This Classic Creamy Italian Salad Dressing recipe is one for the books! It’s packed with delicious herbs and makes the perfect addition to any garden salad! And it’s SO easy to make!
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I love making homemade salad dressing. There’s really no comparison between dressings you can buy from the store and ones you make at home the old fashioned way – shaken in a mason jar or blended in the blender. This Classic Creamy Italian Salad Dressing is a recipe for the books! It’s got all the classic Italian dressing flavours and it goes perfectly with any garden salad. Add a sprinkling of fresh Parmesan and you’ll be in salad heaven!
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The only sugar in this recipe is 2 teaspoons of honey for flavour (and you can always leave that out if you wish), so you can rest assured it’s a healthier choice than most grocery store bottled salad dressings!!
Mason jars are a great kitchen tool to have on hand for recipes like this Classic Creamy Italian Salad Dressing. They’re airtight, so you don’t have to worry about spills, they’re dishwasher safe and easy to clean, and they’re great for more than just salad dressings – I use them for smoothies, homemade jams, soups, and other food storage. Get my favourite go-to Mason jars HERE (affiliate link). And if you’re looking for other delicious salad dressing recipes to make in your mason jars, check out this Greek Yogurt Caesar Salad Dressing or this Honey Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing!
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I hope you love this Classic Creamy Italian Salad Dressing Recipe as much as we do! Let me know in the comments below, what’s your favourite kind of salad? I’d love to know!
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Classic Creamy Italian Salad Dressing
Recipe: Ingredients
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/3 cup good quality olive oil
- 1/2 cup natural, high-quality mayonnaise
- 2 cloves fresh garlic, finely minced
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, finely grated
- salt and pepper to taste
- a few tablespoons of water (ONLY IF NEEDED to thin the dressing out a little bit)
Recipe: Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a large mason jar and shake very well until combined. Store in the fridge for a few hours before serving, or serve immediately over your favourite garden salad.
- Shake well before serving.
- If the dressing is too thick, simply add water one teaspoon at a time to thin it out to the desired consistency.
Recipe: Notes
Recipe: Nutrition
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Made this dressing for a green salad for girls night. Absolutely delicious and everyone wanted the recipe. Thanks!
Thanks so much Kathy! Glad everyone enjoyed it!🙂
Delicious
Thank you!!
Love this! We are big fans of making everything from scratch and this is soooo bursting with flavor with wonderful ingredients. Bet it would go wonderfully on baked potato or steamed veggies also, or chicken. Thank you so much.
Thank you Joan! We love this dressing too!!
This looks fantastic! Pinning it and trying it soon.
this was delicious…no complaints about flavour however it was very runny. I followed the recipe exactly using measuring cups/spoons etc and didn’t change any ingredients or volumes. It was refrigerated for at least 2 hours before serving but was so thin and liquidy that I added more mayo and parm hoping to thicken it. Didn’t help that much but was still super tasty. I used Bertoli Olive oil and Helman’s full fat may btw. What did I do wrong?? I’d love to make this again as it tasted so great but it was way too thin.
It’s not a super thick dressing (it’s not American-style like ranch, etc.), so that’s probably why.
I use an immersian blender and it helps thicken it a bit more.
Yuuuuum …. I love delicious Italian dressing recipe. But I add more Ricotta Cheeses, Asian oil (Wijen), Soy Souce & Mirin. Wouuuuw yummmmy. Thanks so much.
Glad you liked it! 🙂
Can you use Champagne vinegar & if you leave mayonnaise out, do you still use olive oil & vegetable oil?
You can use champagne vinegar, yes. 🙂
Such a great taste! If I want to thicken it up do I add more mayo or??? Thx!
Yes, absolutely 🙂
Yum, very good!
So glad you liked this recipe!
Think this would be successful substituting yogurt the mayonnaise?
I have used Greek yogurt in place of half the mayonnaise, yes 🙂 Give it a try!
Made this last night and it was delicious!
So glad you loved it!
This was the first time ever making a homemade salad dressing and I must say this one is delicious.
Thanks so much! We love it too! 🙂
Yes, this dressing does look good and sounds good BUT when I made this to exact measurements, I let it sit in the fridge before tasting it and all I could taste was a strong vinegar taste. I had to make a quick change since I was taking this to a potluck. I took out half of the mix and replaced it with more mayonnaise and a little milk, then it tasted much better.
Glad you figured out a way to make it work for you. We like a sharp Italian dressing, and when it’s on a salad the vinegar taste isn’t so strong anymore. 🙂
I found the same thing I added mayo, sour cream, sugar and in the end I still had to add baking soda. I would redo this with half the white wine vinegar.
Not a fan of Italian Dressing, much less Creamy Italian. Never had it before. Don’t get the complaints about the vinegar, and not a big vinegar fan either. But this is DELICIOUS!
Recommend the vinegar nay-sayers try Rice Vinegar. Lighter and sweeter.
Thanks!! We agree 😉
My daughter isn’t a huge salad lover, but she does like creamy Italian on her greens. The problem is, bottled dressings can be so … meh. How much better to make your own at home! Thanks!
So glad! Thanks so much!
My husbands favorite dressing!! Can’t wait to make it for him!
It’s my husband’s too!
YUM, so creamy and delicious! PERFECT for all types of salads!
Thanks so much! I’m glad you like it!
Homemade dressing is always hard to beat!
I totally agree!!
Healthy and yummy! Homemade salad dressings at it’s best, this is a keeper!
Thanks so much!
Love making homemade dressings and Italian is one of my favs.
Mine too!!
This looks fantastic! Pinning it and trying it soon.
Thanks so much!!
I put this on cheese tortellini salad that had veggies, mushrooms, and leftover roasted chicken + tomatoes. It was the perfect compliment!
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the positive feedback!
Great Information Thanks a lot!
This Classic Creamy Italian Salad Dressing recipe is awesome.
Thanks for your feedback!