There’s a restaurant chain that used to have some locations in Toronto and I ate there once. I remember little as the food was uninspired, forgetful.
Today, this restaurant chain (Olive Garden) still has many locations in the US and one of the dishes that remains popular is its salad – the dressing specifically.
It’s a solid recipe that can be tweaked to your liking. For example, I swapped dry basil for dillweed (dry dill). Stick to the base of the dressing, play with the herbs/accents.
If you’re making a batch that’s going to be used the same day, go with fresh herbs. If making a batch that will kept for days, stick with dry herbs.
Olive Garden Inspired Salad Dressing
For the Dressing
(makes about 1 1/2 cups)
- Add all the ingredients into a tall plastic measuring cup and with your hand blender, process until incorporated. Taste and adjust to your tastes.
- Arrange salad ingredients in a large salad bowl. Spoon over dressing and top with cheese, serve.
*Cover and store any unused dressing in your fridge for up to 10 days.
