A traditional caesar dressing made by your own hands is a great addition to any salad. Well, not ANY salad. It's great for a caesar salad. I feel like once you put the caesar dressing on the salad, it becomes a caesar salad. But maybe I'm wrong. Either way, this dressing is so fresh and creamy with a classic caesar salad.
I stopped buying dressings pretty much altogether in college. I was so broke that it made no sense to spend an extra $4 on ranch or Italian dressing just for a salad. It was so much more cost-effective to use olive oil and vinegar. Now, I just really don't like eating salad dressings because 9 times out of 10 they have like a bunch of added sugars and nonsense.
Don't get me wrong, I still love some Hidden Valley and some Kraft French dressing, but I just don't need that to make the salad. My preferences have just changed and there's something about a homemade vinaigrette or in this case, a caesar dressing that just works on the daily for me and the family.
Ingredients
- 2 egg yolks
- ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 4 anchovies, chopped
- ½ tbsp dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- ¾ cup freshly grated parmesan
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Whipping Together a Traditional Caesar Dressing
First, add 2 egg yolks to a bowl and whisk until creamy about 2 minutes. You could also use an immersion blender for this, but I just whisked them together. Add the olive oil and whisk until well combined. Stir in the anchovies, worcestershire sauce, dijon mustard, and lemon juice until completely combined.
Add salt, pepper, and parmesan cheese. Serve with romaine lettuce, croutons, and shaved parmesan cheese.
This is the easiest recipe ever and it's so tasty. Yes, it's a little more work than glopping on some dressing you like, but the flavor depth of the ingredients is so much more worth it. You will actually taste all of the flavors instead of the typical "caesar" flavor.
Don't sleep on a traditional caesar dressing. Put in that little bit of extra work and try this dressing. you won't be disappointed.
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📖 Recipe
Traditional Caesar Dressing
Ingredients
- 2 egg yolks
- ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 4 anchovies, chopped
- ½ tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- ¾ cup freshly grated parmesan
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Add 2 egg yolks to a bowl and whisk until creamy about 2 minutes. Add the olive oil and whisk until well combined. Whisk in the anchovies, worcestershire sauce, dijon mustard, and lemon juice until completely combined.
- Whisk in salt, pepper, and parmesan cheese. Serve with romaine lettuce, croutons and shaved parmesan cheese.
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