Olive Garden Salad Dressing

My family absolutely LOVES Olive Garden’s salad and dressing, so I was thrilled to find the dressing “recipe” on this site. Sorry to say…but this recipe tastes NOTHING like Olive Garden’s salad dressing. I was soooo dissapointed and so was my family. The restaurant’s dressing is not as sweet or “milky” looking as this version and has a completely different taste and texture. Does anyone out there have the REAL recipe??

Thanks!
Sharon

When they manufactor this recipe they use a lot of preservatives and other additives that we don’t have at home, these affect the taste and texture of this salad dressing. I believe this recipe we made about 8 years or so ago, so I am sure their recipe has changed by now. You may want to try to purchase their salad dressing. It is very hard to duplicate textures of additives in the home kitchen.

Stephanie

I absolutely love your website. Couldn’t find it for the longest time. At last, we’ll be happy to eat at home.

I agree with Sharon… what a waste of ingredients!

the olive garden use to make their dressing in house. it is very simple to duplicate and i promise it will not disappoint. it is wishbone italian dressing, egg (i use pasteurized egg beaters), and parmesan cheese (kraft). i work at the o.g.. one time we ran out of dressing and had to finish our shift using the original recipe. no one noticed a difference. a true copy cat recipe!

Sheila – how much dressing/ egg/ cheese do you use to mix up your recipe?

Yes, I found this same recipe elsewhere on the internet provided by a "chef." It tastes nothing like olive garden dressing. I found a second one that sounded closer, but it too isn’t the same. I don’t think the preservatives is what’s missing. Both of the recipes I tried are way too vinegary. OG dressing is sort of a sweeter Italian dressing.

I heard that they used Paul Newmans Italian dressing & doctored it up. Don’t know if that’s true or not. I don’t think they sell the dressing anymore. At least not where I go, Anitoch, Ca.

I had heard that as well about the Paul Newman’s, they also I think had you sticking a raw egg in there. To me, this reminds me of souped up Italian dressing.

I found the recipe using Newman’s Own Olive Oil dressing as a base. It is really the best. I have tried the other and it was too thin and milky and didn’t taste the same. My husband won’t eat any salad unless it has the "olive garden" dressing on it. LOL This is the absolute closest to the restauraunt’s recipe I have found. The only changes I made was using Splenda instead of sugar and mixing it in a seperate container then pouring it back into the original bottle. The dry ingredients just dont seem to fit until they rehydrate with the liquid.

<b><u>Ingredients:</u></b>
8 ounces Paul Newman’s Own vinegar and oil dressing
1 garlic clove — peeled, halved
1/2 tablespoon dried basil
1/2 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon sugar
(or 3 pkgs of Sweet and Low)
Cooking Directions:
Put ingredients into the bottle of dressing and shake well.
Refrigerate 24 hours before using.

April, that I believe is very similar to the Gloria Pitzer recipe, and I think some people have a hard time Paul Newman’s Own Vinegar and Oil dressing, so I have also seen some variants with Wishbone Italian dressing. Some people also add a raw egg to this dish as well.

This is dressing is the only way I can get my daughter to eat salad. When we go to olive garden she will eat an entire bowl thanks for sharing now i can get her to eat it at home. Great web site!

April had the right one. I have made this many times and it is very good. Wishbone can be used…not much of a taste diff in it and Paul Newmans.

OK I TRIED THIS RECIPE AND IT WAS TO DIE FOR A BIG SUCCESS IN MY HOUSE, I THEN TRIED THE ONE WITH PAUL NEWMANS AND HAD TO ADD 6 TSP OF WHITE VINEGAR BEFORE THE WHOLE FAMILY THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT, I WOULD RATHER MIX THE EXTRA INGRED. AND IT B PERFECT. THANKS ALOT

This did not look the same, but it was AMAZING!!!

April has it right! The recipe with the Paul Newman dressing is awesome!! Takes just like OG’s dressing!

