Creamy Pesto Dressing

This creamy pesto dressing is flavorful, rich, and makes even the simplest salad taste extra special.

I’ve always loved the creamy pesto salad dressing at The Old Spaghetti Factory, so when I stumbled upon a copycat recipe for their creamy pesto dressing on CopyKat Recipes, I had to give it a try. I was pretty skeptical because the dressing used dried basil but it ended up tasting just like the restaurant’s version! We all enjoyed this creamy pesto dressing and it will be on regular rotation in our house from now on.

How to Make a Creamy Pesto Dressing

In a jar or bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, oil, buttermilk, parmesan cheese, dried basil, garlic, hot sauce, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, until well combined.

Seal with a lid and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving to allow flavors time to mingle. Enjoy.

Creamy Pesto Dressing

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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Allow flavors time to mingle: 2 hours hours

Total Time: 2 hours hours 5 minutes minutes

Course: Condiment

Cuisine: American

Servings: 1 ¼ cup +/-

Author: Pam - For the Love of Cooking

Equipment

• Small Jar with Lid

Ingredients

• ½ cup mayonnaise
• ⅓ cup +1 tbsp Vegetable oil
• ⅓ cup +1 tbsp buttermilk
• 1 tbsp parmesan cheese, finely grated
• 1 tbsp dried basil
• 2 small cloves of garlic, minced
• Hot sauce, to taste **I used two dashes of Frank's RedHot
• Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste

Instructions

• In a jar or bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, oil, buttermilk, parmesan cheese, dried basil, garlic, hot sauce, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, until well combined.
• Seal with a lid and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving to allow flavors time to mingle. Enjoy. 

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