Homemade Simple Caesar Salad Dressing
A homemade Caesar salad dressing with no anchovies, just basic kitchen ingredients! Dressing has a tart, tangy taste that our family loves and it comes together in minutes.
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I still remember the first time I tried Caesar salad, I must have been
around 9 or 10. We didn't eat out at nice restaurants very often, but there
was one family restaurant that my parents loved, and we ate there
occasionally. It was called the
White Spot. Have you heard of it? It's a Canadian restaurant and after Googling it,
it's still there and has been since 1928! My mom and dad always ordered the
Caesar salad, and one time my brother and I were feeling brave and asked to
try it. We both loved it and begged to order our own, LOL.
From that day, the Caesar salad has been one of my favorites! But here's the
thing. Not many restaurants make homemade dressing anymore, and there's almost
nothing more disappointing than ordering a Caesar salad in a nice restaurant,
and knowing after the first taste that the dressing came from a bottle!
If you've never made your own Caesar salad dressing, it's so easy and I'll bet
you already have all the ingredients in your fridge! Once you try it, you'll
never want bottled Caesar dressing again, I promise you!
This classic Caesar dressing is homemade and tastes spectacular! Mr DIY and I eat it about
once a week. The recipe makes enough dressing for about 3 large salads (that's
3 heads of romaine hearts). It's filled with lots of lemon and parmesan for
that tang.
You can always use less lemon if you find it too much, but I recommend
following the recipe the first time you make it, and then altering it (if
you want to) from there.
Included is a free printable recipe card so you can have it on hand to make
whenever you're craving an amazing Caesar salad! Find the printable recipe
card below.
How to make homemade Caesar salad
This recipe doesn't have any anchovies, but feel free to add them if you want
to!
Ingredients:
- 1-2 small garlic cloves, minced
- zest and juice from one lemon
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise, use a good quality brand (I used Duke's)
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan or Romano or Asiago cheese
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (from a shaker)
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Mince garlic and add to small bowl
- Zest and juice lemon and add to bowl
- Measure and add Dijon and Worcestershire
- Whisk dressing
- Measure and add mayonnaise
- Taste and season with salt and pepper
I don't add the cheeses until this point. You want the dressing to be a
little runny. If you added too much mayonnaise, you can loosen it with a
little more lemon juice. If it's runny, now is a good time to add the grated
parmesan cheese (from a shaker). I like to save the freshly grated Italian
cheese to top the salad.
At this point, add about 1/3 of the dressing to the salad and mix. If you find
it's not enough, add more. Like I mentioned, I get about 3 large bowls of
salad from this dressing recipe, which makes two large salads each. The
dressing keeps well in the fridge for a week, covered.
Mr DIY and I like our Caesar salad tangy but our daughter doesn't like too
much dressing, so fix it to your taste.
Top salad with the freshly grated parmesan (or Reggiano or Asiago, they're all
good) and a little freshly ground black pepper.
Where are the croutons?
You might have noticed there are no croutons in my Caesar salad. That is
simply a personal choice, as we are eating less bread these days. If you want
to add croutons, by all means do!
Additional Caesar salad toppings
I like to occasionally add sliced fresh mushrooms to our salad, and if I'm serving it as a main dish, then I'll add chicken. You could also top it with thinly sliced steak or grilled shrimp.
This Caesar dressing is so tasty, I actually crave it! It's a good for you
salad that can be made quickly and the dressing can keep, covered, in the
fridge for days. Caesar salad will be on our Easter table this year!
If you try this recipe, please stop back and let me know what you think in the
comments below!
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Sounds awesome! I can’t wait to try it.
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