Just do what I do…I buy some before I leave Olive Garden …this way I know I’m gonna have it on hand.

Simpson
I made this recipe quite a few times, I do add pectin and substitute the vinegar with red wine vinegar. I make it for my church and it is known as the “Church House dressing”a hit everytime

Thank you for the salad dressing recipe. Can’t wait to make and enjoy.

I totaly agree with Olive Garden dressing and the best part is you can buy it at the restaurant and not make it from their recipe. When I have lunch there I come home with several bottles of their dressing.

while I don’t think this recipe tastes anything like the Olive Garden dressing, it is DELICIOUS and I would without a doubt make it again.

You’re lucky — the nearest OG to me is almost 3 hrs away. The last one I bought before a long flight home, it broke in my carry on. Wow, what a mess I had but did I smell amazing lol

This isn’t the recipe they told me they use kraft dressing with cheese

I find it odd they would say that. You can buy a bottle of the dressing there, so I believe a supplier is making the dressing for them. Just ask your waiter if you want to purchase a bottle of dressing, they will be happy to sell you a bottle of their dressing. ~Stephanie

a little extra sugar? there is no sugar indicated in the recipe.

Thanks for pointing that out, I will put sugar down as an optional ingredient. ~Stephanie

I agree with the others – this recipe makes an interesting salad dressing, but it’s NOTHING like Olive Garden! The mayo makes it very thin, milky and sweetish. It tastes okay, but I was hoping to duplicate the OG recipe, and avoid driving 45 min. to the restaurant and paying $7.00 for a bottle!

How about everyone say thank you for trying??? I haven’t tried this recipe yet but plan on making it tonight so I don’t know if it tastes like the real deal or not but just want to say thanks in advance for taking the time to try and duplicate their recipe!

I’ve tried it and it doesnt’ taste the same; it’s ok; not a mayo guy; good effort though.

I appreciate your comment, the dressing is a creamy dressing, I know it is really had to see when they have already placed it onto your salad.

corn syrup is sugar

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Corn Syrup is NOT sugar. Sugar is made from Sugar Cane, Sugar Beets, etc. Our Sugar has a majority of Sucrose, with (possibly) some Glucose and / or Fructose.

Corn Syrup is make from grinding up corn and adding an enzyme extracted from genetically “enhanced” bacteria and fungi (fungus) to turn it into Glucose (or Fructose if you’re talking about High Fructose Corn Syrup-HFCS). The enzyme “digests” the corn and we eat and drink the results. Yum!

Think about that while you’re using Corn Syrup or drinking a soft drink containing HFCS…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_syrup

Blah blah blah, let’s see your recipes. This one is BETTER than Olive Gardens, and it does taste a little like it but BETTER! Everyone’s taste buds are different, so these are opinions, not facts.

Go spaam your agenda somewhere else Hitler!

I had clipped the recipie from a magazine and misplaced it. But I specifically remember it called for Miricle whip and not mayo. That jumped right out. I will try your recipie and substitute the mayo for miricle whip and see how it tastes.

Not bad if you like sweet dressings, but definitely not Olive Garden’s recipe.

hey that’s a great idea can’t go wrong there thanks

Olive Garden salad dressing. It is “Wish Bone” Dressing. Plain and simple.
I used to work there at Olive Garden and I saw it come in huge canisters which would be opened and distributed into smaller containers. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I found out it was “Wish Bone,” dressing.

I am going to guess that maybe they got the folks at Wishbone to make them up their own personal recipe for this.

REALYY??!!

How many servings does this make?

The recipe yields about 1 cup, so I believe that would be 12 tablespoons. So if you are using a tablespoon of dressing as a serving, this would yield about 12 servings.

This tastes notin like Olive Garden’s salad dressin. I really question the use of mayonnaise; it tasted and looked more like a coleslaw dressing.

Dude, it doesn’t even look like Wishbone dressing. Wishbone is translucent and OG is opaque. Wishbone has no cheese in it, either.

