Copycat Olive Garden Salad Dressing + Video
This Copycat Olive Garden Salad Dressing is as close as it gets to the real deal, without the high fructose corn syrup!
Two years ago I did some copycat Olive Garden recipes for you to make for Valentine’s Day. I did a variation of Olive Garden’s Steak Gorgonzola Alfredo and Black Tie Mousse Cake for dessert.
Olive Garden is definitely one of my favorite restaurants to eat at. Don’t believe me? I have copycat Zuppa Toscana, Chicken & Gnocchi Soup, and the famous Olive Garden Breadsticks recipes too!
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I definitely used to go to Olive Garden a lot more before I got married and had kids, but honestly, I don’t need to go back. My homemade versions are just as good and a lot cheaper to make myself.
This recipe is top notch! Now, I know you can buy the Olive Garden Salad Dressing at pretty much any grocery store, but this is as close as you can get to the real deal, without the high fructose corn syrup. (Check the label!)
My husband is obsessed with this dressing and won’t stop asking me to make more. He can down the whole bottle himself, it’s ridiculous! Haha.
Next time you have salad, you need to try this dressing! You won’t regret it! It might even become an obsession for you like it has for my husband!
Copycat Olive Garden Salad Dressing
Ingredients
- ¾ cup oil, (vegetable/canola)
- ¼ cup plus 2 Tbsp distilled white vinegar
- ¼ cup water
- 1 packet Good Seasonings Italian Dressing Mix
- ½ tsp dried Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp granulated sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ½ Tbsp mayonnaise, (not miracle whip)
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Whisk briskly so that there are no clumps of mayo. Keep refrigerated.
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*Video added 7/7/17
IM SO TRYING THIS!!! THANKS AMBER!!! YOU SHOULD TRY A COPY-CAT OF THEIR BREADSTICKS!!!
You’re welcome! Thanks for the recipe suggestion. I will work on that!
I want to skip the mayo, is it necessary?
The mayo gives it that creamy color and texture to the dressing, but you may leave it out for a non-creamy Italian dressing.
So good!!!! <3 We have had this as a staple now in the refrigerator!!! Thank you!
That’s so great! Glad you like it!
Whar are the ingrdients in the salad?
I used green leaf lettuce (although Olive Garden is cheap and uses iceberg), croutons, sliced roma tomatoes, black olives, sliced red onion, a couple of pepperoncinis, and shredded parmesan cheese.
You forgot artichoke hearts, at least the salad I have had, had artichoke hearts.
Sorry, it was the pasta house salad I made. This looks delish, guys I’ll have to make both tomorrow
Oh, I was a little confused! Haha. I’ve never had the pasta house salad. 😉
Is there any way to lighten up the dressing, calorie wise?
You could try cutting back on the oil (to maybe 2 or 3 Tablespoons) and cut a tomato in half, grate it (with a cheese grater), and discard the skin. I can’t vouch for how it tastes or if it will work well with this recipe though.
Any replacements for distilled vinegar? I have yet to come across this.
Can you use white Vinegar?
White distilled vinegar is white vinegar. Sorry for the confusion. I’ll fix it in the recipe to just say white vinegar.
When it says 1/4 tsp pepper is it black pepper?
Yes, ground black pepper.
I made this tonight after work. It is delicious! My son says this may even get him to eat “rabbit food”! This is huge coming from the anti salad king! 😉
That’s so great! Thanks for sharing!
Where is your salad dressing container from? 🙂
It’s totally the one that comes with a pack of Good Seasonings Italian dressing packets. Right there in the aisle next to the single packets. Here’s a link to what the box on the shelf looks like: http://www.amazon.com/Good-Seasons-Salad-Dressing-Recipe/dp/B003OEYIGQ
Amber, this was fantastic! I had a serious craving for this dressing after hours and used your recipe, the best part was that it was all stuff I had laying around! Delicious!
That’s so great! Thanks for your review!