Instead of making dressing from scratch, why not turn some store-bought Italian into this creamy Olive Garden copycat? And we're talking Olive Garden here - don't forget the breadsticks!
1 1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
2 tablespoons finely shredded Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons sugar or sugar substitute
1 large raw egg or egg beaters equivalent
OR
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/4 cup olive oil
Combine the Italian salad dressing, Parmesan cheese, sugar, and egg (or mayo) in a blender on high speed until smooth.
Place the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Add the dressing mixture and olive oil and whisk constantly until the mixture is thick and heated through.
Transfer the Olive Garden copycat salad dressing to a jar with a lid and chill for several hours before using. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Recipe Source: Adapted from Gloria Pitzer
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reviews & comments
October 21, 2013
Nice way to dress up bottled salad dressing. I didn't add the sugar and used half of the mayo suggested (just to give it a little creaminess but not break the fat bank)
July 8, 2013
I COULD EAT SALAD ALL DAY WITH THIS DRESSING IT IS SO GOOD THANK YOU!
July 4, 2013
I love the salad at OG and this tasted just like the dressing.
I worked there, it's seven seas salad dressing, pasteurized liquid egg, parmesan cheese, and sugar.
June 25, 2008
I love this dressing at The Olive Garden! I served this on mixed salad greens with homemade breadsticks. It might have been even better than The Olive Garden.
I may have not prepared it correctly, but it just didn't turn out well at all, in fact, I never served it.
Please be more specific - what about it didn't you like? How did it not "turn out well"?
August 28, 2007
I don't frequent Olive Garden enough to say if this is exactly like theirs but it was still a HUGE hit! I made it for a baby shower (the Mom loves Olive Garden) and everyone gobbled down more salad than anything! I've been asked to make it again for family holidays and I can't believe how easy it was to make.
You can also use egg substitute in place of the raw egg. Most vinaigrette dressings use egg/egg sub.
That is not true! I worked as a waitress for Olive Garden and we did not use Wishbone and add stuff to it. We ordered dressing and it came in big bags totally complete. You can purchase it from Olive Garden.
Does Olive Garden really use egg in their dressing?
The above comment is right. Olive Garden uses Wishbone Italian dressing and romano cheese.
The italian dressing they use for the dressing in the restaraunt is Wishbone Italian, then they add the extra ingredients.
December 27, 2004
I thought this was very close to the real version from olive garden. I used mayo instead of the egg.