Perhaps Wishbone makes salad dressing for Olive Garden but it is not the Wishbone Italian variety on our grocery store shelves.

You should try Wishbone “House Itailian” dressing. It is not translucent and it resembles Olive Gardens dressing and taste like it.

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WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH PEOPLE!?! Sharon was soooo disappointed and so was her family?! Really?? Did you all put your heads in your hands and sob at the table? Did your children fall onto the floor in a rage and did your husband call in sick to work then next day?! IT’S F*&KING SALAD DRESSING!!!! This recipe is awesome, I make a double batch. You people are acting like someone raped your puppy in at your family reunion. Thanks Stephanie, I love your blog!

What I have found that tastes the closest is Ken’s Steakhouse Northern Italian salad dressing.

This is not Olive Gardens salad dressing. I have the recipe for one that taste almost identical to the real one. Even if wishbone does make the dressing I have their recipe! They use no mayo and thats where this recipe is completely wrong. Sorry. F-

Alex, why don’t you share your recipe? I am sure others would love to have your recipe since you think it is better.

Yes Alex, please share your recipe!
I HATE mayo, and so seeing that as an ingredient was a huge turn off. I won’t eat or use anything with a mayo base.
Now I know that for this recipe the mayo is used to thicken and keep the vinegar & oil from separating…I’ve seen other copy cat recipes using Pectin though.

I personally don’t like using ingredients like pectin, because is it is a little out of the way. Mayo words well as an emulsifier.

Yes Alex please share!!!!!

really, mayo. I don’t believe I have ever detected mayo any time I have eaten this dressing at the restaurant.

Yes, really Mayo, the salad dressing is creamy. Mayo makes a salad dressing instantly creamy.

Phoenix19,

I couldn’t stop laughing at your comment! You’re right, it is just salad dressing, but I can also understand really looking forward to a meal and then being really disappointed when it doesn’t taste like you expected. Especially when you’re making a copycat recipe because the actual restaurant isn’t in your state or too far away to eat at very often.

The recipe I have is from a former employee at OG who made the dressing and the one listed here is close to be being what they use and they do put mayo in it, because I remember thinking my husband would die if he knew there was mayo in the dressing, which he loves, but he can’t stand mayo.

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This was horrible, I followed the recipe to a “T” and it has so much vinegar in it that I started choking. As soon as I saw the mayonnaise in the recipe I thought it was wrong, but I gave it a shot.

hi!
you wrote in a forum that you have a recipe for olive garden salad dressing and that you got it from a former og employ. would you mind sharing it with me? i would really appreciate it! thanks, maya
maya_gut06@walla.co.il

Go to Todd Wilbur’s Top Secret Recipe website and try his version. I think it tastes just like the Olive Garden’s. No mayo in his, but he does use pectin

I Googled for this recipe, read thru all the comments and found the whole thing entertaining, as well as informative. A lot of good comments, and honest reactions.
I made the recipe as written, I thought, and found it sour and runny. Then I realized that I had never put in the mayo. Duh.
So I remade it, with a few changes inspired by previous comments:
Add the egg, but boil it, let it cool and pulverize it in the food processor first, adding all other ingredients on top. Double the oil, double the corn syrup. I used an olive oil based mayo. I also used granulated garlic 1/4 tspn. instead of garlic salt. (less sodium)
It tasted okay, and was definitely less runny but I think it could still use a little more corn syrup, but I have to admit I like a slightly sweeter dressing! It still seemed a little too runny.
I think I will remake it, using Miracle Whip, as someone suggested. Maybe cut down on the vinegar and lemon juice just a bit.
What fun! and I don’t really like to cook!

Everyone does realize that Mayo is made of Oil, egg, vinegar, and a touch of salt right? If you don’t like mayo fine, but all of these ingredients are already in salad dressing anyway.

