Get ready to whip up the best homemade Italian dressing in just 5 minutes!
Nothing beats the taste of good homemade Italian dressing!
And superior taste aside, making your own has additional benefits. Virtually ALL store-bought Italian dressings are made with either soybean/vegetable oil (bad news) or canola oil (not much better) (see our comprehensive guide to cooking oils). And then of course there usually additional ingredients, additives, preservatives that are better left on the shelf.
With this recipe you get an Italian dressing that tastes fabulous, is healthy and takes just 5 minutes to whip up!
Tasty Uses for Italian Dressing
Besides its classic use for tossed salads, Italian dressing has a ton of tasty uses – your imagination is the limit!
Use Italian dressing for pasta salads, a marinade for chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, fish, burgers, shish kebabs, vegetable salads, fish tacos, sandwiches, wraps, marinated olives, a variety of antipasto selections, and more!
Let’s get started!
Place all of the ingredients in a blender and blend for about 30 seconds. Flecks of Parmesan cheese will remain.
Pour into a jar or dressing dispenser and store in the refrigerator. Will keep for a couple of weeks.
This homemade Italian dressing tastes way better than store-bought, is much healthier, and takes 5 minutes to whip up!
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 4 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 teaspoons honey (vegans: use liquid sweetener)
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon Hungarian sweet paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/8 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1/16 teaspoon celery seeds
Place everything in a blender and blend for about 30 seconds (small of flecks of Parmesan will remain). Pour into a jar or dressing dispenser and refrigerate. Chill for at least 4 hours before using. Will keep for up to 2 weeks.
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Carrian says
Homemade is always soooooo much better!! This looks awesome!!
Jaide says
This looks so yummy! I am adding this to my recipes!
Beth K. says
I love tossing Italian dressing on my pasta salad. I look forward to trying this recipe.
Amanda says
This is a fantastic recipe! Who doesn’t love italian dressing!
Jamielyn says
Looks delicious! Making soon!
Delaney | Melanie Makes says
I would love to make my own Italian dressing!
Toni | Boulder Locavore says
Homemade dressing is really hard to beat! I can’t wait to give this a try!
Andie Thueson says
I love finding good from scratch recipes! I love Italian dressing!! Pinning for later!
Paula says
Homemade dressings are so good!
Krista says
I am saving this for my next salad! Love it!
Des says
This dressing has stolen my heart.
Amy says
I can see why this is the best! It looks and sounds great!
grayslady says
Made up the dressing this past weekend for a vegetable salad. It was great! The addition of fresh parmesan is especially nice. I did add one extra tablespoon of oil, but that may have been necessary due to the quality of red wine vinegar used (okay, but not top of the line since I don’t use red wine vinegar all that often). Next time I will leave out the rosemary. Even the smallest amount of rosemary can upset an otherwise perfect balance of herbs and spices. Thanks.
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says
Wonderful, grayslady, thanks for the feedback!