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Quick & Easy Sweet Salad Dressing 🥗 My Mom's Recipe!

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Presenter / Channel

  • Presenter: Not specified (the video appears to feature the cook and their mother off-camera).

Ingredients (with quantities / substitutions)

Dressing (mixed in a mason jar)

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white vinegar
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • ~1/2 onion (added to the jar)

Seasoning notes (important)

  • Salt and pepper are not included in the dressing (per the mother).
  • Instead, season when mixing the salad:
    • “I’ll put a bit of pepper salt and pepper in the salad when I mix it.”

Salad components mentioned

  • Leafy lettuce (e.g., Boston lettuce)
  • Spring onion

  • Dressing is drizzled over the salad on the plate.


Equipment / Prep

  • Mason jar (for mixing/shaking the dressing)

Step-by-step Method (technique + timing cues)

  1. Add ingredients to the mason jar

    • Combine brown sugar, white vinegar, vegetable oil, and ~1/2 onion in the jar.
  2. Mix/shake

    • Give the jar a quick shake (as shown in the video).
    • The dressing is ready after mixing.
  3. Dress the salad

    • Drizzle the dressing over leafy lettuce (Boston lettuce) and spring onion.
    • Add salt and pepper to the salad when mixing, not in the dressing.

Key Tips / Notes

  • Described as an “old country” / family recipe from the French side of the family, made since the 1940s.
  • Flavor/texture cue: a sweet, refreshing dressing—“probably the only sweet dressing” they like.
  • Best pairing: works especially well with very leafy lettuce (example: Boston lettuce).
  • Seasoning approach: dressing contains no salt or pepper; season the salad instead.

Plating / Serving Suggestions

  • Serve as a salad dressing for holiday meals, as one of the salads on the table.
  • Presentation: drizzle the dressing over the top of the salad.

Variations

  • No additional variations discussed beyond serving it with leafy lettuce (Boston lettuce + spring onion).

Sources Referenced

  • Presented as a family recipe from the presenter’s French-country side of the family, said to have been made since the 1940s (presenter’s mother’s recipe).

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