All these chain restaurants do not create there food from scratch. All of the food is mass produced and shipped frozen to the restaurant. The main cooking implement in an applebees or olive garden kitchen is an industrial microwave to warm up the food . There is no cooking that takes place in these kitchens – just a little reheating.

I am guessing at one time they made more of their stuff from scratch. I know TGI Friday’s doesn’t make their own soup anymore.

But isn’t it great that Steph can give us recipes that are made from scratch, right in our own homes, that taste exactly like the restaurants! Thanks Steph!

I used to work at OG, and mayo is in the ingriedients.

Actually, I worked in Olive Garden for 2 years. We make a lot of things fresh, every day, and if/when we ran out of something, we went to the market to go get it.

Before you start on a tirade about how different high fructose corn syrup is compared to table sugar, maybe you should do some more research, or understand what you’re reading. High fructose corn syrup contains almost the SAME RATIO of fructose to glucose as regular table sugar does. the “digestion” that you’re talking about is using bacteria to add an enzyme that breaks the molecular bonds between the repeating chains of glucose that makes up the starch in the corn. Then, they add another enzyme (from bacteria, as most are) that isomerizes (changes the shape of) the molecule, turning some of it into fructose. Viola! HFCS! Remember, it’s the dose that makes the poison.

Very good not exactly like Olive Garden Dressing, But good substitute.

i worked at olive garden, its very close:) but i still love theres more.lol….and some is massed produced and shipped but i know the olive garden I worked at…we made fresh soup daily!the cooks made it early in the morning and the let it cool and put it in the fridge and heated it through the day…i watched them…so not every thing is put in a microwave and cooked…:)

Yes they still sell their dressing at the Restaurant

I don’t think they will ever stop selling their salad dressing there. I think it is very popular.

I have been reading and trying many of the OG dressing recipes. May I add mine. 1/3 cup white vinegar, 3 TA vegetable oil, 2 TA sugar. Add the sugar to the vinegar and let it dissolve into a simple syrup. Add oil and shake. It keeps well in a glass jar with cover. I realize it is just three ingredients but they are those which appear consistently. Plus, the dressing is consciously created to be palatable to the American taste and thus is not made with olive oil and red wine or balsamic vinegars. My husband likes it and we eat at the OG fairly often.

If any of the readers have tried, and enjoyed, Freschetta’s Hawaiian Pizza, here is the recipe for the BBQ sauce. I use sandwich rounds for my pizza – the white flour – toast them first so they are crispy. Then, smooth the sauce on, add mozzarella, in fact add more than is on the Freschetta, add ham bits and pineapple tidbits – drained a bit. Now, the sauce recipe. 6 oz. tomato paste. 2 TA brown sugar, 1/4 cup Tamarina. Add just water enough to make it easy to spread. Bake at 350F for about 20-25 minutes, or when the cheese is melted. Tamarina is a brand name for a tamarind sauce. i buy mine from an Indian foods store. It is also available for purchase on the Internet. May also be available in Asian food stores or even Philippine food stores. It is tamarind, which is a sour fruit that is used in cooking and baking. Add sugar and it is a sweet/sour, tangy taste. The Tamarina is ready to use since it is a dipping sauce for samosas and other Indian foods.

Alex,
Can you email me the recipe you have for Olive Garden salad dressing??

THANKS

Pam
davisbillpam@hotmail.com

How do I view the recipe.

It’s right here on the page.

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TOO many ingredients and not not correct! There is pectin in it, no mayo. Buy the book Top Secret Restaurant Recipes from Amazon. Flawless!!!!

I did the same thing last night – smells DISGUSTING!!!

I did the same thing last night – smells DISGUSTING!!!

I also just tried this recipe and did not think it even came close to Olive Gardens dressing and was way too thin. We ate it as it was already in the bowl, and it wasn’t too bad, but not Olive Gardens.

this isn’t even close to the recipe. i’m sure it would taste fine but the olive garden’s italian dressing is NOT a creamy one at all. I hate creamy dressings.

