Homemade Italian Dressing. This zesty vinaigrette salad dressing is loaded with herbs! Perfect for drizzling on salads, vegetables, pasta salads, or using as a marinade.
This homemade Italian Dressing is possibly the BEST salad dressing around. It’s zesty, tangy, and super easy to whisk together. This dressing is perfect for:
- drizzling over your side salad
- adding to a fully loaded Italian Chop Salad
- dressing a Pasta Salad
- spooning over some fresh veggies to make a crisp summer side dish
How to Make Italian Dressing:
Making homemade dressings is ridiculously easy to make. My personal preference is to add all of the ingredients to a jar so that I can shake things together, and store in the refrigerator if needed.
- Combine the liquid ingredients.
- Add in herbs and seasonings.
- Whisk together. Or close jar and shake.
Ingredients Breakdown:
- Oil: extra virgin olive oil is a great option, another option would be to use an avocado oil.
- Vinegar: white wine or a red wine vinegar
- Honey: is essential to balance out the vinegar in the dressing. Can also use sugar if needed.
- Lemon juice: adds a fresh bit of citrus.
- Parmesan: use freshly grated parmesan cheese, not the stuff in the green bottle.
- Herbs: use either fresh or dried. Amounts for both are included in the recipe card.
- Garlic & Onion powder
- Salt & Pepper
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Homemade Italian Dressing
Homemade Italian Dressing. This zesty vinaigrette salad dressing is loaded with herbs! Perfect for drizzling on salads, vegetables, pasta salads, or using as a marinade.
Ingredients
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil, (120 ml)
- ¼ cup white wine vinegar, (60 ml)
- 2 tsp honey, (10 ml) or sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice, (15 ml)
- 3 tbsp parmesan, freshly grated
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ¾ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- ¼-½ tsp crushed red pepper
Instructions
- Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl or jar. Whisk or shake to combine.
Notes
To Substitute with FRESH Herbs:
1 tsp of dried herbs = 1 tbsp of fresh herbs (diced)
Nutrition
Calories: 179kcal, Carbohydrates: 2g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 19g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 2mg, Sodium: 334mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 44IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 32mg, Iron: 1mg
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Made the Homemade Italian Dressing the other night and it is my husband’s new favorite. I like that it uses staples that I always have around … and no chopping required! Couldn’t be simpler or yummier. Thank you for the delicious recipe Serene!