Bob Evan's Colonial Dressing Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Make our Bob Evans Colonial Dressing Restaurant Recipe at home tonight for your family. Our Secret Restaurant Recipe for their Colonial Salad Dressing tastes just like Bob Evans. PLUS - Make 4 different Bob Evans dressing from this one base recipe. See Notes Below.

Prep Time20

Active Time20

Total Time40

Course: Salad Dressing

Keyword: Bob Evans

Ingredients

1 cup Water
1/8 cup Cornstarch
1/2 cup Vinegar light or dark
1 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Onion Powder
1 tablespoon Salt
1/4 cup Butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground Black Pepper to taste
1 teaspoon Celery Salt
1 tablespoon Celery Seed

Instructions

Put water and cornstarch into blender on high speed for 1 minute or until smooth.
Transfer to a 2 1/2-quart saucepan.
Cook mixture over medium high heat, stirring constantly as you begin to add each of the remaining ingredients, stirring well after each addition.
Cook and continue stirring until it begins to thicken and become quite smooth.
Let it cool completely before pouring into a refrigerator container.
Cap tightly and it should keep for a week or so in the refrigerator. Do not freeze.

One Recipe - 4 Dressings

Bob Evans Colonial Dressing, made with the recipe above is delicious. But at the restaurant they also use the base recipe to make 4 different dressings. Here is how to do it at home.

To Make Creamy Italian Colonial: After preparing the previous recipe (let cool first), add 1 tablespoon prepared mustard, 1 tablespoon light corn syrup, 1 tablespoon dried oregano leaves, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder and 1/2 cup mayonnaise. Stir to combine well.

To Make Catalina Colonial: To prepared recipe, add 1 cup ketchup and 1/2 cup sweet pickle relish.

To Make Creamy Onion Dressing: To prepared recipe, stir in 1 carton (8 ounces) onion chip dip.

To Make Slaw Dressing: To prepared recipe, stir in 1/2 cup sour cream and 1/2 cup mayonnaise. Use within 1 week.