If you have ever looked at the sodium content of the Olive Garden Dressing – 1 serving – 1930 mg of sodium (taken from the nutrition facts from their website) you will understand why this copy cat recipe is not exactly the same…WOW!
Look at the rest of their menu – I get hypertension just looking at theri menu!!

True about Applebee’s, but not OG. They make a lot of their food fresh. Applebee’s is a sit down drive thru… Terrible.

I am OBSESSED with this dressing!! I made a salad for a dinner my husband and I were invited to and it was the best part of the meal. I put less mayo in and used a little more parmesan, and replaced the other cheese with extra sharp white cheddar. It was amazing.

I am OBSESSED with this dressing!! I made a salad for a dinner my husband and I were invited to and it was the best part of the meal. I put less mayo in and used a little more parmesan, and replaced the other cheese with extra sharp white cheddar. It was amazing.

Please, please, please send your recipe to pamrf@yahoo.com. It will be greatly appreciated.

Ok, I have read enough about the OG dressing. Let’s get a few things clear. I worked there for 16 years and NOT ONCE have they EVER used Wishbone dressing. We used to make it by scratch and then corporate had it made in massive amts that came in bottles. We also made the soups, sauces and yes the lasagna fresh every day, even the eggplant was cut and breaded fresh every day – no matter what. Also people are not aware of that the receipe DO come straight from Italy – corporate in Florida has bought the rights to these receipes that ONE LADY makes for the Olive Garden, she is a sweet lady.

now i don’t even want to make it lol…ill just go to Olive Garden, or ill substitute Olga’s Kitchen’s house salad dressing cuz that you can aswell purchase in the bottle and tastes extremely similiar to Olive Gardens Olgas uses feta chz on their regular salads tho…i worked there for over ten yrs and yes the dressings came pre packeged saying Simply…”Olgas Salad Dressing” n im sure Olive gardens does aswell…esp if you an purchase it. this one has me thinking now that they are actually the same dressing lol…think what you want i don’t mind. Buut to put to rest ANYONE who thinks restuarants just re heat things…you can’t do that all the time without a food violation duh…olive garden couldn’t possibly JUST RE HEAT things…maybe some, but if you’ve worked in any type of kitchen you DO kno, what n how tings really happen. OH n i believe Olive Garden makes they’re soups fresh, mayyyybe not everyday, but as needed, Olgas does the same…with some, some do come pre pgkd aswell. so quit thinking n bickering bout silly stuff and lets just appreciate the website…the ppl whom share their own recipes, n so on! If you buy the bottle of Olive Garden Dressing there’s no need for all this then lol…easy! but to try to duplicate is fun for us whom enjoy cooking…and i swear Olga’s Kitchen’s ‘Regular” salad dressing is the same stuff i swear, if your in Mich or Ohio, find an Olgas and order the small salad WITHOUT the feta n i bet money its closer than anyone has gotten. (yes i kno Olgas is suppose to be a Greek(ish) restuarant…but ya never kno these days…OLGA is alive still n IS VERY SWEET lol…thats true too! ) Now going to search for the Olgas recipe to solve this mystery…thank you everyone for the recipes ill have fun trying diff ones. =)

