Easy Creamy Italian Salad Dressing
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Creamy Italian Salad Dressing—a creamy tangy flavorful dressing made with fresh garlic, parmesan, and the perfect blend of spices.
This Creamy Italian Salad Dressing will breathe new life into any salad. It’s tangy and creamy with a nice garlicky kick and hint of nuttiness from a sprinkling of parmesan cheese.
Homemade salad dressing
Making my own salad dressing has been so liberating.I hated going to the fridge expecting to find my favorite dressing, only to find that someone has finished the last of it and failed to inform me. I’ll admit that I still will pick up a bottle of dressing now and again for convince but I don’t care if they tell me that it’s run out or not. When I’m ready for the best dressing, I just whip up a batch of my own.
What you need to make creamy Italian salad dressing
Italian dressing seasoning mix
Mayo
Red wine vinegar
Olive oil
Garlic cloves
Parmesan cheese
Cracked black pepper
This recipe is straight to the point. I’m using prepared Italian Dressing Seasoning for most of the flavor and prepared mayonnaise as the creamy base. I like the addition of the fresh garlic cloves because you can really taste it in the dressing, but you can substitute it with about a teaspoon of garlic powder. As for the parmesan cheese, I use this powdered shelf kind but please use freshly grated if you have it.
How to make the best creamy Italian salad dressing
To a food processor or blender, add the mayo, olive oil, garlic cloves, parmesan, black pepper, and Italian dressing seasoning.
Next, pour in the red wine vinegar and blend until smooth. Pour the dressing into a container for serving. Refrigerate in an airtight jar for up to one week.
Recipes to serve with this delicious dressing
This is the best dressing to go with my Build Your Own Italian Chopped Salad but you can serve it with any garden or even a pasta salad like my easy Greek Pasta Salad recipe. Just swap the dressing in the recipe for this one!
Try more delicious homemade salad dressings!
Blue Cheese Dressing
Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
Caesar Dressing
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Creamy Italian Salad Dressing
Ingredients
- 0.7 oz Italian dressing seasoning packet
- 1 c mayo
- 1/3 c red wine vinegar
- 1/4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves or more if you like garlic I use 4
- 2 tbsp parmesan cheese powdered
- 1/2 tsp cracked black pepper optional
Instructions
- To a food processor or blender, add the mayo, olive oil, garlic cloves, parmesan, black pepper, and Italian dressing seasoning. Blend until smooth. Pour the dressing into a container for serving. Refrigerate in an airtight jar for up to one week.