Homemade Louie Dressing Recipe

a jar of salad dressing on a table with oil and lemon

Creamy, tangy, and delicious! You’ll love this easy homemade Louie salad dressing for your salads. It’s made with lemon juice, olive oil, mayonnaise, ketchup, relish, and capers.

How to Make Louie Dressing

Here’s how to make this quick and easy salad dressing for your next recipe. Watch my YouTube video tutorial for step-by-step instructions!

  1. Pour the olive oil into a measuring cup. Zest the lemon first, then squeeze the juice into the cup.
  2. Next, add in the mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, relish, chopped capers, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, paprika, and onion powder.
  3. Grate or press the garlic cloves, then whisk everything together. Cover and set aside the dressing until ready to serve.

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Using Louie Dressing for Recipes

This delightful homemade dressing pairs well with my ‘Crab Louie Salad’ recipe. You can also enjoy it with chicken or salmon salads.

Also, try it as a dipping sauce for fried chicken, or my ‘Best-Ever Crab Cakes’ recipe! The tangy dressing pairs perfectly with heavier foods!

a close up image of crab louie salad on a table

Homemade Louie Salad Dressing Recipe

10 minutes prep + 0 minutes cook
1.5 cups
The best recipe for tangy Louie dressing, made with lemon juice, ketchup, mayo, capers, and more!

Ingredients 

  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • zest from 1 lemon
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise
  • 3 tbsp ketchup
  • 1 tbsp relish
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tbsp capers, finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 tsp EACH: sea salt, paprika, dried onion powder
  • ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Pour the olive oil into a measuring cup. Zest the lemon first, then squeeze the juice into the cup.
  • Next, add in the mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, relish, chopped capers, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, paprika, and onion powder.
  • Grate or press the garlic cloves, then whisk everything together. Cover and set aside the dressing until ready to serve.
  • Dressing can be kept refrigerated for up to 1 week. Keep it in a well-sealed container.

Nutrition

Serving: 1tbsp | Calories: 52kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 117mg | Potassium: 17mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.1mg