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Home » Recipes » Salad Dressings and Sauces

Thousand Island Salad Dressing

Published: Jan 3, 2017 · Modified: Jul 3, 2020 by Bowl Me Over · 17 Comments

No salad dressing? No time to run to the store? Making your own salad dressing is easy and much more flavorful than store bought. Completely delicious too! Here's an easy recipe I know you'll love!
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Thousand Island Salad Dressing

No salad dressing? No time to run to the store? Making your own salad dressing is easy and much more flavorful than store bought. Completely delicious too! Here's an easy recipe I know you'll love!

Hey you and welcome to 2017! It's been pretty quiet from me huh? Well my hubby had two weeks off and I did something I don't usually do.... I took the entire time off too.

I figured if he's taking time off to spend time with me, the last thing I should be doing is sitting at the computer. So the end of 2016 was wonderful. We took time off, went for a couple day trips, spent the holidays with my family up in Sacramento. Life is good!

One of the things I got for Christmas was a slab of marble. Now...I know you're thinking I'm crazy right? Or maybe even thinking my hubby is nuts for getting this for me? Nope! It's just what I wanted. Isn't it gorgeous? 😀

Marble

I'm limited by the lighting in our home to take natural photographs. I'll be using this beauty to tuck up against the window. I'm pretty excited about the white background. Our black dining room table sucks the light right out of a photo. This should be super cool!

The first photos I took are the recipe I'm sharing today for Thousand Island Salad Dressing. Now there's obviously going to be a learning curve for me. But there is no learning curve when it comes to making this salad dressing.

It is easy.

It is delicious!

Making your own dressing is so much better! It will keep in the fridge for several days too.

Thousand Island Salad Dressing

I have two favorite uses for Thousand Island Dressing - one is shrimp salad.

Thousand Island Dressing on Shrimp Salad is a match made in heaven!

And the other is Taco Salad. The only thing this Salad is missing is a big dollop of dressing right on top!

Taco Salad

Taco Salad

and don't forget when you're putting that taco meat together to use the taco seasoning mix I posted last week! Or a Rueben Sandwich? Corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut.... oh yeah - now you're speaking my language!

Sorry, got distracted again! You're here to get the recipe right? 😀

Five minutes to put this easy salad dressing together. That's it! If you have time, make it ahead and tuck it in the fridge for an hour or two. If you don't do like I did last night - drizzle it over your salad and dig right in!

What is your favorite way to enjoy Thousand Island Salad Dressing?

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Thousand Island Salad Dressing

No salad dressing? No time to run to the store? Making your own salad dressing is easy and much more flavorful than store bought. Completely delicious too! Here's an easy recipe I know you'll love!
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Prep Time5 mins
Total Time5 mins
Course: Salad Dressings and Sauces
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Calories: 199kcal
Author: Deb Clark
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup mayonaise
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sweet relish
  • ½ teaspoon lemon juice - just a squeeze optional
  • 3 tablespoons ketchup
  • ½ teaspoon garlic salt
  • dash tabasco sauce

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Instructions

  • Pretty simple directions....combine everything and mix really well. If you want to make it easy on yourself, put it all in the food processor and give it a whirl. That's it! You can use this right away, but if you have time, refrigerate for a couple of hours to combine the flavors. Thousand Island Salad Dressing will keep in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Home-made means you know what's in it and it tastes so much better!
  • Why not make your own salad dressing? Thousand Island Salad Dressing is simple to make and you probably have all of the ingredients on hand! Fresh is best!

Nutrition

Calories: 199kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 396mg | Potassium: 29mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 70IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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No salad dressing? No time to run to the store? Making your own salad dressing is easy and much more flavorful than store bought. Completely delicious too! Here's an easy recipe I know you'll love!

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Welcome to Bowl Me Over! My name is Debra and I send warm greetings from sunny California. I am a serious foodie – I’ve been known as the go-to girl in our family for years, catering weddings and anniversary parties. In the summer I help cook mountains of food for our family reunions. Often times things I create end up in a bowl, hence the name Bowl Me Over! Let's stay connected, you can email me at [email protected] and find me on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

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  1. Vanessa Gordon

    January 11, 2017 at 7:22 am

    5 stars
    This recipe is so handy. I used to just mix ketchup and mayo but I am going to give this a try the next time I require this dressing. That shrimp salad sounds perfect right now!

    Reply
    • Bowl Me Over

      January 11, 2017 at 10:15 pm

      Thanks Vanessa!! 1000 Island Dressing is so delicious & perfect for seafood, enjoy!!

      Reply
  2. christine

    January 08, 2017 at 7:28 pm

    Homemade dressings are so good! Love that marble. Lighting this time of year is a huge issue for me. How many months until summer lol.

    Reply
    • Bowl Me Over

      January 11, 2017 at 10:18 pm

      Yes, I agree - homemade is the best!!

      Reply
  3. Debi at Life Currents

    January 08, 2017 at 9:29 am

    This sounds like a fun and yummy one to make at home. For a long time 1000 island was the only dressing my husband would eat. lol

    Reply
  4. Sally - My Custard Pie

    January 07, 2017 at 11:00 pm

    5 stars
    The dressing looks great... but confess it's the marble slab I envy most! Lucky you.

    Reply
    • Bowl Me Over

      January 11, 2017 at 10:19 pm

      It has been so fun to photograph on, reflects the light so nicely! Thanks Sally!

      Reply
  5. Lynn Charneski

    January 03, 2017 at 4:29 pm

    5 stars
    I know this sounds crazy, but my mother always added a chopped up hard boiled egg. I'll use the lemon juice next time I make mine. She used red wine vinegar. Yummy.

    Reply
    • Bowl Me Over

      January 03, 2017 at 6:08 pm

      Doesn't sound crazy to me Lynn, sounds like everything you'd use in a deviled egg and I bet it's delicious! I'll give that a try next time. I always put chopped eggs on shrimp salad, hmmm.... I'm liking your idea!!!

      Reply
  6. Healing Tomato

    January 03, 2017 at 12:50 pm

    5 stars
    This is my favorite dressing. Can't believe I haven't tried making a vegetarian version of it. Making salads at home is always a fun idea. Plus you can control the salt and oil content.

    Reply
    • Bowl Me Over

      January 03, 2017 at 6:05 pm

      Mine too, just love those flavors. I'd love to try your dressing, I'm sure it's so yummy!!

      Reply
  7. Healing Tomato

    July 17, 2016 at 7:12 pm

    5 stars
    I used to make a carrot sandwich that used thousand island salad dressing but I don't remember why I stopped making it. Your dressing recipe reminded me of it and now I must go make it.

    Reply
    • Bowl Me Over

      July 18, 2016 at 1:38 pm

      Now I want to try that sandwich!! Tell me more, if you make it I know it will be just delicious!!!

      Reply

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