Homemade Western Style Salad Dressing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup light olive oil or 1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons rice vinegar or 1/4 cup cider vinegar
6 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt (to taste)
14 teaspoons celery salt
1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum

Preparation

I just whisk this up in a pint sized mason jar, but you could also use a blender, hand mixer or stick blender. Combine wet ingredients. In a small bowl (if mixing by hand) combine dry ingredients, then add to wet ingredients and whisk vigorously until well combined. If you like it thicker, add a little more xanthan gum (*a little goes a long way so be careful!). Store in the refrigerator.
*I had a bit of trouble with the xanthan gum clumping when whisking by hand. I will try dissolving it in the vinegar first next time, or making it in the blender.