Make homemade Creamy Italian Salad Dressing in about 5 minutes! This recipe yields 2 cups of flavor-packed dressing for mixed green salads.
I don’t know about you, but I LOVE to make homemade salad dressings for our green salads, and have made plenty over the years! Today I want to share this simple recipe for a delicious, creamy Italian salad dressing with you.
I adapted this recipe from one of my old cookbooks to suit our taste, and it’s really good, with lots of great flavor! The recipe is super easy to make, and only takes a few minutes to whip up a batch. Here’s how to make this creamy Italian salad dressing.
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What Ingredients Will I Need?
To make this creamy Italian salad dressing you will need several ingredients. They are red wine vinegar, olive oil, mayonnaise, onion powder, minced garlic, salt/pepper, dried parsley, mustard powder, Italian seasoning and sugar.
How To Make Creamy Italian Salad Dressing
Place red wine vinegar and extra virgin olive oil in a medium-sized bowl. The bowl needs to be large enough to hold 2 cups of the finished salad dressing.
Add onion powder, minced garlic, salt, pepper, dried parsley, mustard powder, Italian seasoning and sugar to the bowl.
Place the mayonnaise in the bowl with all the other salad dressing ingredients.
Use an electric mixer to fully beat all the ingredients together. At first the mayonnaise may have some lumps, but continue beating the salad dressing until it is smooth, and lump-free.
Store And Serve The Creamy Italian Salad Dressing
Transfer the Creamy Italian Salad Dressing into an airtight container or bottle (with a lid). This can be done very easily if you use a funnel to pour the salad dressing directly into the bottle.
This recipe, as written, will yield about 2 cups of salad dressing, which should be refrigerated before and after each use. You will also need to shake the bottle well before using, as the contents can separate after refrigeration.
Be sure to shake the bottle of salad dressing well, then serve creamy Italian salad dressing over a favorite mixed green salad, and enjoy it’s GREAT flavor!
I hope you have the opportunity to make this creamy, flavorful salad dressing, and trust you will enjoy it as much as we do! The recipe can easily be cut in half OR doubled, to meet your needs.
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Looking For More SALAD DRESSING Recipes?
You can find ALL of my recipes in the Recipe Index, which is located at the top of the page. I have a large variety of salad dressings to choose from, including:
- Homemade Catalina Salad Dressing
- Orange Herb Vinaigrette
- Poppyseed Salad Dressing
- Ranch Dressing
- Bleu Cheese Dressing
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Recipe adapted from: “Dining On A Dime” Cookbook, by Tawra Kellam and Jill Cooper, page 165. Published in 2004 by T & L Group
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Make homemade Creamy Italian Salad Dressing in about 5 minutes! This recipe yields 2 cups of flavor-packed dressing for mixed green salads.
- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
- ½ cup red wine vinegar
- 2 large garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard powder
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
Place all ingredients in a medium bowl (big enough for 2 cups of salad dressing).
Use an electric mixer to beat ingredients together. At first the mayonnaise may have some lumps; continue beating until the dressing is smooth, and lump-free.
Transfer salad dressing into an airtight container or bottle (with a lid). This can be done very easily using a funnel to pour salad dressing directly into the bottle.
Refrigerate before and after each use. Vigorously shake salad dressing bottle before each use to re-blend ingredients, as they may separate during refrigeration. Drizzle on green salad. Enjoy!
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