RecipesThe Olive Garden House Salad Dressing Recipe - How To Make It At Home For Your Own Dinner Table
One of the things I like best about dinner (or lunch for that matter) at Olive Garden is the big bowl of their house salad that accompanies every meal. Sharing that salad for some reason makes me thing of sharing a family meal, instead of just eating out. And let"s face it ... the Olive Garden house salad is just plain delicious. I just had to come up with a version at home that we could have with some of our own favorite meal, right in my kitchen at the dinner table. Here"s my version of this popular salad dish.
Olive Garden House Salad Dressing Recipe
*1/2 cup mayonnaise
* 1/3 cup white vinegar
* 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
* 2 tablespoons corn syrup
* 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
* 2 tablespoons Romano cheese
* 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
* 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
* 1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes
* 1 tablespoon lemon juice You can mix this one of two ways. The fastest is to simply toss everything in a blender and blend until well combined.
If you don"t have a blender, or prefer to mix the dressing by hand, here"s how to do it. Get out a medium bowl and add the mayonnaise and vinegar. Whisk the two together until you have a rather smooth paste. Slowly drip in the oil while whisking fast. Repeat with the corn syrup. Once you have a smooth emulsion, stir in the remaining ingredients, being sure to whisk fast again when you add the lemon juice.
Put any leftover dressing in an airtight container in the fridge and use within 2 days.
For the salad, I simply combine a bag of iceberg lettuce that already includes some shredded carrot and red cabbage with some thinly sliced onion and chopped tomatoes. I toss the salad with the homemade dressing and then add a few pepperoncini from a jar, some black olives and a few croutons to the top and voila... our very own house salad is done.