This real simple Creamy Parmesan Salad Dressing is packed with amazing flavor and can be made in five minutes.
Creamy Parmesan Salad Dressing
This Creamy Parmesan Salad Dressing is super easy to make. Made with parmesan, lemon, peppercorn, and garlic; this salad dressing is absolutely delicious!
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If you read my Homemade Chunky Blue Cheese Salad Dressing post, you know that I have this thing against store bought salad dressings. There are a few store bought salad dressings that actually taste good, but most of them are made with artificial ingredients and have a blah, blah flavor. Homemade Salad Dressing is one of the easiest things to make and you get such a big bang result for your labor.
Creamy Parmesan Salad Dressing Recipe
I mean seriously…. To make this creamy parmesan salad dressing, you throw all the stuff into a food processor or blender… I use my Cuisinart DFP-14BCNY 14-Cup Food Processor, Brushed Stainless Steel – Silver ( I absolutely love it. It is one of my favorite gadgets in the kitchen.)
And it comes out like this…
Now doesn’t that look so much better than that preserved for years, bland, made with tons of weird artificial ingredients that you have no idea what they are, shelf salad dressing?
Real Simple
This Real Simple Creamy Parmesan Salad Dressing is similar to a Caesar Salad Dressing except I add in a little Dijon Mustard to give it a kick. The result is PERFECTION!
It is creamy and peppery with just a little tang! HELLO! If you want to get a little braver, throw in some hot red chili flakes… but my household doesn’t like their dressings spicy. So I just garnish my salads with the hot red chili flakes because I love all things spicy.
This dressing kicks up any regular salad. Throw in some grilled chicken or grilled shrimp and you have a healthy low carb meal. I have even used this recipe on a Greek Salad and it was FABULOUS! The feta tastes great with this recipe. Use a Gluten Free Mayo, Dijon Mustard, and Worcestershire Sauce and this recipe will be Gluten Free.
For other great recipes, check out: Copycat Olive Garden Salad Dressing, Instant Pot Bacon Jam, and Dill Pickle Dip .
Real Simple Creamy Parmesan Salad Dressing Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 2/3 cup parmesan
- 2 tsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 3 tsp fresh cracked peppercorn
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Throw all ingredients into a food processor or blender and pulse until creamy and no chunks.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to use.
Nutrition- Nutrition info is based on estimation only.
Carey Sutton says
Tangy and delicious. I’m trying various salad dressing recipes with varying degrees of luck. The vinegrette parm dressing I got from a different website tasted like diesel fuel. (Maybe the olive oil had gone off?) Anyway, back to the winners category with this one. Flavorful and with just the right texture. Also extremely easy to make.
Thanks for sharing this, Katie
Kristin says
This dressing is incredible!! I have made it several times, and the whole family loves it. Thank you!
John Maroney says
Awesome dressing and suits my Keto plan!
Jessica A says
This is incredible! This dressing makes me crave salads. Thank you for sharing
Katie says
That makes me so happy you like it. Thanks for letting me know. You made my day 🙂
Kristin says
This is soooo delicious! I was craving a salad from a favorite restaurant but didn’t want to waste food I already had and found this recipe for the dressing to mimic it. Perfect
mikaela | wyldflour says
Love this recipe! Think it would work to sub greek yogurt for the mayo???
Jessica Pinney says
I am a big fan of fresh, homemade salad dressings. Thank you for giving me a delicious new one to try!
Elaine @ Dishes Delish says
I agree. I only have one salad dressing that I buy from the store, but the rest is homemade. I love parmesan and this dressing looks perfect for any type of salad but me thinks I might make it for a Caesar 🙂
Marsha | Marsha's Baking Addiction says
This sauce sounds and looks absolutely delicious! I’d put it on every meal!
Kavey says
Totally agree that homemade dressings taste better and this one really appeals, I love the flavours!
Mrs Minty Cream says
This looks like a recipe that I will totally be making in my kitchen this weekend!!! Love it. Thanks for the share!
Dahn @savor the Best says
Homemade salad dressing is the best! This looks so creamy and delicious.
karrie @ Tasty Ever After says
Homemade salad dressing are so worth the time and effort, even when they don’t take much time or effort 😉 Pinning so I can add it to my collection of yummy dressings 🙂
Tez @ Chile and Salt says
So LOVING this recipe Katie!! I`m thinking this is going to be my dressing for a 4th of July BBQ tomorrow!! Thanks for the great posts!!
Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop says
This does look delicious! I love homemade salad dressings, but sometimes I just don’t take the time to make them. They really don’t take much time to make. This creamy parmesan looks like a winner!
Dawn @ Girl Heart Food says
That does look SOOOO much better than any store bought dressing!! I would totally be up for adding chili flakes cause I loves me some spice, girl! Pinning this and looking forward to trying on my next salad (which I’m sure will be lots over the next couple of months). Thanks for sharing 🙂