This recipe is serious stuff, the thickest, yummiest, best salad dressing you will ever eat. My friend Ramona gave the recipe to me years ago, and it’s delightful. This dressing is nectar of the gods, pinkie swear it is. You will love this!
I have modified this by using Splenda instead of sugar. You can add nuts and fruit to your greens, strawberries, grapes, mandarin oranges, feta cheese, slices of grilled chicken breast is good, too, and it’s wonderful with just onion and mushrooms. It’s the best salad dressing I’ve ever tasted. Enjoy ~ jan
Poppy seed dressing:
3/4 C. (sugar) Splenda -I cut this back a bit, i think 3/4 cup of Splenda is too sweet, so I use a heaping half cup of Splenda
1 t. dry mustard
1/2 C. chopped onion
1 t. salt
1/3 C. balsamic vinegar
1 C. mazola oil
1 1/2 T. poppy seeds - always store poppy seeds in fridge, they get rancid easily, if you have them open in your pantry they are probably rancid, throw them out and buy fresh.
To make dressing:
Whisk together all ingredients until you can no longer feel the sugar grains (because they have dissolved in the liquid) and the whisk leaves a trail in the thickened mixture.
Makes about 3 cups, so you will have leftover dressing.
It is the color of molasses, and after it’s refrigerated it’s as thick as molasses, it’s just incredible.
NOTE: When I make this, I find it necessary to blend dressing ingredients in my food processor to get the silky smooth, honey like consistency. If you just whisk it, sometimes it’s a bit gritty. I add my ingredients and just pour the oil thru the tube until it is incorporated, don’t overmix it or it will be foamy. You can also do this in the blender, just don’t overblend it. It should look like the above picture when it’s finished.
It fits perfectly in a pint jar. I like to use jars because you can spoon out the amount you want, and since I’m a FoodSaver Fruit Jar Sealing Fanatic, I always seal mine in the fridge to keep it fresh.
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