This is my guilty pleasure. I love a really good salad and it’s pretty hard to beat a well made Caesar salad. Especially with homemade croutons and extra lemon. I have fiddled with my dressing recipe for years and years and this is the only way I make it now. I use Worcestershire instead of anchovies (it is made from anchovies after all). This is a pretty assertive dressing, very garlicky and lemony. But that is exactly how I like it! If you like it more mellow use half the amount of garlic and lemon juice and see how you like that first. You can always add more.
For a main dish I like to serve roasted chicken with it or even add some leftover shredded chicken to the salad… that’s code for “I buy a roasted chicken at Costco and throw it in there”. Even food bloggers have to sleep you know.
CAESAR SALAD
(with BEST CAESAR SALAD DRESSING EVER!)
Romaine lettuce, torn
Croutons or garlic croutons
shaved parmesan
lemon wedges
For Dressing:
4 garlic cloves
1 cup mayonnaise (I prefer the light made with olive oil)
1/2 teaspoon mustard powder (Coleman’s)
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup olive oil
Kosher salt and black pepper, to taste
Place all dressing ingredients in a blender except the olive oil, salt and pepper. Process until smooth.
With blender running add the olive oil in a small stream.
Season with salt and pepper.
Toss lettuce with dressing and top with croutons and shaved parmesan.
Squeeze extra lemon on top if desired.
Caesar Salad with BEST EVER Caesar Dressing!
Ingredients
- Romaine lettuce, torn
- Croutons or garlic croutons
- shaved parmesan
- lemon wedges
For Dressing:
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 cup mayonnaise (I prefer the light made with olive oil)
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder (Coleman's)
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Kosher salt and black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Place all dressing ingredients in a blender except the olive oil, salt and pepper. Process until smooth.
- With blender running add the olive oil in a small stream.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Toss lettuce with dressing and top with croutons and shaved Parmesan.
- Squeeze extra lemon on top if desired.
