Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing is rich, creamy, and flavorful. It's a quick and simple dressing made in just minutes with ingredients like mayonnaise, Parmesan, lemon, garlic, and anchovies that pack on the flavor and give Caesar salads their classic salty, earthy, and umami taste.
Plus, homemade salad dressings are so much better, tastier, and healthier than store-bought. You'll never go back to store-bought after making it at home and realizing how easy it is.
Why You'll Love Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing
- It’s quick, easy, and simple. If you are tempted to reach for a bottle of store-bought dressing out of convenience, you may rethink that decision once you realize just how quick and easy it is to make homemade Caesar salad dressing. It takes just 5 short minutes to make and consists of one step — mixing the ingredients together.
- Loaded with classic flavor. This Caesar dressing is loaded with that classic caesar salad flavor — salty, earthy, and umami. Plus, since homemade salad dressing has no preservatives, you’ll be able to taste how fresh it is in every bite.
- It’s better than store-bought. Making homemade caesar salad dressing is also cheaper and healthier than using bottled store-bought dressing. Again, no preservatives, fillers, or artificial flavors like a lot of the dressings you can find at the store. Just real ingredients.
Ingredient Notes
To make this delicious Caesar Salad Dressing, you will need the following ingredients (full quantities in recipe card below):
- mayonnaise
- Parmesan cheese
- lemon juice
- olive oil
- garlic
- anchovy paste - if you want to keep this salad dressing vegetarian, then omit this. You can substitute anchovy paste with ½ tablespoon of capers.
- Dijon mustard
- Worcestershire sauce - Worcestershire sauce also contains anchovies, so to keep the dressing vegetarian, just leave this out.
- salt and pepper
You will also need measuring cups and spoons and a mixing bowl.
How to Make the Best Caesar Salad Dressing
In a medium mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients. Use a whisk to mix together and stir well to combine.
Note that caesar dressing is typically thicker than other dressings. If this recipe is too thick for you, whisk in 1 tablespoon of water to thin it out.
How to Serve
Serve Caesar Salad Dressing with Caesar Salad of course! But there are so many other ways that you can serve it. For more creative ideas, try:
- Drizzle it over any salad you like such as Mexican Chicken Caesar Salad, Coleslaw, Garden Salad, Tomato Cucumber Avocado Salad, or Mediterranean Chickpea Wedge Salad.
- Use it a spread in sandwiches, wraps, and burgers. Try it with a Classic Hamburger or Turkey Burgers.
- Use it as a dipping sauce in a Veggie Tray.
- Use it as a marinade on grilled meat. Marinate Chicken Breast or Chicken Wings overnight.
- Add it to Roasted Vegetables such as Roasted Cauliflower and Potatoes.
- Drizzle it over Grilled Corn on the Cob or Oven-Roasted Corn on the Cob.
How to Store
Homemade salad dressing doesn’t keep for nearly as long as a store-bought dressing because it doesn’t have any added preservatives. Keep leftover caesar dressing in an airtight container in the fridge for up to one week.
More Salad Dressing Recipes
- Greek Salad Dressing
- Poppy Seed Dressing
- Creamy Sesame Dressing
- Homemade Italian Dressing
- Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing
- Tahini Sauce
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Recipe
Caesar Salad Dressing
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 and ¼ cups
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing is rich, creamy, and flavorful. It's a quick simple dressing made in minutes with a classic salty, earthy, and umami taste.
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 and ½ tablespoons olive oil
- 1-2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon anchovy paste
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients. Use a whisk to mix together and stir well to combine.
- Note that caesar dressing is typically thicker than other dressings. If this recipe is too thick for you, whisk in 1 tablespoon of water to thin it out.
Notes
How to store: Homemade salad dressing doesn’t keep for nearly as long as a store-bought dressing because it doesn’t have any added preservatives. Keep leftover caesar dressing in an airtight container in the fridge for up to one week.
How to serve: Serve Caesar Salad Dressing with Caesar Salad of course or try:
- Drizzle it over any salad you like such as Mexican Chicken Caesar Salad, Coleslaw, Garden Salad, Tomato Cucumber Avocado Salad, or Mediterranean Chickpea Wedge Salad.
- Use it a spread in sandwiches, wraps, and burgers. Try it with a Classic Hamburger or Turkey Burgers.
- Use it as a dipping sauce in a Veggie Tray.
- Use it as a marinade on grilled meat. Marinate Chicken Breast or Chicken Wings overnight.
- Add it to Roasted Vegetables such as Roasted Cauliflower and Potatoes.
- Drizzle it over Grilled Corn on the Cob or Oven-Roasted Corn on the Cob.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Mixed
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: caesar salad dressing, caesar dressing, homemade caesar dressing, homemade salad dressing
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