now i don’t even want to make it lol…ill just go to Olive Garden, or ill substitute Olga’s Kitchen’s house salad dressing cuz that you can aswell purchase in the bottle and tastes extremely similiar to Olive Gardens Olgas uses feta chz on their regular salads tho…i worked there for over ten yrs and yes the dressings came pre packeged saying Simply…”Olgas Salad Dressing” n im sure Olive gardens does aswell…esp if you an purchase it. this one has me thinking now that they are actually the same dressing lol…think what you want i don’t mind. Buut to put to rest ANYONE who thinks restuarants just re heat things…you can’t do that all the time without a food violation duh…olive garden couldn’t possibly JUST RE HEAT things…maybe some, but if you’ve worked in any type of kitchen you DO kno, what n how tings really happen. OH n i believe Olive Garden makes they’re soups fresh, mayyyybe not everyday, but as needed, Olgas does the same…with some, some do come pre pgkd aswell. so quit thinking n bickering bout silly stuff and lets just appreciate the website…the ppl whom share their own recipes, n so on! If you buy the bottle of Olive Garden Dressing there’s no need for all this then lol…easy! but to try to duplicate is fun for us whom enjoy cooking…and i swear Olga’s Kitchen’s ‘Regular” salad dressing is the same stuff i swear, if your in Mich or Ohio, find an Olgas and order the small salad WITHOUT the feta n i bet money its closer than anyone has gotten. (yes i kno Olgas is suppose to be a Greek(ish) restuarant…but ya never kno these days…OLGA is alive still n IS VERY SWEET lol…thats true too! ) Now going to search for the Olgas recipe to solve this mystery…thank you everyone for the recipes ill have fun trying diff ones. =)

now i don’t even want to make it lol…ill just go to Olive Garden, or ill substitute Olga’s Kitchen’s house salad dressing cuz that you can aswell purchase in the bottle and tastes extremely similiar to Olive Gardens Olgas uses feta chz on their regular salads tho…i worked there for over ten yrs and yes the dressings came pre packeged saying Simply…”Olgas Salad Dressing” n im sure Olive gardens does aswell…esp if you an purchase it. this one has me thinking now that they are actually the same dressing lol…think what you want i don’t mind. Buut to put to rest ANYONE who thinks restuarants just re heat things…you can’t do that all the time without a food violation duh…olive garden couldn’t possibly JUST RE HEAT things…maybe some, but if you’ve worked in any type of kitchen you DO kno, what n how tings really happen. OH n i believe Olive Garden makes they’re soups fresh, mayyyybe not everyday, but as needed, Olgas does the same…with some, some do come pre pgkd aswell. so quit thinking n bickering bout silly stuff and lets just appreciate the website…the ppl whom share their own recipes, n so on! If you buy the bottle of Olive Garden Dressing there’s no need for all this then lol…easy! but to try to duplicate is fun for us whom enjoy cooking…and i swear Olga’s Kitchen’s ‘Regular” salad dressing is the same stuff i swear, if your in Mich or Ohio, find an Olgas and order the small salad WITHOUT the feta n i bet money its closer than anyone has gotten. (yes i kno Olgas is suppose to be a Greek(ish) restuarant…but ya never kno these days…OLGA is alive still n IS VERY SWEET lol…thats true too! ) Now going to search for the Olgas recipe to solve this mystery…thank you everyone for the recipes ill have fun trying diff ones. =)

now i don’t even want to make it lol…ill just go to Olive Garden, or ill substitute Olga’s Kitchen’s house salad dressing cuz that you can aswell purchase in the bottle and tastes extremely similiar to Olive Gardens Olgas uses feta chz on their regular salads tho…i worked there for over ten yrs and yes the dressings came pre packeged saying Simply…”Olgas Salad Dressing” n im sure Olive gardens does aswell…esp if you an purchase it. this one has me thinking now that they are actually the same dressing lol…think what you want i don’t mind. Buut to put to rest ANYONE who thinks restuarants just re heat things…you can’t do that all the time without a food violation duh…olive garden couldn’t possibly JUST RE HEAT things…maybe some, but if you’ve worked in any type of kitchen you DO kno, what n how tings really happen. OH n i believe Olive Garden makes they’re soups fresh, mayyyybe not everyday, but as needed, Olgas does the same…with some, some do come pre pgkd aswell. so quit thinking n bickering bout silly stuff and lets just appreciate the website…the ppl whom share their own recipes, n so on! If you buy the bottle of Olive Garden Dressing there’s no need for all this then lol…easy! but to try to duplicate is fun for us whom enjoy cooking…and i swear Olga’s Kitchen’s ‘Regular” salad dressing is the same stuff i swear, if your in Mich or Ohio, find an Olgas and order the small salad WITHOUT the feta n i bet money its closer than anyone has gotten. (yes i kno Olgas is suppose to be a Greek(ish) restuarant…but ya never kno these days…OLGA is alive still n IS VERY SWEET lol…thats true too! ) Now going to search for the Olgas recipe to solve this mystery…thank you everyone for the recipes ill have fun trying diff ones. =)

