Thousand Island Dressing

Course Appetizer, Salad Dressing

Cuisine American

Keyword thousand-island-dressing

Prep Time 5

Chill time 2

Total Time 2 5

Servings servings (1 Tbsp)

Calories 56kcal

Ingredients

1 cup real mayonnaise
1/3 cup chili sauce (i.e. Heinz or similar)
3 Tbsp ketchup
1/2-1 tsp prepared horseradish adjust to taste
1/2 tsp lemon pepper
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1/4 tsp worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup finely minced sweet onion
2-3 Tbsp sweet pickle relish adjust to taste
1 large hard boiled egg mashed and finely minced
1 large clove garlic mashed and finely minced
buttermilk or whole milk for thinning optional

Instructions

In a medium size bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, chili sauce, ketchup, horseradish, lemon pepper, paprika and Worcestershire sauce.
To the bowl add minced onion, pickle relish, egg and garlic, Mix to fully combine.
Place into a mason jar or an airtight container and chill thoroughly for 4 hours or overnight.
Enjoy on salads, as a sandwich spread or a vegetable dip. (Makes 2 cups or one pint)

Notes

Mayonnaise - You can lighten up this dressing using your favorite light mayonnaise in any brand that you enjoy. For us, it's Duke's mayonnaise, but your favorite brand will do. I prefer mayo over Miracle Whip for this recipe. Estimated nutrient facts are based on whole mayo feel free to adjust based on your desired daily value of intake.
Finely Chop the Mix-Ins - When mincing the garlic, onion and hard boiled egg, chop them as finely as possible.
Use Chili Sauce - The chili sauce in this recipe isn't an Asian chili sauce. It's like Heinz or you can use a similar private label store brand that you enjoy. You could even use cocktail sauce in a pinch in the same amount.
Pickle Relish - I prefer sweet pickle relish in this thousand island dressing recipe. That said, if you lean more toward dill pickle relish, you can certainly adapt using that as an ingredient instead. It wouldn't change the amount, but it will change the flavor.
Adjust the Spice to Taste - Feel free to increase or decrease, the amount of prepared horseradish to suit your taste. I find 1/2 teaspoon is perfect as reflected in the recipe.
Spice - You could replace the horseradish with a few dashes of hot sauce.
Adjust the Thickness at the End - This dressing is thicker by design. I usually wait until the end of the recipe to decide if I want to thin the consistency or not depending on the mayonnaise used. Should you like to thin the dressing, add milk or buttermilk in small amounts until it reaches the consistency you like.

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