The Ospidillo Cafe Italian Salad Dressing

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup water (prefer spring water)
• 2 tablespoons hellmann's mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons italian spices (see directions)
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper

Recipe

• 1 blend all ingredients in a mixer for 20 minutes. (i use a kitchenaid mixer on speed setting number 2).
• 2 refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.
• 3 when dressing gets too cold it will solidify somewhat, due to the olive oil, so allow it to set out 1/2 hour or so if this happens.
• 4 also, i prefer to use tupelo honey when i have it available which is much higher quality in flavor than regular clover honey.
• 5 for the italian spices, i use 2 teaspoons of dee514's italian blend spice mix italian blend spice mix. here it is:
• 6 2 tablespoons basil, 2 tablespoons marjoram, 1 tablespoon garlic powder, 1 tablespoon oregano, 1 tablespoon thyme, 1 tablespoon rosemary, 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes.