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Our basic creamy Italian
salad dressing recipe -
goes well with any salad!
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This effortless recipe will make a gorgeous basic creamy dressing which goes well with any green salad and is particularly good with the more bitter leaves like raddichio.
Or use it on a wrap with chicken and a green salad to make a delicious lunchtime snack.
This is the most basic of the salad dressing recipes we know. You can adjust the ingredients to suit your family’s tastes - we usually add lots more garlic!
Ingredients :
- 240 ml (2 cups) mayonnaise - use low-fat mayonnaise for a lower calorie option
- 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 4 tablespoons sugar - or sugar substitute for the low-calorie version
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 teaspoons basil
- Pinch salt
- Half teaspoon ground black pepper.
How to make our basic creamy salad dressing :
The easy way!
Use a
hand blender
to combine all the ingredients together until smooth
Chill for at least an hour before using.
or
Chop the onion, garlic and basil very finely
With a hand whisk, combine the mayonnaise, vinegar and sugar
Add the onion, garlic and basil and whisk again
Add the seasoning to taste and stir in
Chill for at least an hour before using.
Simple!
 | Use the dressing on a chicken wrap for a
delicious lunchtime snack. |
If you like this traditional recipe, have a look at one of our favourite Italian food customs - making a simple pizza dough.
To accompany this dressing, try a green salad and this 'Saltimbocca' recipe - one of the best
Italian Christmas or Thanksgiving recipes
of all.
More Italian salad recipe pages.
How to make a creamy Italian salad dressing recipe
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