French Village Inn Salad Dressing

When I was young, Mom made salads, but none of the kids really ate salad. Now, I love salad. I wish that I had not been such a kid when it came to eating. I missed out. Mom told me about how she made this salad dressing for salads that she and Dad enjoyed. Mom also made this dressing when her parents came over for dinner. Grandpa especially liked this salad dressing.

Mom recommends putting this salad dressing on individual salads, rather than on a large salad. Perhaps the oil separates too much when it is put on a large salad. For whatever reason, I plan to take Mom's advise, and always serve this salad dressing on the side so that each person can use as much or as little as desired. For this batch, I used balsamic vinegar, but any type of vinegar could work. Also, I used dried minced onion and dried garlic powder, but finely chopped fresh onion and garlic would work well too.

French Village Inn Salad Dressing 

• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1/4 cup catsup
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• juice of one lemon
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp dry ground mustard
• 1 tsp. prepared mustard
• 3 Tbsp. grated onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced

Mix together all the ingredients. Refrigerate. Pour onto your favorite salad. Enjoy!