Italian Dressing Recipe (Olive Garden Dressing Copycat)

My Italian Dressing recipe is a perfect combination of sweet, tangy, and savory flavors. This recipe blends well with pasta salads as well as a marinade. Just 5 minutes and you can have a great Olive Garden-style Italian dressing at home. A great way to add flavor to any salad!

The Best Italian Dressing

Olive Garden is one of my favorite restaurants. Their breadsticks and salad are so good! I wanted to make the dressing myself at home and have perfected it with this recipe.

Preparing homemade dressings are fresh and so much better than store bought! Italian dressing is mix of mayo, Dijon mustard, vinegar, olive oil, and Italian seasoning. You’ll love how a few pantry staples came together to create a delicious dressing that you can’t get enough of!

I’ve also made Olive Garden’s famous Chicken Gnocchi Soup and their Zuppa Toscana!

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Homemade Italian Dressing – Olive Garden Copycat

4.69 from 63 votes

Prep: 5 minutes mins

Total: 5 minutes mins

Servings: 8 people

Author: Becky Hardin

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This Italian Dressing is just like the one you get at Olive Garden! Perfect for all your salads. Just 5 minutes to make, this is a great way to add flavor to any salad. 

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
• ▢ 1½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
• ▢ ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning
• ▢ 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• ▢ ¾ teaspoon granulated sugar
• ▢ ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ▢ 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• ▢ ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil

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Instructions 

• Whisk together vinegar, mustard, oregano, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, sugar, salt and black pepper in a medium bowl.
  1/3 cup red wine vinegar, 1½ teaspoon Dijon mustard, ½ teaspoon dried oregano, ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning, 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, ¾ teaspoon granulated sugar, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• Continue whisking and drizzle in the olive oil. Whisk until combined and smooth.
  ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• Place leftovers in an airtight jar and refrigerate. Shake or whisk before each use.

Calories: 124kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 1gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 158mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 9IUCalcium: 2mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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How to Store

This Italian salad dressing recipe makes enough for 8 servings and can easily be doubled. Keep it in an airtight jar for up to two weeks. It will separate, so be sure to shake or whisk before each use.

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Serving Suggestions

You can add this Italian dressing to any vegetable or pasta salad to make them flavorful like my Tri Color Pasta Salad. Another way to use this dressing to marinate the chicken like I did in my Baked Italian Chicken.

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