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    Traditional Caesar Dressing

    Published: Mar 16, 2023 by Vinny and Marisa · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    traditional caesar dressing

    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

    Romaine salad with traditional caesar dressing and parmesan

    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.

    Follow us on Instagram @vindelgiudice or Tiktok @alwaysfromscratch for more short instructional videos.

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    Traditional Caesar Dressing

    A traditional caesar dressing to add to romaine salad with croutons, and fresh parmesan. This dressing is so flavorful and lights up your tastebuds with each bite.
    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    Total Time15 minutes mins
    Course: Salad
    Cuisine: Italian
    Keyword: caesar, dressing
    Servings: 8

    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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    My name is Vinny. I am a speech pathologist specializing in swallowing and voice disorders and an Italian who has been eating too much food his whole life. I want to share the recipes I grew up eating in an Italian-American home and the recipes that I cook in my home for my family. At Always From Scratch, we consider any food that we make at home a healthy meal for the family!

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