Italian Salad Dressing Recipe. Made with mayonnaise, sour cream, red wine vinegar, garlic.
Top generously with Parmesan Cheese.
It is an old fashioned creamy dressing that was inspired by a small restaurant, Little Italy, overlooking the hills of the mountains in North Carolina more than forty years ago.
This dressing is delicious on the tossed salad
suggested below, including all the suggested vegetables, then served with
grilled steaks and baked potatoes.
It is delicious with a full Italian Dinner and a glass of your favorite wine or beverage.
Blend mayonnaise, sour cream, vinegar, garlic, sugar, and salt
together in a bowl.
Mix thoroughly.
Fold in cheeses or sprinkle on top and refrigerate
until ready to use.
When ready to serve, top salad with dressing and sprinkle generously with the Salad Supreme Seasoning.
Mix all together in a jar.
Cover with lid and shake well to mix.
Store in refrigerator a couple of days before using, shaking the jar well several times a day.
This helps the flavors to mellow.
This simple Italian Salad Dressing Recipe is delicious on an elaborate tossed green salad to a fancy pasta salad, etc. or a simple salad such as lettuce and tomato.
Keep dressing stored in refrigerator up to 2 weeks.
Place torn bits of lettuce, sliced or
cubed tomatoes, sliced celery, and sliced cucumbers in a salad bowl or
plate.
Then spoon the dressing over the vegetables.
Optional: Add sliced carrots, chopped broccoli, chopped bell pepper
(green, red, or yellow), black olives, onions, or other raw vegetables
to your taste.
Top it generously with the dressing made from your Italian Salad Dressing Recipe, above.
Have it your way.
Use as a great dip for Chicken Tenders or Chicken Fingers.
To make it, spread thick slices of bread with butter, sprinkle
generously with freshly squeezed garlic juice, and toast under broiler.
Add mozzarella cheese to the side that was toasted last and return under broiler a few minutes to melt, if desired.
In 1941, Florance Hanna, the daughter of American immigrants, created the simple Italian Salad Dressing we enjoy today, with only vinegar, oils and herbs.
The dressing was so popular in Hannas's father's restaurant that the patrons started requesting carry-outs.
With that high demand, he began making the dressing in large vats stored in the restaurant basement.
In 1945, another restauranter started bottling his version of the recipe.