Creamy Italian Dressing

Creamy Italian Dressing has all the classic Italian flavors and tastes fantastic on a garden salad. It can be whipped up in just 5 to 10 minutes and will keep in the refrigerator for 5 to 7 days.

Mayonnaise, olive oil, and white wine vinegar form the base for this dressing. Freshly grated Parmesan cheese adds flavor and helps thicken it up. Garlic and Italian seasoning add more flavor. I add just a little sugar to tame the sour flavor of the vinegar.

I like to serve this dressing with a green salad full of chopped romaine lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, black olives, pepperoncini peppers, and croutons. For extra flavor, I grate more Parmesan cheese over the salad and it tastes just like the yummy salad at Olive Garden.

For this Creamy Italian Dressing, the ingredients get blended together in either a blender or a food processor. The recipe can easily be doubled. It also makes a great dressing for pasta salad.

What I love about this Creamy Italian Dressing is it has some of the zestiness of an Italian vinaigrette, but the mayonnaise tames it some and makes it so creamy and delicious.

Tips for Making:

• You can use honey instead of sugar if you wish.
• Red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar can be used instead of white wine vinegar.
• For best flavor, make in advance and refrigerate to give the flavors time to blend together.

You really cant beat the flavor of a homemade salad dressing. Plus there are no preservatives or other ingredients you dont want to put in your body.

Try these other homemade Salad Dressings:

• Maple Mustard Dressing
• Creamy Parmesan Dressing (Carrabbas copycat)
• Ginger Salad Dressing

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