Subway Sweet Onion Sauce (Copycat) Recipe

Submitted by The Spice Guru

"My reverse-engineered recipe for Subway's Sweet Onion Sauce, as requested by another Food.com member. It's quite sweet, but very tasty, if you've never tried it before."

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Ready In:: 13mins
Ingredients:: 16
Yields:: 1 cup
Serves:: 16

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ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar (plus 2 tablespoons)
¹⁄₂ cup plus 1 tablespoon cold water
6 tablespoons white vinegar
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon arrowroot
1 tablespoon minced onion flakes
2 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons mustard powder
³⁄₄ teaspoon celery salt
³⁄₄ teaspoon fresh onion juice (use a garlic press)
³⁄₄ teaspoon poppy seed
¹⁄₂ teaspoon onion salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon garlic salt (plus 1/8 teaspoon)
¹⁄₄ teaspoon paprika (plus 1/8 teaspoon)
¹⁄₄ teaspoon black pepper (plus 1/8 teaspoon)
1 -2 drop sesame oil

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directions

WHISK sauce ingredients together in a small saucepan (1 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon cold water, 6 tablespoons white vinegar, 1 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder, 1 tablespoon minced onion flakes, 2 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard, 2 1/2 teaspoons mustard powder, 3/4 teaspoon celery salt, 3/4 teaspoon fresh onion juice, 3/4 teaspoon poppy seeds, 1/2 teaspoon onion salt, 3/8 teaspoon garlic salt, 3/8 teaspoon paprika, 3/8 teaspoon black pepper, 1-2 drops sesame oil).
BRING mixture to a boiling while whisking constantly.
REDUCE heat to low simmer, stirring until thickened and flavorful, about 5 minutes.
ALLOW to cool, then refrigerate in a sealed container (keeps indefinitely).
SERVE as a dressing for sandwiches or salads and enjoy!

Questions & Replies

How long would this recipe keep in the refrigerator?

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Reviews

this taste just like subway sweet onion..i might never go back to subway.lol

Tara M.
I use corn starch instead of arrowroot; and apple cider vinegar instead of red wine vinegar. Simple because that is what I have on hand and it is wonderful! I'm on my third batch.

Jane L.
Tastes amazing just like subway will probably reduce sugar to 2/3 cup for personal preference.

paula2089
Thank you. Salad and more salad for me. Yesssssss

mizpatrice
Excellent recipe! I used cornstarch as I did not have arrowroot. I also subbed: 1 tsp Himalayan pink sea salt, 3/4 tsp celery seeds, granulated garlic and granulated onion instead of onion flakes nor all of the fancy salts I didn't have on hand. I used 2 tbsp sherry vinegar, 6 tbsp Bragg's apple cider vinegar, 3/4 cup organic cane sugar, smoked paprika, and just doubled up on dijon mustard instead of the mustard powder, and of course the 1/4 tsp poppyseeds. It's super sweet even with 3/4 cup of sugar so maybe I'll try 1/2 cup sugar next time. It's yummy. Thank you!
Ana W.