Once I realized that all the salad dressings on God’s green earth contain sugar I set out to create a few that don’t. Okay, yes I’m aware that there are exceptions. But they tend to be expensive and I’m definitely Team Let’s Make What We Can at Home.
So here we are making this Easy Homemade Italian Dressing.
When I say it’s easy I mean it’s really easy, friends. Everything goes in a jar and you give a shake. That’s it. No cooking, no chopping, no blending, no nothing.
You probably already have all these ingredients which means you can quickly whip up a jar of this stuff whenever you want it. That’s my kind of recipe.
All the ingredients are clean. No junk. No artificial anything. Just the good stuff.
And this dress is Whole30 compliant, gluten free, and dairy free! More good news, right?
For those of you on Whole30 wondering about the white or red wine vinegar in here… Yes, you can have it! You can find that out for yourself on the Whole30 website if you like.
Make it and pour it on a salad or use it as a marinade. (I recommend using it in this Italian Marinated Chicken and these Italian Marinated Chicken Lettuce Wraps.)
Today feels like a good day to make some Easy Homemade Italian Dressing, doesn’t it? Give it a try and let me know what you think. If you don’t use it all right away just refrigerate the remainder and shake it up again when you’re ready to use.
Easy Homemade Italian Dressing
Print Recipe Pin RecipeIngredients
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup red or white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a jar, place the lid on the jar, and give it a good shake!
- Just like with all vinegar based dressing you'll need to shake it up again before pouring to eliminate separation.
Nutrition
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Interested in another Whole30, dairy free, sugar free, and gluten free dressing? I have more you may want to try! How about my Easy Ranch Dressing, Blueberry Dressing, Strawberry Basil Dressing, or Cilantro Citrus Vinaigrette?
I’ve made your Ranch Dressing as well as your Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing and they are both delicious! I’m all in on this one too!
Is there a taste difference between using the red vs white wine vinegar?
Hardly any difference at all. I have used and enjoyed both!
Have you ever made this with Rice Vinegar? I just realized I don’t have white wine vinegar.
I haven’t! Let me know if you do!
Do you use extra virgin or light tasting olive oil?
You can use either for this one. I tend to use EVOO and reserve my light olive oil for all the creamy dressings.
Hi! Should I store this on the counter, or in the fridge, and, how long will it last? 🙂
Store in the fridge. I’ve never gone longer than a week with mine just because we finish it so fast. Give it a good shake before pouring!
This was delightful! Thank you!
I llove this recipe. It’s tast as is and can be altered according to what’s in your pantry. I have made it with a basil vinegar that I made with red basil, and have used two tsp of Penzeys Pasta Sprinkle blend instead of the oregano and basil. Always delish.
Definitely trying it! I’m gonna try to marinate chicken breasts with that and cook in an airfryer to meal prep my husband’s lunch. You think that dressing will work?
I have never had Italian dressing. I was really craving pasta salad and every recipe calls for it. Well I didn’t have any of the dressing but looked up the recipe for dressing and found this one. I had every ingredient on hand. Hands down my favorite salad and dressing ever! Thank you!
This is the best dressing recipe. I’m making batches of the dry ingredients. Everyone loves it. Thank you so much.
Have made this a couple of times and absolutely love it. I used it to dress a pasta salad and it was great. I have kept mine in the fridge for up to 4 weeks with no problem. Will never buy italian dressing again. Now will have to try the Ranch and see how my picky husband handles it.
I made this recipe to use as a marinade for a wild duck recipe I love to make. It worked perfectly. Delicious.
No need to buy bottled dressing when you can make this so easily and can control what goes into the product.
What kind of pepper do we use? Their are so many kinds.
Black pepper unless otherwise specified.