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
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
This is one of the best salad dressings ever!! Anyone who tries it, is left so impressed! Thank so much for sharing.
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Wonderful! It was great on steamed veggies, also. I used Rosemary, thyme and sage, but otherwise followed the recipe. Will surely make this again 😋
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We loved this dressing. I had to substitute red wine vinegar for white wine vinegar and 1 teaspoon sugar for honey-didn’t have any and it was wonderful. Will make for all of my family gatherings in the future! Thank you!
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We all loved this dressing and will be making it at least every month!
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I absolutely LOVE this dressing. It has got me back to eating salads every day! I adjusted it only slightly to do 3 tbsp lemon and 3 teaspoons honey. I use Chosen mayo which ideally, can be found at Costco because it’s a lot more budget-friendly than elsewhere. It’s fantastic on butter lettuce – you don’t even need much else if you want to keep it simple!
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This is a family all time favourite. Been making this for over 3 years now weekly. There has never been a complaint. I just increase honey to 1 tsp and it’s a perfect balance.
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Tried this and substituted the mayonnaise for Greek yogurt. Very tasty
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Made it and love it. I did however add 1 tablespoon of white granular sugar, just enough to cut down on the vinegar tartness.
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Have made this several times for chopped Italian salad and always get compliments. Double the recipe and use over roasted chicken or grilled fish. I use fresh herbs in the summer and let it blend over night.
Those are some great ideas! Thank you for your feedback!
Thank you for the recipe. I would like to know how long can this be stored in the fridge for.
As a general rule, you can find the storage and freezing(if applicable) instructions in the notes section at the bottom of the recipe card. This salad dressing keeps in the fridge for up to 5 days, so make it a day or two ahead of serving to save time!
We love this recipe, we use yogurt instead of the mayo for creamy dressing. We also add maple syrup for added extra sweetness.
Those sound like great substitutions.
5 stars all the way! I just finished making your salad dressing recipe. It’s very good. Thank you so much for sharing.
This dressing is delicious, used in a Bow Tie Pasta Salad. Yummy! Thanks for sharing!
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This is the best dressing in the world. I make it weekly. We’re obsessed with it in my house and have been for like 2 years.
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This was very good! I only had oregano and thyme, and used apple cider vinegar. It was still great! I’ll bet when I make it exactly it’s even better 🙂
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This is absolutely the best salad dressing I have ever made in my entire life. The texture and the different taste sensations that pop out when you bite into the salad with this dressing on it are amazing.!
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I’ve been looking for a creamy Italian dressing for ages. This was just what I was looking for. Fantastic. Creamy, tangy, herby, slightly sweet. Makes me crave salad! Thanks.
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I did exactly as recipe called for.. it’s delicious but really thin. I would love to have it a bit thicker, any suggestions?
Are you adding the water?
Made a grain bowl with quinoa and brown rice then topped it with roasted butternut squash, sweet potato, celery root, red pepper and onion. Crowned with this dressing. It is delicious! I had so many customers just rave about it. Thank you for sharing.
Sounds yummy! So glad you loved it!