Homemade Italian Dressing is zesty, delicious on green salads or pasta salads, and excellent as a marinade…plus it's all-natural and easy to make! This is the only Italian dressing recipe you need!
Prep time: PT5M
Total time: PT5M
Rating
4.88 stars (136 reviews)
Keywords
homemade italian dressing, italian dressing, italian dressing recipe
Ingredients
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil OR neutral vegetable oil
1/4 cup white wine vinegar OR red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons water
1 to 2 teaspoons honey
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
3/4 teaspoon dried parsley
3/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
Pinch of red pepper flakes
Freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
Categories
Salad
Cuisine
Italian
Steps
Measure all ingredients into a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Shake vigorously until well-blended and emulsified. Taste and adjust seasonings, adding more salt and pepper if necessary.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
Calories: 132 kcal
Carbohydrates: 1 g
Protein: 1 g
Fat: 14 g
Saturated Fat: 2 g
Cholesterol: 2 mg
Sodium: 252 mg
Sugar: 1 g
Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
Reviews
Margi on 2026-04-13 (5 stars): Thank you! How long can I keep the leftover dressing in the fridge?
Kathy on 2026-02-28 (5 stars): I made this recipe to marinate chicken to grill out it was excellent, will definitely keep this recipe and put it in my little cookbook thank you so much for such an excellent tasting Italian dressing
Jane on 2025-12-10 (5 stars): delicious! made for a dinner party and they all loved it! asked for the recipe!
Sally on 2025-08-21 (5 stars): Delicious! I used EVOO. It's light and full of flavor! This is a keeper!
Sheri on 2025-08-18 (5 stars): Fantastic recipe thank you! I forgot to pick up dressing from the store for my pasta salad. I’m glad I did because this was by far much much more tasty! And I know exactly what is in it!! Will definitely make again, with no changes except maybe a smidge more parm because we love parm!
Erin on 2025-07-11 (5 stars): Delicious and way better than any store bought. I replaced parsley with fresh parsley and to say I’m obsessed is an understatement. We have used on a grilled chicken salad and my husband kept commenting how good it is (he is a self proclaimed “sauce guy”). Yum!!
Catalina Martin on 2025-07-08 (5 stars): Great recipe! I’ve been looking for a great Italian dressing and this one was perfect! I’ll be using this often.
I had a small bottle of black cherry balsamic vinegar so I added a little of that along with the white wine vinegar and it was so good. Added a great little zing to it. Everyone loved the salad and dressing!
SeaZie on 2025-05-12 (5 stars): Yum! Yum! Yum!
Ginny on 2025-05-03 (5 stars): This was fantastic! I didn’t have honey so I subbed 1 tsp. Dijon mustard. I will never buy bottled Italian again.
