The BEST homemade Caesar Salad Dressing recipe that’s rich, creamy, garlicky and super ADDICTING! Once you try this recipe, you will never need another Caesar salad recipe in your life!
This Caesar salad dressing is hands down the best, most raved about, most requested dish from all my friends and family.
It’s the dish I bring to every potluck and the one that gets the most recipe requests. It’s that good! Even my kids love it!
Best of all, this is a sugar-free and low carb caesar dressing so it fits your dietary needs.
What is homemade caesar salad dressing?
This creamy Caesar Salad Dressing has all the wonderful flavors that are famous for making it one of the most popular salads in the world. The ingredients include mayonnaise, garlic, lemon juice, mustard, Worchestershire, parmesan cheese, and anchovies.
Now before you turn away from the anchovies, trust me when I say, anchovies give caesar
dressing it’s umami flavor and is what makes this dressing taste so addictingly good!
What ingredients do I need to make caesar salad dressing?
- Garlic Cloves – fresh garlic cloves. You can adjust the amount of garlic cloves used in this recipe depending on your preference. Add more if you like it garlickly.
- Mayonnaise – use regular American mayonnaise such as Best Foods or Hellmans.
- Parmesan Cheese – grated parmesan cheese. Does not need to be fresh. The plastic bottle ones you find in supermarkets work just fine.
- Worcestershire Sauce – this adds so much flavor and depth to caesar dressing.
- Mustard or Dijon Mustard – you can use regular yellow mustard but dijon mustard is preferred.
- Lemon Juice – use fresh lemon juice.
- Anchovy Fillets – canned anchovy fillets in olive oil are found in most supermarkets. Anchovy paste works as well.
- Salt – table salt or sea salt.
- Black Pepper – fresh or pre-ground pepper.
Note – this Caesar dressing recipe does not use any raw egg.
How to make homemade caesar salad dressing?
Add all ingredients to a food processor and pulse until well combined and garlic is fully incorporated with no chunks left. Mix and toss in romaine lettuce in a large bowl and it’s ready to serve.
If you don’t have a food processor, you can also grate the garlic, finely chop the anchovies, and whisk everything together very well.
Keep leftover dressing in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
A very important note, make sure the lettuce you use is very dry, even the smallest amount of water will affect the consistency of the caesar dressing.
Is caesar dressing keto friendly?
Caesar dressing is keto friendly. It is low in carbs and sugar-free.
What is the nutrition information for this creamy caesar dressing recipe?
- 307 Calories
- 2g Carbohydrates
- 0g Fiber
- 2g Protein
- 32g Fat
- 21mg Cholesterol
- 416mg Sodium
- 21mg Potassium
- 52mg Calcium
- 1mg Iron
- 57ui Vitamin A
- 2mg Vitamin C
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So let’s get started with making this Homemade Caesar Dressing recipe!
- Prepping Time 5M
- Total Time 5M
- Net Carb/Serv ~0.5g
- Servings 4-6
Ingredients
- 3-6 Garlic Cloves (more or less depending on preference)
- 3/4 Cup Mayonnaise
- 3 tbsp Parmesan Cheese
- 1 tsp Worcestershire
- 1 tsp Mustard or Dijon Mustard
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 4-5 Anchovy Fillets (Canned)
- 1/8 tsp Salt
- 1/8 tsp Black Pepper
Directions
1) Gather all the ingredients.
2) In a small food processor combine Mayonnaise, Garlic, Parmesan Cheese, Worchestershire, Lemon Juice, Mustard, Anchovy Fillets, Salt and Pepper.
3) Pulse processor until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Note – It’s important to dry lettuce very well with a salad spinner before tossing. Any water left on lettuce causes the dressing to become watery and alters texture.
Hope you enjoy your homemade Caesar Dressing!
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Caesar Salad Dressing
Ingredients
- 3-6 Cloves Garlic more or less depending on preference
- 3/4 Cup Mayonnaise
- 3 tbsp Parmesan Cheese
- 1 tsp Worcestershire
- 1 tsp Mustard or Dijon Mustard
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 4-5 Pieces Anchovy Fillets Canned
- 1/8 tsp Salt
- 1/8 tsp Black Pepper
Instructions
- Gather all the ingredients.
- In a small food processor combine Mayonnaise, Garlic, Parmesan Cheese, Worchestershire, Lemon Juice, Mustard, Anchovy Fillets, Salt and Pepper.
- Pulse processor until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Note - It’s important to dry lettuce very well with a salad spinner before tossing. Any water left on lettuce causes the dressing to become watery and alters texture.
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Hello! It looks like you add olive oil in the pictures, but its not listed in the ingredients or instructions. Is that needed?
Hey Megan! There is no olive oil used in the dressing. The picture was an oversight and thanks for pointing that out to us!
Thanks! I ended up adding some when I made this – the dressing was a hit! Even with my kiddos. Thanks!
Awesome and glad to know it was a hit, esp with your kids since as parents, we know the struggle of getting vegetables in them are REAL! As for the oil, we found that it didn’t add much to the recipe and actually contributed to separation.
What mayonnaise do you use?
Hey Melissa! For this one, we just use regular American mayo like your Trader Joe’s/Best Foods/Hellmann’s, etc.
Easy and delicious Caesar dressing! I followed your wonderful recipe to the letter and the Caesar dressing was delicious! This is a keeper. Thank you for easy and tasty recipe!
Hello – thanks for the comment glad you liked it!