Kitchen

[KathyfromGA]

Yea!! My mouth is watering...

[gloriajean]

I bought it at Olive Garden. This is what's in it: water, soybean oil, distilled vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, salt, egg, romana cheese, dextrose etc. etc. and the high fructose corn syrup got me - we don't buy that anymore. And it's 3rd on the list. Dextrose is a sugar too, plus it has other sugars in, so it's not a very healthy dressing, tasty, yes, but not good for us, for those who care what we eat.

[Helping]

Can't stand Olive Garden food or service. Better to go to a local restaurant to see if they sell their salad dressing. I get mine from my favorite local Greek restaurant. I get their feta, too. Much better and better for you than mass-produced high fructose laden dressing from a chain.

[Toppers]

I happen to like it, too. It has a nice, tangy flavor, to me. I didn't know that it was available in stores now. I used to just buy it through the restaurant, if I wanted some.

[ID2]

On 3/11/2015 helping said: Can't stand Olive Garden food or service. Better to go to a local restaurant to see if they sell their salad dressing. I get mine from my favorite local Greek restaurant. I get their feta, too. Much better and better for you than mass-produced high fructose laden dressing from a chain.

Wow get up on the wrong side of the bed??

[autumnnj]

If you add grated Parmesan and a dash of sugar to Italian dressing (I think homemade is better than bottled) it will be similar to Olive Garden Dressing.

[Campion]

On 3/11/2015 gloriajean said:

I bought it at Olive Garden. This is what's in it: water, soybean oil, distilled vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, salt, egg, romana cheese, dextrose etc. etc. and the high fructose corn syrup got me - we don't buy that anymore. And it's 3rd on the list. Dextrose is a sugar too, plus it has other sugars in, so it's not a very healthy dressing, tasty, yes, but not good for us, for those who care what we eat.

Great post! I love to be shamed by someone for having a tablespoon of dressing that has a few milligrams of dextrose and HFCS in it, because that tiny amount is going to overshadow the great raw vegetables I'm eating and make the entire salad worthless. Thanks.

[So Happy Girl]

Here are two copycat recipes of the dressing in case you would like a healthier alternative.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/almost-famous-garden-salad-recipe.html

http://www.dessertnowdinnerlater.com/2014/02/copycat-olive-garden-salad-dressing/

[Mothertrucker]

I have never had it, is it creamy or more like a "regular" Italian dressing?

[kaycee46]

Thank you So Happy Girl. I really try to avoid high fructose corn syrup.