and thickens - about 5 - 6 minutes total cook time. (It will continue to thicken as it cools).
• Add butter.
• Store in refrigerator.

OLD FASHIONED SOUR CREAM SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Stir together salt, sugar, and paprika with lemon juice and vinegar until salt and sugar are dissolved.
• Whisk in sour cream, blending until smooth.

OLD FASHIONED APPLE SALAD WITH COOKED DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine all the dressing ingredients in a saucepan (sometimes I add the raisins in also, so they plump up before they go into the salad).
• Cook over low/medium low heat, while stirring constantly, until thickened and somewhat gloppy.
• Allow to cool (I put it in a bowl and stick it in the freezer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally).
• Mix together the salad ingredients (don't forget to toss in some extra lemon juice to keep the apples from browning).
• Pour the dressing over the salad and stir together (the dressing is a little gluey, so you will have to work it into the salad).

OLD-FASHIONED SALAD WITH SHANAGARRY CREAM DRESSING

Steps:

• Eggs: To hard-boil the eggs for the salad and the dressing bring a small saucepan of water to ae boil, gently slide in the eggs, boil for 10 minutes (12 if they are very fresh), strain off the hot water and cover with cold water. Peel when cold. Beetroot: Leave 2-inch of leaf stalks on top and the whole root on the beet. Hold it under a running tap and wash off the mud with the palms of your hands, so that you don't damage the skin; otherwise the beetroot will bleed during cooking. Cover with cold water and add a little salt and sugar. Cover the pot bring to the boil and simmer on top, or in an oven, for 1 to 2 hours depending on size. Beetroot are usually cooked easily and if they dent when pressed with a finger. If in doubt test with a skewer or the tip of a knife. Dressing: To make the dressing cut 2 eggs in 1/2, sieve the yolks into a bowl, add the sugar, a pinch of salt and the mustard. Blend in the vinegar and cream. Chop the egg whites and add some to the sauce. Keep the rest to scatter over the salad. Cover the dressing until needed. Salad Assembly: Wash and dry the lettuce and scallions. Arrange a few lettuce leaves on each of 4 plates. Scatter a few quartered tomatoes, 2 hard-boiled egg quarters, a few slices of cucumber and 1 radish or 2 slices of beetroot on each plate. Garnish with spring onion and watercress, scatter the remaining egg white (from the dressing) over the salad and some chopped parsley. Put a tiny bowl of Shanagarry Cream Dressing in the center of each plate and serve immediately while the salad is crisp and before the beetroot starts to run. Alternatively, the dressing may be served from 1 large bowl.

OLD-FASHIONED SALAD WITH SHANAGARRY CREAM DRESSING

Steps:

• Hard boil the eggs for the salad and the dressing and then peel when cold.
• Meanwhile, wash and dry the lettuce, scallions and watercress.
• Next make the dressing.
• Cut two of the eggs in half and press the yolks through a sieve into a bowl.
• Add the sugar, a pinch of salt and the mustard.
• Blend in the vinegar and cream.
• Chop the egg whites finely and add some to the sauce.
• Keep the rest to scatter over the salad.
• Cover the dressing until needed.
• To assemble, first arrange a few lettuce leaves on each of the plates.
• Scater a few tomatoes and 2 hard boiled egg quarters, a bit of cucumber and a radish on each plate.
• Just before serving add a slice of beatroot to each.
• Garnish with scallions and watercress.
• Scatter the remaining egg white and some chopped parsley over.
• Put a tiny bowl of the dressing in the centre of each plate and serve immediately.
• Alternatively, serve the dressing from one large pitcher.

OLD FASHIONED SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Mix ingredients well and set aside for a few days.
• The longer this sits the better because as the dressing ages it gets thicker and thicker.
• This is a sweet and sour dressing and may be used on fruit salads, especially Waldorf, cabbage slaw, carrot and raisin, or even poured over head lettuce.

OLD-FASHIONED FRUIT SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Heat first 4 ingredients together in a heavy saucepan over medium heat until mixture boils reduce heat, whisking until mixture thickens. Set aside to cool to room temperature. Whip whipping cream until soft peaks form fold into cooled dressing. Cover and refrigerate until serving.From "5 Ingredients or Less!" Copyright Gooseberry Patch. Used with permission of the publisher, Gooseberry Patch. All Rights Reserved.