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Recipe Creamy Balsamic Dressing Recipe Equipment food processor, immersion blender, or blender (see notes below for how to make the dressing by hand) Ingredients 2 cloves garlic 6 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 4 tablespoons mayonnaise 2 tablespoons honey (or sweetener of choice) 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard teaspoon kosher salt teaspoon black pepper teaspoon Italian seasoning 1 cup olive oil water if needed to thin Instructions Add half the olive oil, and all of the balsamic vinegar, garlic, mayonnaise, honey, dijon, salt, pepper, and all the dry seasonings to a blender or food processor

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