Creamy Italian Dressing Recipe: No added sugar or seed oil

Creamy Italian dressing is slightly sweet and pleasantly tangy! Made with just six real food ingredients, it is super easy to make. This recipe is free from sugar and seed oils, stores great making it ideal for meal prep, and tastes so good on a salad or as a dip for veggies!

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I have been making salad dressing from scratch in my kitchen for years because dressings are easy and allow me to use the best quality ingredients. 

I love that making dressing at home allows me to adjust the recipe to fit my family’s taste.

This creamy Italian dressing recipe is free from sugar and unhealthy seed oils, making it a healthier option than dressings you find in the store.

It has just the right balance of sweet and tangy.

I love making a double batch of homemade creamy Italian dressing so that I have plenty on hand for a salad at dinner, a few lunches, and for my kiddos to dip or veggies or leftover protein. Truthfully, my 1-year-old likes to eat it with his fingers!

What is creamy Italian dressing made of?

Mayonnaise:  choose an avocado oil mayo to avoid unhealthy seed oils.  I really like this one from Chosen Food.  I typically purchase it from Azure Standard.

Balsamic Vinegar:  gives the dressing a bit of sweetness, allowing you to skip adding any additional sweeteners like some recipes have.

Dried Italian Herbs:  You can purchase this herb blend at any grocery store or make your one using my recipe.

Garlic powder

Salt

Pepper

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Benefits of making homemade salad dressing

Most store-bought dressings are packed full of sugar and industrial seed oils, both of which are linked to chronic inflammation.  One of the best things you can do for your health is to remove these items from your diet. You can learn more about chronic inflammation in this article.

Many dressings found in the store also have various odd additives in them.  Most of these additives are linked to other health concerns.

Thankfully making salad dressing, like this creamy Italian dressing, is super easy to do at home and allows you to choose the healthiest and highest quality ingredients. 

Making dressing from scratch allows you to adjust it to fit your and your family’s taste. 

Useful tools and equipment

Whisk

Measuring cups and spoons

Mason Jar or small glass bowl

How to make creamy Italian dressing

Measure all the ingredients and place them in a mason jar or glass bowl. 

Whisk until fully combined.

Taste and adjust salt if needed.

Serve with your favorite salad.

How to meal prep recipe

To meal prep the dressing, simply mix together all the ingredients and store the dressing in the refrigerator until you are ready to use. 

Depending on how you will use the dressing, it you can store it in one larger container or multiple smaller, single-serve containers.

Storage

Store homemade creamy Italian dressing in an airtight container in the refrigerator. 

My favorite store container for homemade salad dressing is a mason jar.

FAQs for creamy Italian dressing

Related recipe

Homemade creamy Italian dressing would pair really great with this chicken sheet pan recipe. Both the chicken and the vegetables would taste great dipped in the dressing.

If big salads are your thing, use this sweet and tangy dressing on a mixed green salad with shredded chicken, red onions, dried cranberries, kalamata olives, and feta. It is one of my favorite salads!

Final thoughts with CTA

Creamy Italian dressing is so great to have on hand because it works well with more than just salads. We use it often as a dip for baked and grilled meats or raw veggies.

The dressing has just enough sweetness and tang that your whole family will enjoy it.

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