Enjoy one of your restaurant favorites at home with this easy to make Copycat Brio’s Creamy Parmesan Salad Dressing! You need just five quick minutes to put everything together. It tastes exactly like the restaurant version you know and love.
If you’ve ever visited my site before you know that I love developing Copycat Recipes for my favorite restaurants. This Copycat Brio’s Creamy Parmesan has been in the making for a bit. It is the perfect salad dressing for a fresh green salad. I love this salad dressing when I’m wanting something a little different.
If you’re in the mood for salad be sure to check out my other copycat salad dressing recipes like this Copycat Texas Roadhouse Caesar Dressing, Copycat Salata Ranch, and Copycat Cheesecake Factory Ranch.
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❤️ Why you’ll love this recipe
- Taste: This copycat recipe tastes just like the restaurant version.
- Easy: This is a simple homemade salad dressing recipe.
- Something a little different: While I’m a huge fan of Ranch, Caesar, or Italian dressings this Creamy Parmesan Salad Dressing is perfect for when you’re in the mood for something a little different.
🥣 Ingredients needed
For this recipe, you will need:
- Buttermilk: I prefer using store bought but you can also make your own. Add one tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar to one cup of milk. Stir and let it rest for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Mayonnaise: I recommend using a heavier restaurant quality mayonnaise like Duke’s or Hellman’s. I rotate between those two brands for most of my copycat recipes.
- Sour cream
- Ranch dressing mix: I have seen dry ranch seasoning or salad dressing mix sold in packets (be sure to use just one tablespoon and not the entire packet) or in a shaker container. Either work.
- Green onion
- Parmesan and Romano Cheese Blend: Finely grated.
- Cracked black pepper: I highly recommend using cracked black pepper if you can but in a pinch you can use regular pepper. Please note if using regular black pepper it will be slightly different than the restaurant version.
- Red wine vinegar
- Freeze dried chives
The complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the printable recipe card further below in the post.
🔪 Equipment needed
You’ll need a cheese grater (or you can purchase pre-grated cheese), a large mixing bowl, and a whisk.
⏲️ Recipe instructions (step by step guide)
Combine all the ingredients into a mixing bowl (image 1). Whisk until smooth (image 2). Let the mixture rest in your refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, preferably one hour.
👩🏻🍳 Tips
- Be sure to use just one tablespoon of ranch seasoning and not the entire packet.
- Give the salad dressing time to rest at least thirty minutes (preferably an hour) so that all the flavors can come out. If not, it will taste like buttermilk and mayonnaise.
🥡 How to store leftovers
Store any left over salad dressing in an airtight container (I like to store my salad dressings in a big mason jar with a lid). It’ll will be good for up to four days after making.
📋 Recipe FAQs
Yes, I definitely recommend that you do make this salad dressing ahead of time so the flavors have time to come out.
More copycat recipes you may like:
- Copycat Salata Ranch
- Copycat Outback Honey Mustard
- Copycat Texas Roadhouse Caesar Dressing
- Copycat Texas Roadhouse Italian Dressing
- Copycat Texas Roadhouse Honey Mustard
- Copycat Carrabba’s Creamy Parmesan Salad Dressing
- Copycat Cheesecake Factory Ranch
- Copycat Jason’s Deli Ranch
Copycat Brio’s Creamy Parmesan Salad Dressing
Equipment
- Large mixing bowl
- Whisk
Ingredients
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 1 cup mayonnaise I recommend using Hellman's or Duke's for this recipe
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon ranch dressing mix be sure to use just one tablespoon and not the entire packet
- 1 tablespoon green onion finely chopped
- ¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper or to taste
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan Romano cheese
- 1 tablespoon freeze dried chives
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients into a mixing bowl.
- Whisk until smooth. Let the mixture rest in your refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, preferably one hour.
Notes
- Be sure to use just one tablespoon of ranch seasoning and not the entire packet.
- Give the salad dressing time to rest at least thirty minutes (preferably an hour) so that all the flavors can come out. If not, it will taste like buttermilk and mayonnaise.
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