I am not an Italian chain restaurant fan however I will go to the Olive Garden for lunch so I can order their salad and breadsticks. I decided I wanted to try making the dressing myself and I searched the internet for some copycat recipes. This is what I came up with. It didn't taste exact however it was a pretty good imitation. So today I made a salad with lettuce, pepperoncini, tomatoes, roasted peppers and some ham and cheese spirals. It was the perfect lunch. I will be making the dressing again but maybe tweeking it a little next time.
Copy Cat Olive Garden Dressing
½ cup light mayonnaise
⅓ cup white vinegar
⅓ cup white vinegar
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
2 Tbls. corn syrup
¼ tsp. garlic salt
½ tsp. Italian seasoning
½ tsp. parsley flakes
½ tsp. parsley flakes
1 Tbl. lemon juice
Mix all ingredients in a blender or processor until well blended. If this is a little too tart for your personal taste, please add a little sugar.
Katrina
Yum! I recently saw this "copycat" that looks great!
These gals have a really cute blog with lots of yummy looking recipes.
http://sisterscafe.blogspot.com/2009/05/olive-garden-salad.html
I didn't take the time to compare your recipes. They may be similar. Probably my favorite thing at OG is their salad.
Allie
I love Olive Garden's salad's and breadsticks! Yummy looking "copycat" salad!
oneshotbeyond
looks like a yummy salad. I made one last night for dinner too. They are the best summer meals.
Mary
I'll bet this is a wonderful dressing for salads. It must be great to know you can get close to the flavors you like so much. Have a wonderful day, Lisa.
Chef Fresco
Good for you! Probably more healthy than theirs too!
Bunny
I've been so hungry for salads sense the weather has gotten warmer, this looks so good! Great job!
Cate O'Malley
Now you've got me craving Olive Garden - haven't been there in ages. The current issue of Food Network magazine has their copycat version of the salad dressing and breadsticks - thought you might be interested.
Heather
i could do the soup salad and bread sticks at olive garden every day! this salad looks super yummy!
Lynda
This looks delicious, Lisa; I love having a good salad for lunch!
HoneyB
Your salad looks yummy! We aren't close to an Olive Garden and that is so sad!
kat
It certainly sounds like a tasty dressing.
Katherine Aucoin
The olive Garden salad dressing is one of my favorites. Thanks for posting this!
That Girl
The only thing I like about Olive Garden is the neverending salad and breadsticks!
The Food Hunter
Looks like a great salad
teresa
Mmm, their salad is one of my favorite things on their menu! This looks heavenly!
The Blonde Duck
I love the salad and breadsticks at OG!
Debbie
I think your salad looks delicious Lisa!!! I'd be very happy with that for lunch!
Veronica
I really like the Olive Garden dressing..I'll have to give the copycat recipe a try...I didn't realize it had mayo in it!
Adam
I'm not a huge Garden fan either, but sometimes I have to appreciate a good soup and salad. Nice job on the copying, I think that would work really well 🙂
Chef Jeena
Salad dressing dressing sounds really tasty.
Robin Sue
I do like their dressing and have copied it too! They have a good thing going if we all want their recipe! Summer time here means more salads for dinner and lunch.
Juliana
I like the soup and salad from Olive Garden...so I never tried the salad that you are featuring...thanks for sharing it! Nice picture as well.
Bridgett
Perfectly delicious!
Cynthia
Hey Lisa, hope you and the family are well. Sorry I have not been around lately.
Amanda
Ohhhh Lisa! That looks so incredibly good, I could eat the whole plate!
Maria
Great salad for lunch or even dinner!
Kasha
Are you kidding me ! I always buy an expensive bottle of this dressing! Now I can make it! You are amazing for posting this! Thanks so much!
http://www.grubandstuff.blogspot.com/
Kasha
Karen Harris
Your salad looks better than OG's because it has more stuff in it. Yum! The dressing sounds delicious.
EAT!
My kids love Olive Garden and I am sure they will love this recipe too.
My daily lunch is usually a salad of some sort. Anything else requires an afternoon nap for me.
Clumbsy Cookie
I have a lot of salads for lunch and this one looks delicious! The dressing looks great as is. I usually just eat mine with olive oil, salt and balsamic vinegar, but I would really try the dressing!
Annie
I'm totally loving this post.. I love the salad and bread sticks there too.
I haven't been there in a while and now I can make it myself thanks to you 🙂
Kevin
It is often fun to try to recreate things that you have had elsewhere.
Culinary Cory
I'm not an Olive Garden fan either. But I have to admit, I'm a sucker for the salad and breadsticks for lunch.
Chef Fresco
great looking salad... love the peppers.
Nicole Feliciano
Thanks for this tasty summer recipe. And I just posted Lobster Salad for Friday's Feasts over at Momtrends. I hope you’ll stop by and link up! Here's the link:
http://momtrends.blogspot.com/2009/06/friday-feasts-lobster-salad.html
kat
yummy sounding dressing
megan @ whatmegansmaking
I love their dressing!
Miss @ Miss in the Kitchen
Your salad looks great, and I love homemade salad dressing!
Patsyk
I really should make my own dressing more often... this one sounds like it would be wonderful!