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Old Spaghetti Factory Creamy Pesto Dressing

Recipe At A Glance
Rating: 5/5

5 stars based on 14 reviews
recipe is ready in Over 5 hrs

Ready in: Over 5 hrs ?
recipe difficulty 2/5

Difficulty: 2/5

Serves/Makes: 2.5 cups

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INGREDIENTS:

3/4 cup oil
1 cup mayonnaise
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons grated Romano cheese
2 tablespoons crushed dried basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce or to taste
paprika, if desired

DIRECTIONS:

Whisk together oil and mayonnaise. Add buttermilk, cheese, basil, salt, garlic and hot pepper sauce to taste. Mix thoroughly. Cover and let flavors meld overnight in refrigerator. This also will made an excellent chicken marinade

NUTRITION:

79 calories, 9 grams fat, 0 grams carbohydrates, 0 grams protein per tablespoon. This recipe is low in sodium. This recipe is low in carbs.

This Old Spaghetti Factory Creamy Pesto Dressing recipe from CDKitchen serves/makes 2.5 cups

Recipe ID: 1334

SUBMITTED BY: ssmnita

REVIEWS:

14 Reviews

Guest: Kesheik 2010-10-23
Wow! This is the most amazing dressing I have ever tasted! I love the Spaghetti Factory's Creamy Pesto, and this is exactly like it! The only difference I have found is the hot pepper sauce. I used 30 drops of hot sauce and just mixed it into the recipe, and it was perfect! It was mild enough for anyone, but if you want it more spicy, so it matches the Factory's recipe more, add more hot sauce 5 drops at a time.

Guest: Foodiegirl936 2009-07-31
Don't have OSF near us now and I m essed the dressing! This recipe was spot on! Thank you for posting it! Now my family can get their OSF salad!

tyhiny 2009-07-22
We made this last night, and its great! Tastes exactly like OSF. Try this recipe!

Guest: EDRN 2009-04-07
Wonderful recipe ! Have made is many times, we personally dont like the buttermilk so we use milk, and it is awesome!!!!

Guest: miss food 2008-10-05
This taste just like what we had when we went there!! It is so close to the spaghetti factory recipe. Yum-o!!

Guest: Anonymous 2007-11-01
Tried this tonight, was great!

Guest: Anonymous 2007-01-21
Taste exactly like the pesto dressing at Old Spaghetti Factory if not better!

Guest: kate 2006-04-29
We just ate here today, loved the salad so much and found the recipe here. We just made it tonite and it tastes EXACTLY like it! Perfect!

michfrochick 2004-07-15
Wow! This is a fabulous pesto dressing! I actually like it better than the Spaghetti Factories version. It's so good I could eat it by itself...well may be not, but its dang good!

Guest: Anonymous 2011-04-09
My mom has worked at The Old Spaghetti Factory for 14 years and has been the general manager for 8. So i guess its safe to say that i have eaten there more then my fair share of times. I personally love the dressing there and have been in the restaurant while it is being made. This is the closest recipe that i have found. I don't think that it is as good as the one they make in the store but that's just me.

Guest: Michelle 2007-06-22
The base for this recipe is great, but the taste of the mayo was overwhelming. That's all I could taste in it!

Guest: SHERRI0730 2012-02-23
I TRIED TO MAKE THIS LAST NIGHT AND I DONT THINK IT CAME CLOSE TO THE OSF CREAMY PESTO AT ALL. I THINK THE OIL ENHANCED THE MAYO FLAVOR SO I TRIED IT W/O THE OIL AND IT WAS GOOD BUT STILL NOT THE SAME. I MIGHT TRY USING A PREMAID PESTO NEXT TIME. BEST OF LUCK

Guest: Vancouver 2010-05-04
Can anyone tell me what mayo they used I am sure it will make a difference in the taste.

Guest: Heather 2009-01-27
I just tried to make the salad dressing. Can anyone tell me if it is suppose to be thick? How can I thin it without losing much of the flavor?

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