I just wanted to make a quick comment…if you look at the ingredient list on the olive garden dressing bottle you’ll see that it contains oil and eggs…which is all mayo is. This recipe might have a bit too much mayo in it…however..if you love the olive garden dressing…you’re eating a dressing with a mayo and vinegar base. Try making your own mayo once when making this recipe (using soybean oil, eggs, and lemon juice as the flavoring agent like the ingredient list states), it might have a different effect on the flavor than using a store bought kind. Also, olive garden uses xanthum gum (which you can purchase) to stabilize and thicken their dressing, not pectin.

I just wanted to make a quick comment…if you look at the ingredient list on the olive garden dressing bottle you’ll see that it contains oil and eggs…which is all mayo is. This recipe might have a bit too much mayo in it…however..if you love the olive garden dressing…you’re eating a dressing with a mayo and vinegar base. Try making your own mayo once when making this recipe (using soybean oil, eggs, and lemon juice as the flavoring agent like the ingredient list states), it might have a different effect on the flavor than using a store bought kind. Also, olive garden uses xanthum gum (which you can purchase) to stabilize and thicken their dressing, not pectin.

instead of using white vinegar use red wine vinegar and instead of vegetable oil use olive oil its better for you…also use less mayo and add about 2 tablespoons of sugar…to die for!!

Wow, so many negative comments here … I have to say my daughter and I made this dressing, no it wasn’t like Olive Garden, and I added extra sugar so it wasn’t so tart, however, with that said, I tried it for a dinner party (they were my test subjects) and they absolutely loved it … the entire bowl of salad was gone very fast … so I am serving it for Thanksgiving and I know they will love it! so bah humbug to those who aren’t very nice in their postings … if you don’t like it, don’t make it or eat it!

could you please send me your OG salad dressing recipe? I would greatly appreciate it!

Dear Joyyvette66: Which “Top Secret Restaurant Recipes” book exactly? Great tip you have. I just need more info to be sure that I buy the right book! Thanks a bunch.

Hi Alex, Please send me your recipe. I have been looking for one that is like olive garden for a while now. Thanks

I tried this and was very dissappointed. I do nto think it tasted like Olive Garden dressing. Got too much of the vinegar flavor in it.

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I was wondering if you have the OG salad dressing recipe???
If so can you email me the recipe
Thanks
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Could you send me your Olive Garden salad dressing recipe please? simplygoldcandles@yahoo.com

This was nothing like Olive Garden’s dressing. Sorry!

This was nothing like Olive Garden’s dressing. Sorry!

Where do you live, Russia?? There are Olive Gardens everywhere!

Where do you live, Russia?? There are Olive Gardens everywhere!

alex please send me your olive garden recipe:) readeroftheriderwaite@gmail.com i would so appreciate than you!

Alex – could you please share your recipe with me: rbullis@nycap.rr.com

thanks so much. greatly appreciated. :0

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I agree it doesn’t taste like Olive Garden’s but it is absolutely the best salad dressing ever! My eight year old son won’t eat salad unless I’ve made this dressing and to tell you the truth, I’m kind of the same way. I have even made changes with cheeses, sugar instead of corn syrup, etc and it’s always good!

oh my god this creeped me out. i am reading this recipe because i am currently working for an olive garden, and my name is Beth, and I LOVE love love that dressing (ken’s northern italian) it has tomato basil and either parmesan or romano cheese in it and it is amazing dressing. i was starting to think… wow… did i write this comment???

Hey, can I have the recipe too? It’s my absolute favorite!!! THANKS! mgriswold66@gmail.com