This Garlic Salad Dressing is not only delicious but packed with antioxidants. Make a batch in minutes and keep in the fridge for your favorite salad!
Originally Posted:Â January 13th, 2015|Â Updated: January 15th, 2019
This Garlic Salad Dressing is one of the best and easiest salad dressings you’ll ever make!
I wish I could take credit for this recipe but the truth is that this is all MY MOM.
She is seriously the queen of salad dressings.
I tried to talk her into starting a salad dressing company years ago but it never happened. I think the general population is missing out on having a full range of her dressings. Just sayin’.
Anyway, this is a dressing she has been making for as long as I can remember and I finally got her to agree to allow me to share the recipe.
I have been trying to eat as much garlic as possible right now with everyone around me falling sick to colds, flu and whatever else is going around.
WHY IS GARLIC GOOD FOR YOU?
Short answer is because of allicin. Allicin creates the sulfur compounds in garlic that are one of the main compounds responsible for the health benefits of garlic. There are many benefits to consuming raw garlic but the most studied (as of this post date) is the benefit to the cardiovascular system.
CAN I MAKE THIS GARLIC DRESSING DAIRY FREE?
You can but I have to be honest and tell you that it’s just not the same. I have tried it with nutritional yeast and I LOVE nutritional yeast but hated the dressing. There are some vegan parm options out there but as of today, I haven’t found one that doesn’t taste like rotten socks (grossssss). I would say to try one of my dairy free dressings and leave this for the cheese eaters. Update: a reader left a comment that she loved it with nutritional yeast so try it for yourself!
Let’s get to making some Garlic Dressing — I hope you love it as much as we do and can’t wait to hear your feedback!
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This Garlic Salad Dressing is not only delicious but packed with antioxidants. Make a batch in minutes and keep in the fridge for your favorite salad!
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoon grated Pecorino Romano Cheese
- 2 large cloves of garlic crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 10 turns freshly ground black pepper
- pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
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Combine all ingredients except olive oil in a small bowl.
Using a small whisk or fork, mix until combined and continue whisking while you slowly pour in olive oil.
Refrigerate until ready to use. Serve over your favorite salad and Enjoy!
- I always use Pecorino Romano. My preferred brand is Locatelli but if I can’t get that, I just get “Pecorino Romano”. It is always just a tad bit more expensive than regular Parmesan but the flavor is so much better, it’s totally worth it!
- Use the best quality extra virgin olive oil you have! It will really impact the final flavor.
- This works well on more robust lettuces (think romaine, butter, bib, radicchio, etc.) I find spring mix to be too fragile but if you do decide to go with fragile lettuce, go LIGHT on the dressing!
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Deborah Turano says
I love this recipe, it’s delicious. Next time I will use less salt or even no salt. There is enough sodium from the cheese. Thank you for a great recipe!
Alyssa Brantley says
Hi Deborah! Thanks so much – so glad to hear you love it. And, yes, depending on what type of parm you use – it can really impact the salinity.
Angela Choy says
Very good dressing!! My new go to but veganized it -I used nutritional yeast instead of cheese and halved the oil with water… it’s garlicky and has a kick, we love it! Thank you!
Alyssa Brantley says
So glad to hear that it was yummy with the modifications!! That’s awesome
Rhonda A Oki says
Simply amazing. My 9nyear old just made this dressing. I’m teacher her early to make instead of buying. We mixed out own Italian seasoning and used a bit of herb de province since I didn’t have any savory or marjoram. We also used 1 tbsp asiago and 1 tbsp parmesan as that’s all we had. So great and a little goes a long way. next time I’ll use half the salt but it seasoned my salad so well! Thanks you for posting!
Alyssa Brantley says
Hi Rhonda!! I LOVE THIS. My 9-year old also loves to make homemade salad dressing. So flattered that your child made mine 🙂
Mark says
Been making fermented garlic pickles and have been using leftover fermented garlic in this recipe. Awesome!
Lindsay Cotter says
So delicious! I love making my own salad dressing at home! It’s really so easy!
EverydayMaven says
Yep and adds so much variety to regular meals!
Liz says
Aren’t mom’s recipes the best??? Thanks for sharing this winner—it was a delicious change of pace from my regular vinaigrette!
EverydayMaven says
Yes!! We make this all the time! So glad you liked it!
Marge says
I did add a pinch of Stevie and used data parmesan. Happy to find your recipe.
EverydayMaven says
yay! glad it worked Marge!
Kim Weyrich says
Is there really no acid component? Vinegar or lemon juce? Or other liquid beside the olive oil?
EverydayMaven says
There is apple cider vinegar!! Thanks for catching that. I just updated the recipe. It was entered incorrectly. Appreciate it Kim!
Pat Carvell says
Have read about the health benefits of garlic and as my husband has a chest infection I wanted to make sure he boosts his immunity. I tried your recipe and it is the best dressing ever. Thank you so much.
EverydayMaven says
Thank you so much Pat!! That is wonderful to hear 🙂
Adriene says
I made this paleo by using nutritional yeast as a substitute for the parm, and it is delicious!
EverydayMaven says
So good to know Adriene!!
Olivia says
This had me breathing fire and I LOVE IT. The best part is, people can now smell me coming from a mile away! This dressing is great for leafy greens and for those with a very large personal bubble!
EverydayMaven says
Perfection Olivia!