When people first learn that I like to do clone recipes of well known foods from various restaurants and stores one of the most common requests I get is for help making a homemade Olive Garden Salad Dressing clone.
If I am to be entirely honest, the salad dressing is the only thing I truly enjoy about eating at the Olive Garden at all so being able to make a clone of their dressing was pretty high on my priority list a few years ago. Since then I make so many different salad dressings from scratch that I really only pull this one out when someone requests it.
While this one isn’t exact (there are no preservatives in it and a lot less ‘junk’), it comes pretty darned close. I replace corn syrup with honey in this case, but you might also try agave nectar or a sugar substitute if you like. Give it a try and let us know what you think!
Olive Garden Salad Dressing Clone
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup light mayo
1/3 cup white vinegar
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 Tablespoon honey
2 Tablespoons Parmesan cheese
2 Tablespoons Romano cheese
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
pinch onion powder
INSTRUCTIONS
Put it all in a blender. Blend it. Eat it. Love it.
