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↓Jump to RecipeOlive Garden Creamy Italian Dressing is tangy and creamy, just like the dressing that is served at the popular restaurant.
I found this recipe for Olive Garden Creamy Italian Dressing on several websites. There were slight differences in the recipes, but they were all pretty much the same.
I went from blog to blog to blog,and about 5 blogs later, I ended up on the one that I think had it first. Barenaked Chef said so… had the earliest date, so that is the blog I am crediting.
We rarely eat out at places like Olive Garden, because I can’t justify spending so much money for a meal that I can make at home for a fraction of the cost.
Before I learned to cook, going out was more of a treat because we could eat a good meal at a fair price. It wasn’t something that I could make at home because my cooking skills were limited. (It has been a while since that has been the case.)
We would go out and spend a ton of money, and when we got done eating Lee usually says something like, “I like yours better”, or “you could have made that”, or “that just wasn’t very good”.
So we eat fast food once a week or so, and save the expensive meals for my birthday, Mother’s Day, or our anniversary. We only go out to full service restaurants for special occassions.
So, I like to make recipes like this Olive Garden Creamy Italian Dressing. This way we get to eat foods we love, at a fraction of the price.
Some of the recipes I like to tweak to our taste. I can always find a recipe somewhere on the internet to at least give me a place to start.
I love the internet! Some people complain about it, but for me, the good outweighs the bad, by a lot!
This Olive Garden Creamy Italian Dressing goes great on the Italian Style Salad.
I also make an Avocado Lime Ranch Dressing that is easy and yummy.
Olive Garden Creamy Italian Dressing (copycat)
Ingredients
- 1 packet Italian dressing mix .7 ounces
- ¾ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons water
- ½ tablespoon mayonnaise
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Put all ingredients into a jar or cruet with a tight lid and shake until well combined. Or mix ingredients together in a medium bowl with a whisk.
- Serve on salads, sandwiches, fresh veggies, etc.
Notes
Adapted from Barenaked Chef Said So.
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Very good. Replace about 1/3 of the vinegar with lemon juice makes it better.
Might just have to give that a try, thanks!
This dressing is really tasty!, I love it.. 2nd time making it. Thanks for the recipe
You are welcome, thanks for letting me know you like it!
Oh snap! My parents are picky salad eaters, including will only eat iceberg lettuce, etc… but they heart the O G salad dressing, they are going to thank you for this, and so do I! Thanks!
Your welcome!
I’m cracking up over your post because my daughter always says my food is better when we go out to eat.
This dressing looks tasty! We aren’t big ranch fans (which is practically a sin for our area), but we’re always looking for other dressings to try.
I love it when they say my food is better. Thanks!
I totally agree with you here, Mindy. Every time we go out to eat (which isn’t often now that we have Robbie), we often end up thinking that we could have done better at home. But then again, there is something to be said for going out and not having to do dishes! 🙂 So we usually end up only going out for stuff that is hard to make at home…like sushi. We love (love!) Olive Garden’s dressing…and now I need to try to make it instead of buying the bottles of it from the store. Thanks for sharing this yumminess!
I agree! I do like going out sometimes, and there are things that I just don’t make at home that are worth going out for. Thanks!
Easy peasy and so tasty for some garden salads!
I also used it on a sandwich, yummy! Thanks for stopping by.