Adapted from Kitchen Treaty
Lighter, healthier and yes, tastier too! An easy homemade thousand island dressing that you can quickly whip up with ingredients you probably have in your pantry or fridge right now. Ditch the store-bought stuff and make it yourself in 5 minutes. You’ll be glad you did.
I promised you guys I would have a thousand island dressing recipe to go with those Reuben Bites I posted. I’m not delaying … here it is! It’s made with yogurt and light mayo in place of the high fat mayo, so you can feel good about using this for dipping, spreading on sandwiches or burgers or dressing your salads, but it’s also bursting with flavor. Make it just like this … it’s marvelous. You can even use homemade ketchup in place of store-bought if you want. Kick it up a notch by adding extra Sriracha. Use more or less garlic or onion … or use your own favorite pickles! Adjust the seasonings. Make it your own.
Just don’t leave out the smoked paprika. That stuff is magical for good smoky flavor!
PrintLight Homemade Thousand Island Dressing
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: About 1 cup of dressing (3 - 4 servings) 1x
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- 1/4 cup light mayonnaise
- 2 Tablespoons ketchup
- 2 Tablespoons finely chopped onion
- 2 Tablespoons sweet pickle relish
- 1 – 3 cloves garlic, peeled & chopped fine
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika (or to taste)
- Bacon salt or smoked salt, to taste
- Sriracha, to taste
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together all ingredients until well mixed.
- Taste and adjust seasonings to taste.
- Store in a sealed container in the fridge.
Notes
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13 comments
One of my favorites! This looks delicious, Ann!
What a very very cool recipe, Anneeee girl! So many applications for this great dressing!! And, it’s lower in calories…big yay!!! ox
wow this will be fabulous on my reubens!! no more bottled stuff … this is great thanks!
Love making homemade salad dressing. Looks good!
Love this. I enjoy making my own salad dressings and can’t wait to try this lighter version. Thanks for another great recipe Ann.
I love the fact that you always find a way to lighten up my favorite things… Pinned and sharing!
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Love this recipe. I’ve valved it and will definitely use again! No pic, I’m sorry to say. I made a shrimp louie but I ate half before I remembered to take a pic. Next time.
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PS. I lightened this up a bit more by using nonfat Greek yogurt.and I used only 1 T of sweet relish I also thinned it down with some fresh lemon juice. Still delish!
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I’m so happy you liked the dressing, Connie! Thanks for posting your changes … I love the lemon juice and Greek yogurt additions.
~ Ann
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