Recreate Olive Garden's signature Italian dressing at home with this simple recipe. Featuring mayonnaise, vinegar, and classic Italian herbs, this creamy, zesty dressing adds flavor to salads and more.
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup white vinegar
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons corn syrup
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons grated romano cheese
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
Combine all the ingredients in a blender and process on medium speed until it is smooth.
Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
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reviews & comments
April 5, 2011
IMO,very close to Olive Garden's, but, not exact. Very delicious still, though!
February 8, 2009
I agree, this recipe doesn't look or taste much like Olive Garden, but.. it does taste really good! Before you decide, be sure to put it on some lettuce, then try it. It's quite good!
August 8, 2008
This salad dressing was VERY tart...I even added a little sugar as suggested to tone it down but it definately was NOT like the live garden. It was a decent tasting dressing but not the Olive garden!
November 7, 2007
Sorry, nothing at all like OG's. Taste like sour mayonnaise.
I thought it tasted and smelled just like the real deal from Olive Garden! As far as the look it was creamy looking like ranch! But it was overall great!
August 29, 2006
I don't eat at Olive Garden or any other chain restaurant so I don't know what this is suppose to taste like. This was an good basic recipe. I changed it to a reduced calorie by adding sour cream instead of mayonaise. Used rice wine vinegar (not as tart and less acidic, fresh oregano and basil, sugar not corn syrup and grated Reggiano Parmesano instead of store stuff. I used it as a base for a italian pasta salad and it worked great. When I look at a recipe I try to decide what is good about it and what I want to change.
February 13, 2006
This tasted okay, it just didn't tast e or look like Olive Garden House dressing. It was more of an italian/ranch dressing recipe. Not so great.
January 4, 2005
This recipe tastes EXACTLY like the Olive Garden's. It looks and smells like it also. When eating it, it's just as if you wre at the Olive Garden. My whole family absoutely loved it!!!!