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

Presenter / Channel

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

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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.

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Equipment / Prep

• Mason jar (for mixing/shaking the dressing)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Variations

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

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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).