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Creamy Caesar Dressing

An easy homemade creamy caesar salad dressing comes together quickly with a handful of pantry staples!
Course condiment, Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword creamy caesar dressing, creamy caesar dressing recipe, creamy caesar salad dressing
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 12 tablespoons
Calories 67kcal
Author Blair Lonergan

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Whisk together all of the ingredients. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if desired. Thin with a small amount of cold water or buttermilk, if necessary.
    Process shot showing how to make creamy caesar dressing.

Notes

    • Season the Caesar salad with plenty of extra kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper just before serving. The best salads have well-seasoned dressing, as well as well-seasoned lettuce and other ingredients.
    • Use full-fat mayo (Duke's is our favorite) for the best flavor and texture.
    • Freshly-grated Parmesan is best on top of a Caesar salad, but the canned pre-grated stuff works best in the dressing, since it incorporates so well with the other ingredients.
    • Swap out some of the mayo and use plain Greek-style yogurt instead. It will have a tangier flavor, but will still be rich and creamy.
    • Make a Caesar salad wrap by rolling the salad with some sliced chicken in tortillas.
    • Top the salad with chicken, salmon, steak, or shrimp and turn it into a main course.
    • Add crispy bacon or pancetta to the salad.
    • While Romaine lettuce is most traditional, you can substitute with other types of lettuce in a pinch. Try a spring mix of baby lettuce leaves or chopped Iceberg.
    • Don't have a lemon on hand? You can substitute with about 1 tablespoon of bottled lemon juice. You want have the extra flavor from the lemon zest, but it will still be good.
    • Make homemade croutons like these or like these cornbread croutons for your salad.
      The recipe yields about ¾ cup of dressing. If you're preparing a larger salad, double all of the dressing ingredients.

Nutrition

Serving: 1tablespoon | Calories: 67kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.3g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 90mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 13IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.1mg