A great Caesar salad seasoning recipe

I love this creamy homemade Caesar salad seasoning recipe! It’s easy to make, so delicious, and tastes better than anything you buy in the store.
I love homemade Caesar salads and think the homemade Caesar dressing tastes much better than anything I have brought home from the store. One of the Caesar salad dressings is fresh, delicious, creamy and rich, and the recipe is well marked all over.
If you have previously provided a table service for Caesar salad, this dressing recipe should remind you. You will start with the yolk (not mayonnaise) and go from there. For the most authentic textures, make it handmade or use a blender to dress quickly and easily (it’s up to you!). I always have to use this seasoning, especially if I love my family’s favorite chicken made from Greek marinated chicken breast.
Key Ingredients
- yolk: I use original egg yolks to make this traditional Caesar seasoning. I also use fresh local eggs (for example, when I make homemade mayonnaise). If you are concerned about using raw egg yolks, look for pasteurized eggs in the store and use them. If you don’t want to use eggs.
- Fresh lemon juice: Lemon cuts the creamy state of our seasoning. If you are sensitive to lemons, hold it a little bit and squeeze it a little bit as needed.
- Dijun mustard: Helps us blend the seasoning (emulsified) together and makes it taste incredible.
- an fish: For classic Caesar seasoning, you need anchovies. I use real stuff and buy anchovies filled with oil. They taste better than an fish sauce, but I offer alternatives in the recipe.
- garlic: This salad dressing must be one. I used two medium cloves, which made the dressing quite large. You can reduce or increase depending on how much you like raw garlic.
- Oil: I use more neutral oils, such as avocado oil, as it allows the flavor of the seasoning to pass through. If desired, you can also use a light fruit olive oil.
- Parmesan cheese: I always add some Parmesan to my salad, but I also like to add a few tablespoons of grated Parmesan to the seasoning.

How to make Caesar dressing
You have some options for making a Caesar salad dressing. I use my hands to make seasonings because I hate making extra dishes. I also like the texture of handmade dressingswhich leaves a small piece of garlic and anchovies scattered throughout the process. Whichever method you choose, the dressing will be great:
manual: This takes about 10 minutes and requires a bowl and whipping. You need to whip the oil into the seasoning, but it takes a long time (commitment). First stir the egg yolk, lemon juice, and mustard sauce together until foamy, then slowly stream in the oil. Stir throughout the process until oil is mixed in and the seasoning looks like thin mayonnaise. To end, stir with finely chopped anchovies, garlic and chopped parmesan cheese.


Perform this dressing in a blender or food processor: This takes less than 5 minutes. No stirring. First mix everything except oil and then slowly stream in the oil while the machine is running until the dressings are fused together.
Using an immersion stirrer: This takes less than 5 minutes. You will add everything to the jar, turn on the immersion mixer, and then slowly move with the blend of thick and thick.
I really hope you try it soon! For more salad seasoning recipes, see our Honey Mustard Sauce, Homemade Ranch, Easy Italian Seasonings and My Favorite Tahin Seasonings!


Big Caesar salad dressing
You can hand-made Caesar Seasoning recipes in a blender, food processor or immersion mixer. The directions of all methods are below. I especially like your handmade texture (you will see a piece of garlic and anchovies in the seasoning).
Make 2/3 cup (10 tablespoons)
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You will need
2 medium garlic cloves
3 to 5 anchovies in oil, depending on taste
1 large egg yolk
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon of simplified mustard
1/3 cup (80 ml) oil, such as flavored olive oil, avocado oil or saffron oil, and more needed
1/4 cup (15g) grated Parmesan cheese
Salt and fresh black pepper
direction
- How to make it by hand
1Use a chef’s knife to chop the garlic and fine. Using one side of the knife, push them onto the mound of anchovies and garlic and mash them into a paste (see video). Set aside.
2Whisk the egg yolk, lemon juice and mustard in a medium bowl until foamy. Placing a rag under the bowl helps stabilize it.
3Enter the comfortable stirring position and when whipping with one hand, Flow slowly On the other hand, put the oil in a bowl. You are looking to add oil to tiny drops of water and will notice that when you stir in the oil, the mixture in the bowl will start to lighten and thicken.
4After adding all oils, check consistency. If it is too thick, stir in about tsp of water. If it’s too thin, keep stirring and popping some oil.
5End, stir with mashed anchovies, garlic and parmesan cheese. Then, taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Made with a blender or food processor
1Mix anchovies, garlic, egg yolks, lemon juice, mustard sauce and parmesan cheese on the bottom of the mixer or food processor bowl. When using a food processor, use it if you have a small bowl attachment for a food processor.
2As the mixer or processor runs, drizzle slowly in the oil until a smooth dressing forms. If it looks too thick after adding all the oil, add about tsp of water to dilute it. If it is too thin, drizzle slowly on the machine. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Made with an immersion mixer
1Combine all the ingredients in the bottom of the cup that matches the head of the immersion mixer together. Mix, slowly pull the mixer upwards, then pull down again, blending all ingredients into the oil.
2If it seems too thick after adding all the oil, add a teaspoon or so of water to dilute it. If it is too thin, turn it on on the machine and slowly drizzle with more oil. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Adam and Joanne’s Tips
- storage: Homemade Caesar dressing made from egg yolks will last in the refrigerator for 3 days. Store it in an airtight jar or container. I do not recommend freezing this seasoning. Emulsification will rupture with thawing.
- an fish: Anchovies sauce for substitute for anchovies: 1 anchovies fillet equals 1/2 teaspoon anchovies sauce (anthovy fillets and anch arch paste have slightly different flavors, so add them according to your own taste)
- Clothes without anchovies: If you don’t like anchovies, use capers instead. Before adding seasoning, use 1 to 2 tablespoons of drained capers and chop them well. A small piece of Worcestershire sauce is also a great addition to help you replace the light, umami umami that you missed without including anchovies.
- Egg-free (no mayonnaise) dressing: Check out our Egg-Free Caesar Salad Seasoning.
- Vegan Caesar Salad Dressing: Substitute the eggs and oil for vegan mayonnaise (1/2 to 1 cup) and replace the anchovies with a tablespoon or so of chopped capers. Hummus or tahini are also a great foundation for dressing. You should also miss Parmesan cheese.
- The nutrition facts provided below are estimates.
Nutrition per serving
Service size
1 tablespoon
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Calories
78
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Total fat
8.1g
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Saturated fat
1.5 g
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cholesterol
20.9mg
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sodium
91.9mg
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carbohydrate
0.5g
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Dietary fiber
0G
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Total sugar
0.1g
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protein
1.4 grams
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