This homemade Caesar dressing is hands-down our favorite! It's thick, creamy, and full of flavor, perfect for a rockin' Caesar salad with all the fixin's.Recipe yields approx. 18 (2 TBSP) servings or about 1 + 1/4 cups of dressing. It's also crazy easy to double or triple to serve a large group. Enjoy!
Course Dressing
Cuisine American
Keyword Homemade Caesar Dressing
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 10 minutesminutes
Servings 18servings
Calories 97kcal
Author Jenn Laughlin - Peas and Crayons
Ingredients
2clovesgarlic
1-2anchovies*
3TBSPfresh lemon juice(approx. 1 + 1/2 large lemons)
1tspDijon mustard
1tspWorcestershire sauce
1cupquality mayonnaise(homemade or store bought)
½cupfreshly grated Parmesan cheese**
¼tspsea salt
¼tspfreshly ground black pepper
Instructions
For a perfectly blended dressing, I highly suggest using an immersion blender or food processor. You'll simply combine all your dressing ingredients and blend well. To thin the dressing, add extra lemon juice as desired.
You can also make the dressing with simply a bowl and a whisk by mashing then mincing your garlic and using anchovy paste in place of whole tinned anchovies. Easy peasy!
You are totally welcome to add extra of your favorite ingredients. I suggest starting with the above recipe and tasting it with a few lettuce leaves, then adding a little of any particular ingredient you choose. Some opt for extra garlic, some prefer more anchovies or Worcestershire sauce, and some people (like myself) love extra lemon juice.
Notes
Recipe via Once Upon a Chef + Gourmet Magazine.Extra lemon juice may be added to thin the dressing to your desired consistency. As written this is a thick, creamy dressing. SO GOOD!* For this recipe I used 2 tinned anchovies and froze the remainder for the next batch of dressing I plan on making. We make this one a lot! You can also use anchovy paste if you keep that on hand (or score some at the store) and you'll simply use 1 tsp of paste. If you skip the anchovies altogether it won't have that traditional caesar flavor and will be more of a creamy parmesan dressing.** Freshly grated, off the block/wedge, Pamigiano-Reggiano cheese is key here! A good quality parm will add more flavor to this delish dressing.Nutrition Facts below are an estimate gathered using an online recipe nutrition calculator. Values based on each 2 TBSP serving. Adjust as needed and enjoy!