Comments on: Olive Garden Salad Dressing – you can make this tasty class at home with our recipe.

By: marchel murphy

marchel murphy — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:40:07 +0000

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

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:45:36 +0000

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.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:35:00 +0000

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!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:46:45 +0000

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.

By: April

April — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:38:03 +0000

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.

Ingredients:
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.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:12:39 +0000

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.

By: Carol

Carol — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:52:31 +0000

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.

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:07:04 +0000

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.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:17:45 +0000

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

By: sheila

sheila — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:10:53 +0000

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!

By: Christina

Christina — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:28:05 +0000

I agree with Sharon… what a waste of ingredients!

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:23:15 +0000

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

By: admin

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:43:44 +0000

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

By: Sharon Strickland

Sharon Strickland — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:27:00 +0000

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