Carrabba’s Bread Dipping Oil (Copycat Recipe)
Carrabba’s bread dipping oil is a copycat recipe for the oil and spice mixture served with bread at every Carrabba’s restaurant. Our homemade version tastes just like restaurant version and is perfect to serve with a loaf of homemade bread!
We love going to Carrabba’s for date night.
Wood fired Italian food, pasta, and – most importantly – the bread!
I’d be remiss to not mention the baskets of warm bread that every meal comes with.
It’s served with a mix of spices and olive oil that gets drizzled onto the plate right at your table.
And it’s honestly the best part of eating there!
I could skip the actual pasta and just fill up on the bread and Carrabba’s bread dipping oil.
So I’m very pleased with myself that after trying so many different spice ratios, I have landed on the best Carrabba’s bread dipping oil copycat recipe.
It tastes just like what you get at the Italian restaurant but right at home so you can make it anytime to dress up a store bought loaf of Italian bread or serve with a loaf of freshly baked homemade bread.
Ingredients
To make this you’ll need:
- Spices– Crushed red pepper flakes, freshly cracked black pepper, dried oregano, dried basil, dried parsley, garlic powder, onion powder, dried rosemary, and coarse salt
- Garlic– Fresh cloves of garlic minced
- Extra virgin olive oil– This is a recipe that you absolutely need extra virgin olive oil and can’t substitute another oil.
How to Make
Carrabba’s bread dipping oil is so easy to make!
Just stir all the ingredients except the olive oil together in a small bowl or shallow plate until combined.
Once all the spices are combined, drizzle over your desired amount of olive oil.
Serve it with bread and enjoy!
Storing Leftovers
This is best enjoyed right when you make it.
The longer the oil sits with the spices, the stronger the spices will taste in the oil.
Tips and Tricks
- You can adjust the amount or ratio of spices to suit your tastes.
- Likewise, you can reduce or increase the amount of garlic to suit your tastes.
- Use a high quality extra virgin olive oil for the best results.
Other Carrabba’s Recipes
Carrabba’s bread dipping oil is a copycat Carrabba’s recipe you’ll love.
Make it and enjoy!
Looking for other Carrabba’s recipes to make at home?
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Carrabba's Bread Dipping Oil (Copycat Recipe)
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1 tbsp dried basil
- 1 tbsp dried parsley
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp dried rosemary
- 1 1/2 tsp course salt
- 3 cloves garlic minced (roughly 3 teaspoons)
- extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients, except for the oil, to a small shallow bowl (or plate). Stir them together to evenly combine.1 tbsp crushed red pepper flakes, 1 tbsp freshly cracked black pepper, 1 tbsp dried oregano, 1 tbsp dried basil, 1 tbsp dried parsley, 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/2 tsp dried rosemary, 1 1/2 tsp course salt, 3 cloves garlic
- Drizzle olive oil overtop of the seasoning blend in the amount of your preference.extra virgin olive oil
- Serve immediately with slices of baguette for dipping, and enjoy!
Notes
- You can adjust the amount or ratio of spices to suit your tastes.
- Likewise, you can reduce or increase the amount of garlic to suit your tastes.
- Use a high quality extra virgin olive oil for the best results.
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