Homemade Copycat Olive Garden Salad Dressing Recipe

This Copycat Olive Garden Salad Dressing Recipe is better than the restaurant version. It is full of flavor & so easy, you can make it in 3 minutes!

DIY Homemade Copycat Olive Garden Salad Dressing Recipe

My husband’s family loves Olive Garden. When we go there, I am a stickler for ordering their soup and salad. I love their salads with the delicious dressing, the spicy pepperoncini, and the big black olives. I could eat that huge bowl they expect us to share family style all by myself. Their Zuppa Toscana  is pretty tasty also.  Recently I shared a post on how to make a low carb crock pot version. It has the same great taste with less guilt. You can check it out here: Healthy Crockpot Low Car Zuppa Toscana. 

Now that spring is here and bathing suit season is around the corner, I have been “TRYING” to eat a little better. I have been eating a salad pretty regularly for lunch. Store-bought salad dressings are not really my favorite thing. I will admit, I have found a few I can live with, but I prefer to make something homemade. It just tastes better.

This recipe is semi-homemade. I use a packaged Good Seasonings Italian Dressing Mix to make this. This stuff is really tasty and makes this dressing recipe very easy. Plus, it gives it that Olive Garden Salad Dressing taste. What makes my recipe version better than the original restaurant version is I use olive oil and white wine vinegar.  It gives the dressing a little more richness and flavor. Most copycat versions use vegetable oil and regular vinegar. I am kind of a snob to vegetable oil. I don’t think I even have any in my house. I prefer to use olive oil in most of my cooking for the taste and health benefits. I quit using vegetable oil years ago.

You can recreate your salad just like Olive Garden’s. This dressing does not add in Parmesan Cheese. You can just add Parmesan Cheese to your salad. I have been on a radish and endive lettuce kick, so my salad in the pictures are a bit different than Olive Garden’s Salad.

If you do not want to use the Good Seasonings Italian Dressing Mix, and would rather make your own here is a homemade recipe from the Budget Diet.

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This dressing delicious on EVERYTHING…. from salads to wraps to meat marinades. It really does take about 3 minutes to make. Try it yourself. You will love it. When you do, I told you so! xoxo

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If you like this recipe, check out: Creamy Parmesan Dressing, Homemade Chunky Blue Cheese Salad Dressing, and 5 Minute Restaurant Style Salsa.

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Homemade Copycat Olive Garden Salad Dressing Recipe

This Copycat Olive Garden Salad Dressing Recipe is better than the restaurant version. It is full of flavor & so easy, you can make it in 3 minutes!

Prep Time5 mins

Total Time5 mins

Course: Salad Dressing

Cuisine: American, Italian

Keyword: copycat olive garden salad dressing, olive garden salad dressing

Servings: 10

Calories: 155kcal

Author: Katie Crenshaw

Ingredients

• .7oz dry packet of Good Seasonings Italian Dressing Mix
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 tbs mayonnaise

Instructions

• In a food processor or blender, mix everything until completely blended and mayonnaise has no clumps. 
• Keep refrigerated.

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Nutrition

Calories: 155kcal | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 126mg | Iron: 0.8%