3. Marinate in the refrigerator, preferably 3–4 days.Olive Garden House Salad
This classic Italian salad is sure to be a hit with friends and family. Serve it with some breadsticks
and soup to create a true Olive Garden meal at home.INGREDIENTS | SERVES 2
1 bag of American Blend salad mix
10 slices red onion
10 black olives
8 banana peppers
1 cup croutons
1 sliced tomato
Olive Garden Salad Dressing, to taste (see below)
1. Combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl with a lid.
2. Cool the salad and serving plates in the refrigerator for 1–2 hours.
3. Put the dressing on the bottom of the plates. Add the chilled salad ingredients on top of the
dressing.Soup, Salad, and Breadsticks
The all-you-can-eat soup, salad, and breadsticks promotion from Olive Garden is one of the most
successful marketing campaigns of all time. It has been duplicated in many other restaurants chains,
such as T.G.I. Friday's Endless Lunch and Chili's Bottom-less Express Lunch.
Olive Garden Salad Dressing
Making the Olive Garden salad dressing at home is easy to do and tastes better than what you can
buy off the grocery shelf. The dressing will keep for about 10 days if stored in an airtight
container in the refrigerator.INGREDIENTS | YIELDS 1 cup
½ cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup white vinegar
1 teaspoon vegetable oil