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Homemade Zesty Italian Dressing Mix

March 24, 2015 By Katya 9 Comments

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Make zesty Italian dressing mix at home! Taste just like the store version except it’s made with real and simple ingredients.

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I have another tasty homemade dressing mix coming at you today!  My goal is to add at least one new recipe to the Dressing Recipe Index but no promises :).

You would think that homemade salad dressings are easy and some are definitely yes! Salad dressing is a very important element to any good salad, especially the seasoning. It can either make or break the salad.

So I want to make sure mine work and are foolproof before I share them with you guys. That’s why my weekends lately have consisted of making up salad dressing.

Homemade Zesty Italian Dressing Mix - with ton of flavor and similar to one at the store | littlebroken.com

Multiple labeled little containers with dressings in them and loads of salad testing with the hubs. And notes that consist of little less of this and little more of that. I can’t really complain though because this weather is perfect for salad testing and lunch dates with my one and only.

Homemade Zesty Italian Dressing Mix - with ton of flavor and similar to one at the store | littlebroken.com

So today, I have a Homemade Zesty Italian Dressing Mix for you. If you love those Zesty Italian Dressings from the store this one is pretty close. It’s definitely zesty and has a ton of flavor.

Making it not only delicious on a crisp fresh salad but as a marinade for chicken or seasoning for veggies (especially roasted potatoes). Super good and flavorful!

The dry dressing mix has 10 different spices that you can prepare and store in a tightly closed container. You can even double up on the recipe if you don’t want to mess with measuring and spooning all the spices every single time.

The BEST part is that this dressing mix yields 3 tablespoons, enough to make the dressing three times!

Homemade Zesty Italian Dressing Mix - with ton of flavor and similar to one at the store | littlebroken.com

For the actual dressing, all you need are some basic pantry items: canola oil and white vinegar, plus water. I tested the recipe with extra-virgin olive oil and found that canola works the best.

It has a neutral taste and light texture, so it does not overpower the taste of all the spices in this dressing. Whereas the olive oil tasted a bit too heavy.

So enjoy friends! Eat more salad and stay healthy. 

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Homemade Zesty Italian Dressing Mix

★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
  • Author: Katya
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 5 mins
  • Yield: 4-6 1x
  • Category: Salad
  • Method: Mixing
  • Cuisine: Italian
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Description

Make zesty Italian dressing mix at home! Tastes just like the store version except it’s made with real and simple ingredients.


Ingredients

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Dry Dressing Mix – makes 3 Tablespoons

  • 1 1/2 tsp. garlic salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp. onion powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp. granulated sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp. black pepper
  • 1/8 tsp. dried thyme
  • 1/2 tsp. dried basil
  • 1 1/2 tsp. dried parsley
  • 1/8 tsp. celery salt
  • 1/2 tsp. salt

To Prepare the Dressing – makes 2/3 cup dressing

  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 2 Tbsp. white vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp. water
  • 1 Tbsp. Dry Dressing Mix

Instructions

Dry Dressing Mix

  1. Combine the spice ingredients in a small bowl and store in a tightly closed container.

To Prepare the Dressing

  1. Whisk all the ingredients until combined. Serve immediately or store covered in the refrigerator up to 1 week.

Notes

**the dry dressing mix is light on salt so you may have to add additional salt to your salad or whatever else you’re serving this on

Keywords: homemade, easy, copy cat, Italian

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adapted with changes from allrecipes.com

Homemade Zesty Italian Dressing Mix - with ton of flavor and similar to one at the store | littlebroken.com

Filed Under: Dressings, Recipes, Salads, Sauces and Condiments Tagged With: dressing, dressing mix, italian dressing, salad, salad dressing, zesty italian dressing

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Comments

  1. Sharla (different one!) says

    March 30, 2021 at 4:32 AM

    Great recipe! I used this on a pepperoni pasta salad and it was delicious. I didn’t have basil so I used italian seasoning mix for the oregano, basil, parsley and thyme. You can adjust for your taste. I would probably add a touch more sugar when I make it again but that’s just my preference. It’s great as is.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Katya says

      March 30, 2021 at 8:41 AM

      I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you.

      Reply
  2. Pam says

    May 19, 2020 at 3:41 PM

    Pleasantly Surprised! Ran out of bottled italian dressing for my pasta salad and searched the net. So glad this recipe popped up. Ingredients are all standard pantry items and the end result was great!! Thank you!

    Reply
    • Katya says

      May 20, 2020 at 10:41 AM

      That’s so great to hear! Thank you Pam.

      Reply
  3. BARBARA STIMPERT says

    January 19, 2020 at 1:20 PM

    Used this to season my italian beef when I didn’t grab a packet at the store. It worked amazing!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  4. Sharla says

    January 17, 2018 at 5:18 PM

    HI! When a recipe asks for a packet of the seasoning mix, how much of this recipe would you suggest?
    2 tablespoons?

    Reply
    • Katya says

      January 18, 2018 at 9:38 AM

      Hi Sharla! It’s so hard to say. It would all depend on the serving size of the packet.

      Reply
  5. Carrie says

    December 30, 2017 at 10:24 PM

    This was great! I used the dry mix to season Italian Beef Sandwiches. Everyone in my family loved the flavor.

    Reply
    • Katya says

      January 1, 2018 at 3:17 PM

      Thanks Carrie! So glad you loved it.

      Reply

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