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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.
Copycat Catalina Salad Dressing
Fun fact: My 5-year-old daughter calls me Catalina… my name is Katerina. 😆
Full of flavor, light, and simple to make, 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 put in it.
In fact, I have stopped buying salad dressings and continue making almost all my salad dressings in my kitchen. In fact, check out these eight homemade salad dressings that I make on repeat.
One of my recent go-to meals is a Catalina chicken and broccoli recipe we can’t get enough of. I came up with it 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 – Canola oil is also okay to use, as is olive oil.
- Red Wine Vinegar – For a true copycat, stick with red wine vinegar, but you can also try it with white wine vinegar.
- Worcestershire Sauce – Adds depth and an umami flavor with a slight tanginess, which complements the sweetness of the dressing.
- Ketchup – Helps to create a rich texture and contributes to the vibrant red color of the dressing.
- Sugar – Balances out the tanginess and acidity from the ketchup and Worcestershire sauce.
- Paprika – Contributes a mild, smoky flavor.
- Onion Powder – It provides a mild onion flavor that boosts the overall taste.
- Salt and Black Pepper – Simple seasoning that enhances all the flavors of the Catalina dressing.
How To Make Catalina Dressing
- Combine vegetable oil, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and ketchup in a jar with a lid or a bottle with a cap; seal the jar with the lid and shake 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, 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!
More Salad Dressing Recipes
- Homemade Italian Salad Dressing
- Ranch Dressing Recipe
- Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Light and Creamy Avocado-Lime Salad Dressing
ENJOY!
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Homemade Catalina Salad Dressing
Ingredients
- ¼ cup canola oil or vegetable oil
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon onion powder, (you can also use dried minced onions)
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Combine oil, vinegar, sugar, ketchup, and Worcestershire sauce in a jar with a lid; close the jar with the cap and shake it until everything is well combined.
- Add paprika, onion powder, salt, and pepper to the jar; close it again and shake it until everything is thoroughly combined. Taste and adjust accordingly.
- Refrigerate until needed. Keeps good for 7 to 10 days in the fridge.
Nutrition
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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”
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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!