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    Sweet Vidalia Onion Dressing

    Published: Feb 28, 2022, Modified: Jul 10, 2023 by Brooke Burks, This post may contain affiliate links. We earn income via ads and use cookies. See our Privacy Policy at the bottom of this page., 2 Comments

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    Sweet Vidalia Onion dressing is a delicious change up on your average dressing. We take the sweetest onion and mix it up with honey and spicy mustard to make a sweet and spicy dressing experience.

    Visalia onion dressing in a clear olive oil decanter

    Sweet Vidalia Onion Dressing is a celebration of our sister state, Georgia's most famous produce. These sweet southern onions have proven to be a favorite among many and have found many uses. Here we highlight it in a sweet and tangy dressing.

    We love to take a dressing and change it up. Just like for our beautiful BACON CORNBREAD SALAD and our HOMEMADE CHICKEN SALAD, we show you ways to use non traditional things for staple dressings or sauces.

    Let's not waste any more of your time, let's show you how to make it!

    Ingredients

    Simple, staple ingredients for this one. A good blender or an immersion blender is a plus too! You can really get those onions down to that sweet nectar with one.

    ingredients for sweet onion dressing
    • 1 Vidalia Onion, peeled and quartered
    • Honey
    • Creole mustard or Spicy Brown Mustard
    • canola oil
    • coarse ground salt and black pepper, to taste

    See recipe card for quantities.

    Instructions

    Here is where the magic happens!

    adding onions to a good blender

    Place the Onion, Honey and Mustard in a blender or a large bowl that your immersion blender can fit in.

    adding good honey
    adding spicy creole mustard

    Blend until combined. I use the pulse function for this to help things along slowly. Turning the machine on, I then drizzle the oil in a steady stream until the dressing thickens and is emulsified.

    adding canola oil
    showing thickness of dressing

    At this point, add in a bit of salt and pepper. Start small and mix to combine. Taste and adjust as necessary.

    Hint: If you find yourself in need of a really good blender that can make sauces and soups, we love our VITAMIX. They are so versatile, I even rice cauliflower in mine!

    So Much More Than Salad Dressing

    I love recipes like this one where what we make is multi-purpose. This is not only a great dressing for salad, you can use it a ton of other ways too!

    • Dipping Sauce - This is thick and rich and makes a great dipping sauce for fries or even chicken fingers.
    • Marinade- The honey, mustard and the onions pack a ton of flavor and is great to tenderize and marinate almost any cut of meat.
    • Vegetable Sauce - Who says cheese should have all of the fun? We love to drizzle this over our veggies like our ROASTED BRUSSEL SPROUTS. Kids of all ages love it!

    Storage

    This dressing will stay good in the refrigerator for up to two weeks! If it lasts that long! We like to keep ours in a good old mason jar. Sometimes when I am setting a fancy table and serve it, I will funnel it into a nice oil decanter.

    using a blue funnel to put dressing into a decanter

    Tips and Tricks

    Can I use another kind of onion?

    You could. Most yellow, white and red onions are much hotter and don't possess the natural sweetness of the Vidalia. I am all about experimentation though, so if you do this, let me know how it turns out.

    What if I don't have a blender?

    A food processor or an immersion blender will work great. Good cooking tools don't have to cost a lot of money but some specialty items are necessary if you are needing to make recipes like dressings and some sauces and are a great investment.

    How do I store it?

    I like to keep it in a closed mason jar in the refrigerator. It should last about two weeks. Keeping it cold and sitting still, you may need to give it a shake before you use it.

    A jar of onion dressing with some running down the side
    pouring dressing over roasted vegetables
    decanter of onion dressing next to a blue plate

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    Sweet Vidalia Onion Dressing

    Sweet Vidalia Onion dressing is a delicious change up on your average dressing. We take the sweetest onion and mix it up with honey and spicy mustard to make a sweet and spicy dressing experience.
    4.42 from 12 votes
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    Course: Appetizers
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 212kcal
    Author: Brooke Burks

    Ingredients

    • 1 Vidalia Onion peeled and quartered
    • 2 Tablespoons Honey
    • 1 Tablespoon Creole mustard or Spicy Brown Mustard
    • ¾ cup canola oil
    • coarse ground salt and black pepper to taste

    Instructions

    • Place onion, honey and mustard in a blender, food processor or large bowl to use immersion blender.
    • Pulse until combined.
    • Run blender and slowly drizzle in oil until thick and emulsified.
    • Season with salt and pepper and taste to adjust. Serve and enjoy!

    Nutrition (all values are estimates only)

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 212kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 19g | Sodium: 105mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g
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    1. John A kozup

      March 27, 2022 at 9:50 am

      Vidalia here in Ohio hard to find sometimes.. one could use 3 medium
      Non Vidalia onions and caramelize that,
      I mean deep brown. Then follow the recipe. Works for french onion dip
      Should work for this

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      • Brooke Burks

        March 27, 2022 at 4:30 pm

        YES! That would work great. Regular yellow onions are sweet enough to do this!

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