Homemade Creamy Italian Salad Dressing
This is an awesome Creamy Italian Salad Dressing that though not a copy cat recipe reminds us of Olive Garden's famous dressing! Making a salad and just realized you're all out of Italian Salad Dressing? This recipe is quick to make and uses basic ingredients most people have in their cupboard and fridge with no fancy, expensive ingredients. We use our homemade mayonnaise but your favorite store mayonnaise will work fine. Depending on how much you need at a time, you can double or triple the ingredients and have plenty for that holiday pasta salad or just make it as this recipe lists for tonight's dinner. We use this on garden salads, pasta salads and as a chicken marinade.
Equipment
- 1 bowl or jar
- 1 set measuring cups and spoons
Ingredients
- ¼ cup oil - vegetable or grapeseed work great vegetable or grapeseed work great, olive oil does add a different flavor to the dressing
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp white vinegar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp crushed garlic
- 1½ tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp Italian seasoning
- ¼ cup fresh parmesan cheese optional (see note as to why use fresh not jarred)
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together until fully blended
- Store in a covered container
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Notes
Refrigerated, this dressing should last several weeks. It never stays in our refrigerator that long.
**The optional parmesan cheese is best fresh but use whatever you have.