Italian Salad Dressing Recipe

The Traditional Italian Salad Dressing Recipe

Italian Salad Dressing Recipe

Amazingly, the Italian salad dressing recipe which is so well known in the USA is unknown in Italy! In this European country, this popular salad dressing recipe has different ingredients than the USA version. So, the end result is different as well.

Try this traditional recipe by using all these readily available ingredients: 6tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp wine vinegar, 2 tbsp chopped parsley, 1tbsp lemon juice, 2 chopped garlic cloves, 1tsp crumbled dried basil, 1/2tsp crushed dried red pepper, and a pinch of dried oregano. Mixing all this together can produce about half a cup of salad dressing.

You may want to adjust the quantity of the ingredients according to your own taste. Some might  want it with more garlic while others prefer it with more lemon juice. You can also replace other ingredients making use of their similar alternatives. For instance, you can use other citrus fruit juices instead of lemon juice and red pepper can be replaced with other stronger or milder peppers.

Adjust the taste of this recipe by adding a little salt and pepper. This Italian salad dressing recipe is perfect if used immediately after mixing, although the ingredients do not spoil fast. You can also make this salad dressing in advance and then use it later however if you do that, make sure to cover it and refrigerate it. Use it the day after for a guaranteed fresh taste.

This salad dressing can also be used on any mixed vegetables. This will instantly turn a perhaps boring salad dish into a wonderful Italian salad. Some would steam broccoli, asparagus, and other greens and then pour this mixture over them. The wonderful taste of this dressing makes it an ideal base for many sauces and dips for chips or carrot sticks.

Try to use other ingredients or add more ingredients to this combination. That’s how other version of the Italian Salad Dressing Recipe was born-through experimentation. Who knows, maybe you might just discover the next popular Italian dressing recipe.