I Tried Olivia Wilde’s Viral Special Salad Dressing

Just once we allllllll thought we have been secure from the barrage of Don’t Worry Darling-adjacent drama, antics, and headlines, a brand new improvement inside the never-boring Olivia Wilde Cinematic Universe has come to mild — however no less than it is…type of tasty?

Here’s the gist: On Monday, the Daily Mail printed an unique through which the alleged ex-nanny to Wilde and Jason Sudeikis’s kids spilled some main tea in regards to the couple. It’s…absolute chaos, actually, however the nanny’s particulars that despatched the web right into a full-out frenzy have been the next: a) Olivia Wilde made her “special [salad] dressing” for Harry Styles whereas in her own residence with Sudeikis — suggesting that the 2 have been having an affair — and b) in an effort to forestall Wilde from taking the “special” dressing to Styles, Sudeikis laid below her automobile.

Back in 2020, Food Network produced a particular referred to as Questlove’s Potluck. It was giving full height-of-the-pandemic realness: A bunch of uber-famous celebrities shared their favourite recipes with Quest, nearly, through their shockingly unstable web connections. Among them was Ms. Olivia Wilde herself, who shared her recipe for Salmon Salad with Zucchini and Potatoes. Included within the recipe is a straightforward salad dressing, and it has been chosen by the web because the more than likely contender.

Now pay attention, I was not about to whip up the entire rattling meal. The nanny mentioned she was making her particular dressing — *not* her particular poached salmon salad. I need to think about that the nanny would have remembered if Olivia have been roasting fish on the time?! And additionally, like, there isn’t any universe through which that salmon would journey effectively. (Come to consider it…why did not she simply make it at Harry’s home? IDK, I’m actually misplaced.) All this to say that I targeting the dressing solely — not one of the different accoutrements.

Oddly sufficient, the dressing on the middle of this rumored love triangle is principally only a model of a French French dressing, with a few modifications. Revolutionary? No. But generally it is best to not reinvent the wheel. To make it, all I wanted was a handful of components:

STEP #2: Add the vinegar, mustard, honey, and salt to the garlic, and whisk to mix.

But primary or not, it actually did appear to move me to the Wilde-Sudeikis kitchen.

If you probably did it proper, your dressing will look completely emulsified and nearly creamy — like so:

I discovered some sad-looking kale in my fridge and shredded it up as the bottom for my Harry Styles Salad.

I even toasted some bread crumbs for a little bit of texture! It’s your salad. Top it as you’ll.

The verdict? It’s…salad. The dressing is nice, however not at all “special.” Maybe Sudeikis has some simply impressed tastebuds? But if I have been him, I’m not precisely certain I’d be anxious about this dressing blowing my ex’s new man away. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

However — after I completed my lunch, cleaned up my kitchen, and sat down to write down this publish, I seen one thing reasonably peculiar in regards to the salad…

…and it was the unmistakable stench of garlic by myself breath.

You imply to inform me that Olivia Wilde, who has seemingly cooked this recipe sufficient instances to colloquially discuss with it as her “special dressing,” would serve this tasty-but-pungently-garlicky dressing to a person she was allegedly having an affair with?! And not simply any man: Harry Styles?! IDK. But I assume I name BS right here.

Maybe the web bought it improper, and her “special dressing” is one which she hasn’t (but) shared with Food Network or the world. Maybe Harry Styles has a factor for garlic breath. Or possibly Olivia has a factor for garlic breath. No judgment right here. But alas, I’m afraid we have been left with extra questions than solutions right here.