{"id":32310,"date":"2021-05-27T07:52:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T11:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kalofagas.ca\/?p=32310"},"modified":"2021-05-27T07:52:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T11:52:30","slug":"olive-garden-inspired-salad-dressing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kalofagas.ca\/2021\/05\/27\/olive-garden-inspired-salad-dressing\/","title":{"rendered":"Olive Garden Inspired Salad Dressing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32319\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kalofagas.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_144100-01-scaled.jpeg?resize=800%2C1175&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kalofagas.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_144100-01-scaled.jpeg?w=1394&amp;ssl=1 1394w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kalofagas.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_144100-01-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1128&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kalofagas.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_144100-01-scaled.jpeg?resize=1046%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1046w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>Today, this restaurant chain (Olive Garden) still has many locations in the US and one of the dishes that remains popular is its salad &#8211; the dressing specifically.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re making a batch that&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32315\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kalofagas.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525_191832-02-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=800%2C484&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kalofagas.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525_191832-02-1-scaled.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kalofagas.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525_191832-02-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C465&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kalofagas.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525_191832-02-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C929&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kalofagas.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525_191832-02-1-scaled.jpeg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Olive Garden Inspired Salad Dressing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For the Dressing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(makes about 1 1\/2 cups)<\/p>\n<div><em>1 Tbsp onion powder<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>1 Tbsp sugar<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>1 1\/2 tsp sea salt<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>2 Tbsp dried oregano<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>1 tsp garlic powder<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>1 tsp black pepper<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>1\/2 tsp dried thyme<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>1\/4 tsp celery salt<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>1 teaspoon dillweed<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>3\/4\u00a0cup\u00a0olive oil<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>1\/3 cup white or red wine vinegar<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>1\/4\u00a0cup\u00a0water<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>2 Tbsp Mayonnaise (or Greek style yogurt)<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Salad for 4<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><em>6\u00a0 cups chopped Romaine lettuce<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>1\/2 cup thinly sliced red or white onions<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>1 large ripe tomato, halved and sliced<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>8 pepperoncini, drained<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>1\/3 cup pitted Kalamata olives<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>1\/2 cup croutons (optional)<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>freshly grated Parmesan cheese (optional)<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>Add all the ingredients into a tall plastic measuring cup and with your hand blender, process until incorporated. Taste and adjust to your tastes.<\/li>\n<li>Arrange salad ingredients in a large salad bowl. Spoon over dressing and top with cheese, serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>*Cover and store any unused dressing in your fridge for up to 10 days.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kalofagas.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525_191840-01-scaled.jpeg?resize=800%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kalofagas.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525_191840-01-scaled.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kalofagas.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525_191840-01-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kalofagas.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525_191840-01-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C804&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kalofagas.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525_191840-01-scaled.jpeg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;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 &#8211; the dressing specifically. 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