Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2008

I did not have onion powder, so I added fresh onion instead. I put all the ingredients in my mini blender with the onion and chopped it until smooth. Then I marinated thinly sliced red onions and tomatoes in the dressing for about an hour, then mixed it all up with salad greens and grated parmesean. It was yummy!

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simplekm

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Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2008

Very good. Even better when using red wine vinegar and extra virgin olive oil for the liquids. (I use garlic and onion powder, cuts down on salt intake). Yum! Will use this recipe again!

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DANA HUME

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Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2008

Amazing! The best Italian Dressing I have had except for the Olive Garden. So easy and great to have on hand.

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TAREMY

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Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2008

Did not taste like the Good Seasonings brand at all.

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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2008

I made this mix up a few months ago and forgot I still had it. I have been enjoying caesar salads lately but tonight felt like Italian. So convenient to just mix this up in the morning and have homemade dressing on the table for dinner.

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CYNJNE

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Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2008

I made some small changes too at the advice of other users.The thing about this recipe is that it is very flexiable.You know the ingrediants that you like,dont like or have on hand,so use this recipe as a starting guide line, and add more or less of what you want.I even used a couple sprinkles of roamano cheese and an Italian blends grinder that contains several spices pre mixed in in the bottle.

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Katie Kaboom

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Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2008

I am a fan of the packaged salad dressing, in fact it is the only dressing my 13 yr. old will eat....he is very picky! I made this dressing because I was out of the other and my son said this was better than the packaged and I should make this all the time. So, i would highly recommend this recipe. I also cut down the salt to 1tsp. and used celery seed instead of celery salt. It made a difference. Very good! You will not be disappointed.

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mermaidhair

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Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2008

Great recipe! I keep the mix around for anytime I need to whip up a nice Italian Dressing...actually, I have some in my cupboard right now. I did reduce the salt and I added 2 tablespoons of dried, minced chives. As other reviewers noted, I, also, used garlic powder in place of garlic salt and celery seed in place of celery salt. Also, it's easy to adapt the recipe for use with balsamic vinegar and red wine vinegar. I found using olive oil changed the taste for the worse. Canola oil did give it a better taste (I use Smart Balance which has both olive and canola.) As a dressing, it's great for pasta salad and muffalettas.

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Mandi4Timmy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2008

This is a great Italian Dressing recipe. My husband and I love the salad dressing at East Side Mario's and were looking for the recipe. This one is very close.

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Kelli F.

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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2008

This italian dressing recipe was simply excellent. I lessened the salts a bit and used olive oil instead of canola oil and it was amazing. I will definitly make it again. Thanks alot.

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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2008

I also omitted the amount of salt and used sea salt to taste. I used garlic powder, white wine vinegar(3tbs),1/3C extra virgin olive oil and 1/3C peanut oil. Almost forgot, no celery salt. Let it sit overnight in the fridge and its even better.

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scotty.h

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2007

This is an incredible find! I did reduce the salt by half as other reviewers suggested but I cud do with a little more. Yet! this is going to be a regualr at our place now.Certainly great for gifts too!

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2007

I had really high hopes for this but it just didn't taste very good. I used olive oil to prepare the dressing, maybe that was why.

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em2781

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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2007

AWESOME recipe. the ONLY thing I did differently was leave out the celery stuff..my husband HATES celery. BUt I can tell you that I did everything else exactly to the recipe's specifications and it is the most amazing, wonderful dressing. :)

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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2007

Although I love this dressing I am giving it 3 stars because of the amount of salt it calls for. We used garlic powder instead of garlic salt. Celery seed instead of celery salt and cut the regular salt to a scant teaspoon. Other than that followed the recipe. It is really good this way and not too salty! Just right! Thanks for the recipe. It's a very good dressing!

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MATTSBELLY

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Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2007

This is really good. I will be using this instead of bottled dressing!

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2007

WOW! What a versatile recipe. I liked it for dressing, but... it is really better on oven fries and roasted veggies. Just sprinkle dressing mix on veggies and toss with EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil). For extra quick and easy clean up line your baking pan with no-stick foil first. I did cut the salt in half. If you want your potatoes to be extra crispy sprinkle on a little more sugar. (you can't taste it, unless you get crazy with it)

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2007

Fantastic idea and great recipe! I've gotten tired of paying so much for store-bought dressings, some of them with a lot of high fructose corn syrup. I was looking for a dressing that is easy enough to whip up before a meal and found this one. Better yet -- Now I have a delicious mix of herbs and spices that I just need to add a few ingredients to. As recommended by several reviewers, I reduced the salt by about half and I'm glad I did. Thanks for the great recipe! We will be using this often!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2007

Very tasty!

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Erin

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2007

This was great. :) I needed dry Italian dressing mix for the Slow Cooker Chicken Stroganoff on this site. I scaled it down to two servings, omitted the parsley (we're out) and the regular salt, and I added maybe 1/8 tsp celery seed. It was exactly what the recipe needed! Thanks for sharing, Debby!

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