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Our basic creamy Italian
salad dressing recipe -
goes well with any salad!

Creamy Italian salad dressing recipe.

Find the best recipe here, then browse our simple recipes for pasta, pizza, desserts, biscuits and more!

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!

Creamy Italian Salad Dressing Recipe
 - 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 Italian salad dressing recipe

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!

chicken wraps

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.

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