My Classic Homemade Caesar Dressing is so easy to make and requires just 7 pantry-staple ingredients. I promise you’ll never want to go back to store-bought dressing after learning to make your own!
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Creamy And Classic Caesar Salad Dressing
Who doesn’t love a creamy, tangy, loaded caesar salad? Full of crunchy croutons, salty parmesan cheese, and fresh romaine, it’s a hearty meal with depths of flavor. You can’t go wrong when it’s paired with the perfect dressing!
My Classic Homemade Caesar Dressing is delicious on salads, as a delectable dipping sauce, or paired with chicken. Head into your pantry for the 7 staple ingredients needed, then simply blend them all together and voila! Easy and delicious dressing ready to be enjoyed.
I love this simple keto-friendly dressing on a classic grilled caesar salad or on top of Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potatoes for a savory side dish.
Foolproof Pantry-Staple Ingredients
All you need for this classic dressing are a few simple ingredients:
- Mayonnaise
- Fresh parmesan cheese
- Garlic
- Lemon juice
- Dijon mustard
- Salt
- Anchovies or anchovy paste
Don’t worry! The anchovies do NOT make the dressing taste fishy. They add a delicious and salty umami flavor that can’t be mimicked from replacement ingredients. Without them, the dressing will be lacking serious balance.
Also, try not to skip out on high-quality parmesan cheese. Freshly grated parmesan will take the dressing to another level. Plus, it will add to the rich, creamy texture.
How To Make Homemade Caesar Dressing
This is a one-jar, super simple dressing that comes together using just one tool: an immersion blender. You can also use a regular blender or small food processor. If you don’t have any of these tools, use a cheese grater to grate the garlic cloves and cheese, finely mince the anchovies, then whisk all the ingredients together in a bowl.
This is all you need to do to make my Classic Homemade Caesar Dressing:
- Add all of the ingredients to a large mason jar.
- Use an immersion blender to emulsify the mixture for 15 to 30 seconds. Pull the blender up and down to thoroughly mix everything.
- Stir the dressing and then taste to adjust the seasoning if needed. This is key to achieving your perfect taste. Add another anchovy for saltiness, or lemon juice for tartness.
Recipe Variations
Traditional caesar dressing uses raw egg yolks beaten together with anchovy paste and olive oil. I can understand that it may be hard to get over anchovies and raw eggs being in the dressing, so if you’d like to omit any of these, try these variations instead:
- Replace the anchovies or anchovy paste with 1 teaspoon of capers.
- If removing the anchovies, add 1 teaspoon of dijon mustard and/or 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce to make up for the lost flavors.
- Omit the eggs entirely by replacing the mayo with ⅓ cup of soft tofu or plain Greek yogurt.
Making The Dressing Ahead Of Time
The dressing will stay fresh in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, and it can also be frozen. Make a double or triple batch, pour it into ice cube trays, and freeze. Thaw a few “ice cubes” overnight in a jar or container when you’re ready to use the dressing.
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Classic Homemade Caesar Dressing
EQUIPMENT
- Immersion blender or blender
INGREDIENTS
- ⅓ cup mayonaise
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 1 clove garlic
- ½ large lemon, juiced
- 1 ½ tsp Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1-2 anchovies fillet, or 1 1/2 tsp anchovy paste
INSTRUCTIONS
Classic Homemade Caesar Dressing
- Add all of the ingredients to a large mason jar.
- Use an immersion blender to blend all of the ingredients together. Pull the blender up and down until the dressing has emulsified. Blending will only take around 15-30 seconds.
- Stir the dressing, and taste to adjust the seasoning if needed. Tasting is key to achieving the perfect taste. You may want a little more anchovy, salt, or lemon.
- Serve with romaine lettuce, croutons, and your choice of protein (such as grilled chicken). Keep the dressing refrigerated and eat within 2 weeks.
Easiest and tastiest Caesar dressing recipe (used your recipe to make the Mayo too) so it was all from scratch!
This is my go-to dressing recipe. It’s easy to make and simply delicious!!
I made this in a pinch in about 5 minutes. It was a delicious change to our old standby vinaigrette and elevated the meal perfectly. I will definitely add this to my rotation.
Have this in my fridge at all times. It’s sooo good!
This is the best dressing, restaurant quality! I’ll be making this often.
Best Caesar ever!!! I loved Lenas old recipe too, but this one is so smooth and creamy, I love it. So easy to make and only a few ingredients to make it. Do yourself a favor and make this ASAP!!! Best dressing ever.
This is amazing! so delicious!! You need the anchovy paste.
deliciously simply perfect!
Oh my goodness this was fantastic! I didn’t have anchovies ( love then though) so I substituted fares and it was FABULOUS!!
BOMB . COM
You don’t ever have to buy ceaser dressing ever because you most likely already have the ingredients in your pantry to make this incredible dressing! So creamy, so good. We added extra garlic and a few extra anchovies and let me tell you it was so yummy! You gotta try it!