A delicious copycat version of Catalina Dressing that is so much better than store-bought! It’s quick and easy to prepare using ingredients you already have on hand.
Full of flavor, light, and simple, this Copycat Catalina Salad Dressing recipe will be one that you’ll go back to again and again. It takes less than 5 minutes to make, and you know exactly what you are putting in it.
In fact, I have stopped buying salad dressings altogether, and continue to make almost all my salad dressings in my own kitchen. Checkit ⬇
One of my recent go-to meals is a Catalina Chicken and Broccoli recipe that we can’t get enough of. It’s something I came up with on a whim because I was out of Italian Salad Dressing to make my Italian Chicken and Vegetables in Foil.
Without any time to spare and hop on to Target, I prepared it with what I had, and that was my homemade version of Catalina Dressing.
INGREDIENTS FOR HOMEMADE CATALINA DRESSING:
- Vegetable Oil
- Red Wine Vinegar
- Worcestershire Sauce
- Ketchup
- sugar
- paprika
- onion powder
- salt and pepper
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE CATALINA DRESSING:
- Combine vegetable oil, vinegar, worcestershire sauce, and ketchup in a jar with a lid or a bottle with a cap; close the jar/bottle with a lid/cap and shake it up until well combined.
- Add sugar, paprika, onion powder, salt and pepper; close it again and shake it until everything is thoroughly combined.
- Refrigerate until needed. Keeps good for 7 to 10 days in the fridge.
See how simple and EASY and quick that was?! A lot quicker than making a trip to the store to buy one, that’s for sure!
Did I mention that it’s also super delicious? We love it!
Fun fact: My 5-year old daughter calls me Catalina… my name is Katerina. ☺
One more picture of the same bottle… just because.
MORE HOMEMADE SALAD DRESSINGS:
- Homemade Italian Salad Dressing
- Ranch Dressing Recipe
- Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Light and Creamy Avocado-Lime Salad Dressing
ENJOY!
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TOOLS AND INGREDIENTS USED IN THIS RECIPE
Homemade Catalina Salad Dressing
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil
- 1/4 cup Red Wine Vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon Reduced Sodium Worcestershire Sauce
- 1/4 cup No Salt Ketchup
- 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder (you can also use dried minced onions)
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Combine vegetable oil, vinegar, worcestershire sauce, and ketchup in a jar with a lid or a bottle with a cap; close the jar/bottle with a lid/cap and shake it until well combined.
- Add sugar, paprika, onion powder, salt, and pepper to the jar/bottle; close it again and shake it until everything is thoroughly combined.
- Refrigerate until needed. Keeps good for 7 to 10 days in the fridge.
 30 Min
Slow Cooker
Freezer Friendly
One Pot
Low Carb
Instant Pot
Gluten Free
Keto
Chicken
Beef
This recipe says there are 16 servings and the Nutritional Information says that a serving is 2 tablespoons, for 36 calories. Based on the ingredients, this is not possible. The ingredients don’t even add up to 1 full cup, which would be 16 tablespoons. If there are 16 2-tablespoon servings in this recipe, that’s 32 tablespoons. Do the math! So what exactly is the nutritional value and serving size of this recipe?
Loved it!
What Can I Substitute for red wine vinegar
You can use lemon juice or lime juice, as well as white vinegar or apple cider vinegar.
This is a must-make! Adding this to my list!
I haven’t had this in forever — we usually make ranch. Can’t wait to try it!!
My next salad just got better! love that bottle too!
Any suggestions for a substitute for the Worcestershire sauce? Or would it still be just as good if left out.
thank you, always open to new salad dressing, looking forward to using it on chicken too, since exhausting all of my balsamic recipes, by exhausting I just mean, I’m sick of them
Can you share the recipe for the Catalina chicken and broccoli?
Yep, I am sharing it tomorrow on the blog. 🙂
Sounds wonderful but may we have the Catalina Chicken and Broccoli recipe as well? That sounds like a winner to me! Do I just sub the dressings out from the Italian Chicken and Vegetables in Foil recipe?
I love your site, it’s been so helpful to me since I started Weight Watchers a few months ago. Keep these fantastic recipe’s and ideas coming, Thank you so much!!!!!
Hi!
Yep, I will have it up on the blog tomorrow. I prepared it in a skillet for us, but if you want to prepare it in foils (just as I did for the Italian Chicken in Foil), just replace the Italian Dressing with this Catalina dressing, and replace all the veggies with broccoli. 🙂
Looks delicious – can’t wait to make it. Any possibility of finding out where you bought the bottle and how you made the label?
Hi!
Sure! I got the bottles on Amazon. 🙂 Here are a couple of affiliate links, but there are a bunch more choices on Amazon… just search “milk carafe bottles”
http://amzn.to/2G0e2LT
http://amzn.to/2G44oI8
In as far as the label, that’s just me adding some text to a picture on Photoshop… it’s not a real label.
Thanks for the prompt reply – that really scores points… just like your recipes!
what is the shelf life for unopened oil?
I have some walnut oil on the shelf that has never been opened
(dark place)
Thanks so much
Hi!
In as far as I know, and this goes for olive oil, vegetable oil, nut oils, etc… they all have a 1 year shelf life, pantry or fridge.
Thank you so much. Guess I need to get rid of that bottle.
SIGHS
You’re right! I have every single one of these ingredients in my pantry and I’d much prefer to make my own dressings anyway. This sounds delicious!
This dressing seems to be so easy with your recipe!
Oh boy, liquid gold. This dressing is genius. Loving the flavor!
I know it’s crazy but I’ve never tried Catalina dressing! It sounds so delicious, I can’t wait to make you recipe!
Homemade dressings are always so much better! I love the zing to this one!