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Why You’ll Love My Recipe

Something about the name makes Thousand Island Dressing sound complicated to make, but it’s not! Make this zippy and versatile salad dressing at home in just a few minutes.

Don’t forget to make your own Homemade Mayonnaise to use in your sressing! Maybe change things up and Charlynn’s Green Tomato Chow – Green Tomato Relish instead of a standard cucumber relish?Why not also make Homemade Burgers or a Classic Wedge Salad test out your thousand island dressing?

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Karlynn’s Recipe Notes

Skill Level: This recipe is as easy as mixing a few ingredients together in a bowl or a jar. Get one of your kids to make it while you concentrate on the rest of your meal.
Variations: This recipe gives you a place to start, but you can absolutely increase or decrease the amounts of any of the ingredients to suit your own tastes.
Total Time: This dressing will take you a grand total of 5 minutes to prepare.
Tools You’ll Need: A whisk and a medium bowl. An immersion blender will come in handy if you’d like a smoother consistency and a small glass jar will come in handy for storage.

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What You’ll Need for Ingredients

Condiments: Mayonnaise for creaminess, ketchup for colour, and relish for texture and flavour.

Seasonings: Salt and pepper, to your own tastes.

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How To Make Thousand Island Dressing

This is a quick overview of the recipe. The full list of ingredients and step-by-step instructions are in the recipe card below.

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Whisk all of the ingredients together in a bowl.
Let sit in fridge overnight for optimum flavor.

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Karlynn’s Tips and Tricks for Making Thousand Island Dressing

Try putting all of the ingredients for this into a mason jar, putting a lid on tightly and shaking the jar until your ingredients are fully mixed. That way, you can just pop the jar into the fridge until you need it. Bonus: No dishes to wash!

Let this dressing sit in the fridge overnight so that the ingredients can mingle extra well. You’ll get the best flavor this way.

Smooth the dressing out with an immersion blender for a few seconds if you’d like a silkier texture.

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Storage Instructions

Keep this dressing in a sealed container in your fridge for up to a week.

More Delicious Dressing Recipes

Looking for more delicious Salad Dressing recipes?

Try a vibrant and nutritious Green Goddess Dressing, a creamy Homemade Ranch Dressing, or a zesty French Dressing on your next salad.

Italian Dressing or Homemade Catalina Dressing, even Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing and Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing are all easy to make and fabulous additions to green salads or pasta salads.

It really is that easy! Just a few ingredients from your kitchen and a few minutes of your time will give you a tasty and versatile salad dressing. Try it out and let me know what you think.

Happy Cooking!

Karlynn