Because We Just Had to Know: What the Heck Is Olivia Wilde’s Special Salad Dressing?
When I woke up this morning, I was not expecting the news of the day to be about salad dressing. More specifically, Olivia Wilde’s salad dressing.
The actress-turned-director has had a whirlwind year, and since the release of her new film Don’t Worry Darling, she’s been dominating headlines for all of the wrong reasons.
There was the whole Shia LaBeouf drama; her rumoured feud with Florence Pugh, her relationship with Harry Styles and her divorce from Jason Sudeikis.
It’s … a lot.
Now, to add more fuel to the fire, the Daily Mail has released a bizarre tell-all article interviewing Olivia and Jason’s former nanny, and she did not hold back.
The nanny, who claims she was abruptly fired with no warning, told the publication that things between the couple hit breaking point after Olivia left their home with a salad for her new beau, Harry, apparently made with what Jason allegedly called “her special dressing.”
The entire ordeal resulted in the Ted Lasso actor allegedly lying down in front of Olivia’s car to prevent her from seeing the artist, and basically caused Jason to spiral.
The former couple, who share two children together, released a joint statement after the article went live, saying: “As parents, it is incredibly upsetting to learn that a former nanny of our two young children would choose to make such false and scurrilous accusations about us publicly.
“Her now 18-month long campaign of harassing us, as well as loved ones, close friends and colleagues, has reached its unfortunate apex. We will continue to focus on raising and protecting our children with the sincere hope that she will now choose to leave our family alone.”
While the story itself is chaotic, it has gotten everyone on the internet to raise one very important question: What is Olivia’s special salad recipe?
Short answer: We have no idea. The nanny, despite revealing every intimate detail, failed to mention it. However, we’ve scoured the internet and done our own investigation.
Here’s what we found, and please, keep in mind that the below is hypothetical, of course.
Vegetable Salad with Grilled Tofu
In 2010, Olivia tweeted about a vegetable salad she made for Meatless Monday, which contained grilled tofu. Unfortunately, as it was over a decade ago, the link is no longer available. Welp.
Roasted Salmon Salad with Zucchini and Potatoes
Okay, now we’re getting somewhere. In 2020, Olivia appeared on Questlove’s Potluck, on which she made a roasted salmon salad with zucchini and potatoes. She dressed it in red-wine vinegar, dijon mustard, honey, garlic and olive oil. I mean, it sounds pretty stock standard to me. Not sure if I’d lay down under a car for it, but who knows, maybe Jason just really loves his salads. Anyway, here’s the recipe if you want to recreate it yourself.
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