Homemade Zesty Italian Dressing Mix
Make zesty Italian dressing mix at home! Taste just like the store version except it’s made with real and simple ingredients.
I have another tasty homemade dressing mix coming at you today!
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.
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.
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!
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
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 4-6 1x
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Italian
Description
Make zesty Italian dressing mix at home! Tastes just like the store version except it’s made with real and simple ingredients.
Ingredients
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
- Combine the spice ingredients in a small bowl and store in a tightly closed container.
To Prepare the Dressing
- 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
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 170
- Sugar: 1.1 g
- Sodium: 195.8 mg
- Fat: 18.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 2.1 g
- Protein: 0.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: homemade, easy, copy cat, Italian
adapted with changes from allrecipes.com
Hi! I'm Katya -- a former corporate paralegal turned full-time recipe developer and blogger behind Little Broken. Here you'll find family-friendly and seasonal recipes made from real ingredients.
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.
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I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you.
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!
That’s so great to hear! Thank you Pam.
Used this to season my italian beef when I didn’t grab a packet at the store. It worked amazing!!
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HI! When a recipe asks for a packet of the seasoning mix, how much of this recipe would you suggest?
2 tablespoons?
Hi Sharla! It’s so hard to say. It would all depend on the serving size of the packet.
This was great! I used the dry mix to season Italian Beef Sandwiches. Everyone in my family loved the flavor.
Thanks Carrie! So glad you loved it.