Homemade Catalina/French Dressing (for taco salads)

Homemade Catalina/French Dressing Recipe

Posted on 06/14/2011

This dressing is especially great for taco salads or any salad with leftover meat or hardboiled eggs on it!
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1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup raw apple cider vinegar
2 Tbsp raw honey
2 Tbsp tomato paste (only ingredient should be, “tomatoes”)
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp paprika
¼ tsp dry mustard
¼ tsp chili powder
¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
NOTE: Only ingredient in each spice should be that spice (e.g., “garlic”). The chili powder should list just single, real spices (e.g., “chili powder, paprika, onion, etc.) and no vague words like “spices” or chemical ingredients you don’t understand!)
The original recipe that I based this on called for 1/2 tsp salt, but I just left that out when I made it, and have always thought it was fine; add if you like.
This recipe makes about 1 cup. If you try it and like it, save time by making a quadruple batch (which will fill a 32 oz. jar as shown here – although filling a bottle that full does make it difficult to shake it well); it will also use nearly the whole 6 oz. can of tomato paste, too.

from: http://grocerygeek.com/2011/06/14/homemade-catalinafrench-dressing-recipe/