Quick and easy homemade Italian Dressing Recipe made with simple pantry ingredients you already likely have on hand! Spruce up all of your salads with this fresh, delicious healthy salad dressing! Paleo, keto, whole30, vegan and delicious!
What makes a great salad dressing? A balance of rich and tangy flavors with some garlic and dried or fresh herbs.
This easy Italian dressing recipe adds all sorts of spunk to any salad (or pasta salad!).
You can make it on the spot or up to 2 weeks in advance! Drizzle it over your fresh green salads for a nutritious and belly-pleasing meal.
Let’s chat about the ingredients!
Italian Dressing Ingredients:
Avocado Oil or Olive Oil: I like using avocado oil in salad dressings because it has a very subtle flavor that allows all the other flavors to shine through. It’s also high in unsaturated healthy fats.
You can also use extra virgin olive oil for rich olive flavor.
Lemon Juice, White Vinegar OR Rice Vinegar: An acidic component for that amazing tang.
Traditional Italian dressings are made with white vinegar or red wine vinegar, but fresh lemon juice, rice vinegar, or cider vinegar work great too! Use what you have on hand!
Spices & Herbs: Garlic powder, onion powder, dried parsley, dried oregano, and black pepper.
This combination of ingredients is what gives you that iconic Italian dressing vibe! You can easily swap the garlic powder for 1 clove of fresh garlic or even a small shallot.
Sea Salt: The ingredient that brings it all together! Sea salt enhances all of those amazing flavors so that you can really taste them. Don’t skip it!
Optional Additions:
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Replace the garlic powder with 1 large clove of garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley
- 1/4 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
How to Make Italian Dressing:
Add all of the ingredients to a blender and blend until completely combined. Transfer to a sealable jar and refrigerate until ready to use, up to 2 weeks.
If you don’t have a small blender, simply whisk the ingredients well in a bowl or measuring cup until there is little or no separation between the oil and lemon juice.
Use this salad dressing on My Current Favorite Salad Recipe, Strawberry Spinach Salad, Greek Chicken Spinach Salad, and more!
Store Italian vinaigrette in an airtight container (such as a mason jar) in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Give the jar a big shake before using on any green salad.
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- Paleo Caesar Salad Dressing
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- Cilantro Lime Dressing
- Balsamic Vinaigrette
Stay tuned! I’ll be sharing a recipe soon featuring this very dressing! Whip it up now so that you already have it on hand! 😉
I hope you enjoy this easy dressing recipe on all of your summer salads!
Homemade Italian Dressing Recipe
Ingredients
- ¾ cup avocado oil
- ⅓ cup white vinegar rice vinegar, or lemon juice
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ¾ tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a blender and blend until completely combined. Transfer to a sealable jar and refrigerate until ready to use, up to 2 weeks.
- Note: If you don’t have a small blender, simply whisk the ingredients well in a bowl or measuring cup until there is little or no separation between the oil and lemon juice.
Very nice salad ressing and easy to make from ingredients that most people always have on hand. It’s amazing how blending a vinaigrrette makes it creamy and not prone to separation. I used my immersion blender and made it in a measuring cup. Thanks for a great recipe!