Creamy Parmesan Dressing (Carrabba’s copycat)

Creamy Parmesan Dressing is so good it will turn the most boring salad into a mouth-watering side that you’ll wish was the main course. You can’t go wrong with a salad dressing that has buttermilk and mayonnaise as its base. This dressing is so super thick and creamy, you’ll want to eat it with a spoon.

Buttermilk Recipes

I don’t know about you, but I always seem to have a container of buttermilk that is about to go bad. If you do too, here are some more ways to use up leftover buttermilk: Buttermilk Pancakes, Homemade Buttermilk Bread, Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Doughnuts, Buttermilk Biscuits, Buttermilk Coleslaw, and Chocolate Buttermilk Cake.

Flavor of Creamy Parmesan Dressing

Fresh homemade dressing tastes so much better than bottled and this one is really simple to make. Garlic and Parmesan cheese give it most of its flavor along with a little tarragon. It closely resembles the Creamy Parmesan Dressing at Carrabba’s.

How To Make

This dressing is fabulously easy to make. No blender or Mason jar needed. Just whisk all the ingredients together in a bowl. So much fresher tasting than store-bought dressing.

Recipe Tip

If you wanted to, you could add about 1/2 teaspoon Anchovy Paste. It will give the dressing that extra something and depth of flavor, but it won’t taste fishy at all.

Not only is this dressing super easy to make, it is so full of flavor you only need a simple salad to serve it with. I love it with the crunch of romaine and a few grape tomatoes and red bell pepper for some color.

How To Store

Store in an airtight container in the refrigeraotr for 5 days.

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More Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes

• Blue Cheese Vinaigrette
• Cucumber Dill Dressing
• Buttermilk Garlic Dressing
• Creamy Italian Dressing
• Maple Mustard Dressing
• Ginger Salad Dressing
• Creamy Balsamic Dressing

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Creamy Parmesan Dressing (Carrabba’s copycat)

Creamy Parmesan Dressing is so good it will turn the most boring salad into a mouth-watering side that you'll wish was the main course. You can't go wrong with a salad dressing that has buttermilk and mayonnaise as its base. This dressing is so super thick and creamy, you'll want to eat it with a spoon.

Course Salad Dressing

Cuisine American

Keyword buttermilk

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes minutes

Total Time 10 minutes minutes

Servings 1 cup

Equipment

• Whisk

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 medium clove garlic minced
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh tarragon
• ½ teaspoon anchovy paste optional

Instructions

• Stir together all ingredients and refrigerate until needed.

Notes

The anchovy paste is optional. It will give the dressing that extra something and depth of flavor, but it won’t taste fishy at all.

For best flavor, use fresh grated Parmesan cheese.

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Originally posted August 24, 2015.

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