Copycat Olive Garden Salad Dressing

I will admit, there are not a lot of things about Olive Garden that I like but the salad and breadsticks are hard for me to resist!  This dressing tastes exactly like the one at the restaurant and YOU know exactly what you put in it!  Win!

Copycat Olive Garden Salad Dressing (adapted from goodlifeeats.com)

1/2 c. light mayonnaise
1/3 c. white vinegar
1 T. freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/3 c. grated parmesan or romano cheese
1 t. extra virgin olive oil
1/2 t. Italian seasoning
1/2 t. dried parsley
1/4 t. garlic powder
1 t. salt

Combine all ingredients in the food processor or blender and blend to combine.  Chill for at least 2 hours before serving.  

As a reminder, at Olive Garden they put romaine lettuce, red onion, black olives, pepperoncini peppers, tomatoes, croutons and parmesan cheese in their salad.  

This dressing will keep for up to a week in the fridge.

Makes about 1 cup of dressing (442 calories for the entire recipe) according to my calculator on loseit.com