Alison Niven

Salad Cream

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    400 ml

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Gloagburn: Recipes from a Scottish Farm
Gloagburn

By Alison Niven

Published 2025

  • About

Most people will only ever have had salad cream out of a bottle, but this traditional recipe from Ian’s mum, Rita, is very easy to make and extremely tasty. I like to use it in a potato salad instead of mayo.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 1½ tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp

Method

  1. In a bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, mustard powder and salt, then whisk in the egg so you have a smooth paste. Gradually whisk in the milk, making sure you get rid of any lumps, then whisk in the vinegar.
  2. Melt the butter in a small pot over a medium heat, then add the egg/milk mixture and bring to a simmer, stirring all the time. Once the salad cream has