Grandma’s salad dressing with cream

Grandma’s salad dressing tastes like home to me. Cream, vinegar, oil and a finely diced onion are the main ingredients. I especially like its sweet and tangy flavour with tender butterhead lettuce and a handful of sweetcorn.

Cream, vinegar and oil: the dressing

I use neutral rapeseed oil for this dressing, so the cream and the sweet-tangy combination of vinegar and sugar stand out. Dice the onion finely to avoid large pieces in each bite.

Which lettuce works best?

Butterhead lettuce is my favourite here, with its tender leaves and crisp ribs. Iceberg or romaine work too if you prefer more crunch. Sweetcorn goes into this salad, but the dressing also works with plain leafy salad.

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Grandma’s Salad Dressing with Cream

Grandma’s salad dressing with cream, vinegar, oil and onion: sweet, tangy and ready in 15 minutes. Served here with butterhead lettuce and sweetcorn.

Prep time

15 min

Yield

4 servings

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Ingredients

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• 3 tbsp.canola oil
• 2 tbsp.spirit vinegar
• 1 tbsp.sugar
• 1small onion, about 70 g
• 100 gcorn, drained weight
• 100 gcream, 30% fat
• 1butterhead lettuce, about 500 g trimmed
• salt, pepper

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Instructions

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1. Trim the butterhead lettuce, wash the leaves, dry thoroughly in a salad spinner and tear into bite-sized pieces. Drain the sweetcorn in a sieve.
2. Peel and finely dice the onion. Stir the vinegar and sugar together in a large bowl until the sugar has mostly dissolved.
3. Stir in the rapeseed oil and cream, add the onion and season with salt and pepper.
4. Stir the sweetcorn into the dressing. Gently toss with the lettuce just before serving.

Nutrition per serving

Calories

220 kcal

Protein

3.1 g

Carbohydrates

12 g

Sugar

7 g

Fat

18.6 g

Saturated fat

5.6 g

Fibre

2.2 g

Salt

0.2 g

Data source: USDA SR28

Recipe: Corinna · kitchensplace

Kitchen tip

Dry the washed lettuce thoroughly in a salad spinner and toss it with the dressing just before serving. This helps the dressing cling to the leaves without being diluted by leftover washing water.

Serve the salad alongside potatoes, fish or meat. For more family recipes, try Grandma’s cucumber salad or Grandma’s turkey schnitzel.