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This creamy Italian dressing is a delicious addition to most salads! It’s tangy, bright, and loaded with zesty herbs. This creamy Italian dressing recipe requires just a few simple ingredients and tastes so much better than the store-bought stuff!

Creamy Italian dressing being poured over a salad with croutons and parmesan cheese.

What Makes This Recipe So Good

It takes less than 5 minutes to make! Simply add all ingredients to a bowl, then give it a whisk and that’s it. Who knew a creamy Italian dressing could be so easy to make at home?
It’s rich and satisfying while still maintaining a light and bright flavor. Mayonnaise and olive oil make this dressing super creamy while white wine vinegar and lemon juice give it that irresistible tanginess!
This dressing tastes great on garden salads, chef salads, caesar salads, or as a dip for fresh veggies! I love making a batch of this dressing at the beginning of my week and pouring it on all of my salads throughout the week.

Key Ingredients

Mayonnaise – Feel free to use any kind of mayonnaise you’d like in this recipe. I used a light mayonnaise and had delicious results. To make this vegan, use your favorite vegan mayonnaise instead.

White Wine Vinegar – This slightly sweet and less acidic vinegar is the perfect addition to this creamy Italian dressing. White wine vinegar contributes to the bright and zesty flavor of this recipe. If you don’t have white wine vinegar, you can use white vinegar or apple cider vinegar instead.

Italian Seasoning – Having a bottle of Italian seasoning in your cabinet at all times is a must! It contains every dried herb you’d ever need in any Italian recipe. Two teaspoons in this dressing is enough to add tons of amazing flavor.

Chef’s Tips

Store this salad dressing in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. If you notice your creamy Italian dressing separating after refrigeration, simply give it a quick shake to combine again.
If you’re not feeling up to mixing, you can add all ingredients to a blender or food processor and then pulse everything to combine!
Leave this dressing to sit in the fridge a few hours before serving. Leaving it to sit will give the flavors time to develop, making it that much more delicious!

Creamy Italian dressing spilling out a mason jar.

More Delicious Dressing Recipes

Recipe By: Sam Guarnieri

Creamy Italian Dressing

Prep 5

Total 5

This creamy Italian dressing is a delicious addition to most salads! It's tangy, bright, and loaded with zesty herbs. This creamy Italian dressing recipe requires just a few simple ingredients and tastes so much better than the store-bought stuff!

12 servings

Equipment

Small bowl

Ingredients

▢ ½ cup mayonnaise see Notes
▢ ¼ cup white wine vinegar see Notes
▢ ½ cup olive oil
▢ 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
▢ 1 tablespoon lemon juice
▢ 2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
▢ ½ teaspoon salt
▢ 2 teaspoon honey optional, see Notes

Instructions

Add all ingredients to a bowl.
Whisk until combined.

Mayonnaise: You can use whatever kind of mayonnaise you’d like. For a vegan option, use vegan mayonnaise in this recipe.
White Wine Vinegar: If you don’t have white wine vinegar, you can use white vinegar or apple cider vinegar instead.
Honey: Feel free to leave this out, but a bit of sweetness helps to balance out the flavors of this dressing. You can use white sugar or maple syrup instead of honey if you’d like.

Recipe yields approximately 12 servings. Nutritional values shown reflect information for one serving out of 12, not including salad. Macros may vary slightly based on specific brands or types of ingredients used.

To determine the size of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed, then weigh the recipe when finished. Divide the total weight (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by 12. Result will be the weight of one serving.

Approximate Information for One Serving

Serving Size: 1servingCalories: 152calProtein: 1gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 170mgPotassium: 11mgTotal Carbs: 1gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 19IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg