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Homemade Italian Salad Dressing

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Forget store bought dressings! This Homemade Italian Salad Dressing is where it’s at! Made with dried herbs, fresh garlic, and olive oil, this simple dressing is easy to throw together and enjoy so many different ways! {Vegan + Paleo}     

Homemade Italian Salad Dressing in a small mason jar.

If you know me, then you know I love my chips. Crunchy, salty, crispy chips. And possibly for the same reasons, I love a good salad. Crispy, crunchy salads are super-satisfying. And if there’s a salty, briny dressing to go with it, then so much the better!

Enter Homemade Italian Salad Dressing.

Parsley + oregano + basil + garlic = YUMMO!

Honestly, this tangy, tantalizing homemade salad dressing is where the flavor’s at these days. If Homemade Italian Salad Dressing seems vaguely familiar, it’s because you’ve seen it before if you’ve also put your eyes on our Gluten-Free Italian Pasta Salad. It’s the dressing that sends that tasty recipe right through the rafters. It has all the flavor without all the excess. Homemade Italian Salad Dressing is big on taste without being heavy. It won’t weigh your salads down.

Vinaigrette in front of a fresh salad.

Suffice it to say, I’m glad I attempted this recipe in the first place because I almost didn’t. The concept seemed too simple. Like, who are we? The Boringtons? Geez. But then I went to work on it, skeptical smirk and all. Holy. Crap. First bite = senses piqued.

This mouthwatering dressing is restaurant-style quality, Spiriteds. And I mean that literally. With each bite of oregano, parsley, fresh garlic, sea salt, and cracked black pepper, you feel like you’re sitting in a bistro, just waiting for your pizza to come out of the wood-fired oven.

Speaking of pizzas, I think you could drizzle this on a crust that’s about to get baked. This dressing really is just that versatile. So let’s get to work and whip up a batch. If you’ve got 10 minutes and a mason jar, then you’ve got what you need to get started!

Homemade Italian Salad Dressing in a small mason jar.

Homemade Italian Salad Dressing is

  • Vegan and paleo
  • Perfect for salads
  • Ideal for marinades
  • Quick and easy to prepare

Side note: You can also use it as a dip for breads or savory biscuits. It’s like having a restaurant right in your very own kitchen!

Vinaigrette in front of a fresh salad.

Homemade Italian Salad Dressing ingredients

  • Olive oil. You don’t need anything fancy. Whatever you have will like do the trick.
  • Dried herbs: Parsley flakes, oregano, and basil.
  • Fresh garlic. I use one clove, but you can add more, if you’d like.
  • Sea salt and black pepper. Seems obvious, but these ingredients definitely take the dressing up a notch and complement the herbs.

Question: Can you use fresh herbs? Absolutely, you can. If you do choose to, then make sure to mince the herbs into tiny pieces. And you’ll likely need a slightly larger amount for each than is listed here since fresh herbs tend not to be as strong in flavor as dried.

Homemade Italian Salad Dressing in a small mason jar.

Salad inspo

Now that you’ve got this delicious dressing, the sky’s the limit with what you can do with it! And if you’re in the mood for other salad fixings, then look no further! Here are more tasties to put in your recipe tin!

  • Caper Spinach Salad
  • Broccoli Cauliflower Greek Salad
  • Gluten-Free Italian Pasta Salad

Stay wild, Spiriteds! I’m glad you’re here. ❤️

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Forget store bought dressings! This Homemade Italian Salad Dressing is where it’s at! Made with dried herbs, fresh garlic, and olive oil, this simple dressing is easy to throw together and enjoy so many different ways! {Vegan + Paleo}

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 10 mins
  • Yield: 1 cup 1x
  • Category: Salads and Dressings
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon basil, optional
  • 1 clove garlic, pressed
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (I used cracked pepper for extra flavor)
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

  1. Pour olive oil into a wide mouth glass jar. Then add the dried herbs, fresh garlic, sea salt, and pepper. Stir briskly so the ingredients have a chance to blend in with the olive oil.
  2. Use immediately or store in a glass jar in the refrigerator for about a week.
  3. If ingredients solidify during refrigeration, then stir vigorously before serving.

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