Weight Watchers' Freestyle Olive Garden Dressing Recipe Makeover (2024)

Juicy tomatoes, salty olives, spicy pepperoncini peppers, crisp red onion, crunchy croutons and salty parmesan cheese tossed with romaine lettuce and topped with that delicious Olive Garden Italian Dressing.
Who loves Olive Garden Salad? I sure do!

Olive Garden’s Salad Dressing

You don’t need to leave home to enjoy the taste of Olive Garden’s famous salad dressing. This is my old adaption of thecopycat recipe that was developed by Food Network Kitchens.

INGREDIENTS
1⁄4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 tablespoons White Wine or Cider Vinegar
3 tablespoons Miracle Whip
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons grated parmesan orromano cheese
1⁄4 teaspoon garlic salt or 1 garlic clove, minced
1⁄2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1⁄2 teaspoon dried parsley
1 – 2 tablespoon water

Optional:Add a small amount ofpepperoncini juice to the dressing.

DIRECTIONS
Combine all the dressing ingredients and 1 to 2 tablespoons water in a blender or food processor; puree until smooth. Serves 4.

In a large salad serving bowl, toss together a traditional lettuce mix, red onion slices, black olives, pepperoncini, tomatoes, and croutons.

Lighter Version of Olive Garden’s Salad Dressing

This delicious copycat Olive Garden Salad Dressing recipe uses Greek yogurt and honey instead of mayonnaise and sugar. It is very close in taste to Olive Garden’s recipe but healthier. This light version is only 1 SmartPoint per 2 tablespoon serving!

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup Plain Unsweetened Greek Yogurt
1/3 cup White Wine or Cider Vinegar
1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive or Avocado Oil
3 tablespoons Raw Unfiltered Honey
1/2 cup Fat-Free Parmesan or Romano Cheese finely grated
1 large Clove Garlic Minced
1 teaspoon Dried Italian Seasoning
1 teaspoon Dried Parsley
1 tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice

DIRECTIONS
Combine all the dressing ingredients in a blender or food processor; puree until smooth. Makes one pint (32 tablespoons).

In a large salad serving bowl, toss together a traditional lettuce mix, red onion slices, black olives, pepperoncini, tomatoes, and croutons.

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