Italian Dressing Mix

Homemade spice mixes are a super easy and thoughtful gift to share with neighbors, party hosts, or friends. Shared below is a recipe for Italian Dressing Mix that can be used to make salad dressing or marinate meat. I bet you have all of the ingredients in your cupboard already!

Packaged in a mason jar with a handwritten tag, homemade gifts from the kitchen are quite lovely! Consider an Italian food theme, and present your Italian Dressing Mix in a basket with pasta sauce, fresh bread, and imported olive oil.

Italian Dressing Mix
An easy homemade gift to share with friends, neighbors, or teachers!
Ingredients
  • 1/4 c. dried oregano
  • 2 T. garlic powder
  • 2 T. onion powder
  • 2 T. dried parsley
  • 2 t. dried basil
  • 1/2 t. celery salt
  • 2 T sugar
  • 1 T salt
  • 2 t. pepper
Instructions
  1. Simply shake the spices together in a small mason jar. Give away or enjoy yourself!
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To use the Italian Dressing Mix to make salad dressing, mix 1 T. of the spice mix with 1/3 c. olive oil and 3 1/2 T. red wine vinegar. It is also delicious over pasta salad!

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