Recipes

[ECBG]

I eat tons of salad!  Red Lobster (on the other side of town) had wonderful creamy Caesar salad dressing, and they'll sell it by the pint for $5.00.  But it's a pain to get to!

Making salad dressings have never been my "thing".  

Many thanks!

[MarleneK]

I use Paul "Newman's Own Creamy Caesar" available in most major grocery stores. Why bother making it?

[IamMrsG]

Caesar Dressing Sans Anchovies

Into bowl, microplane 1 garlic clove

Add: ½ cup mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon ground mustard
½ teaspoon grainy Dijon
1 Tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup Parmesan

With immersion blender running, slowly pour in
1/4 cup olive oil

Season with salt and pepper

Source: http://www.simplyscratch.com/2014/06/caesar-salad-with-homemade-caesar-dressing-and-croutons.html

[poppinfresh]

• 2 small garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon anchovy paste (found near the canned tuna in the supermarket)
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, from one lemon
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard (I like the brand Maille)
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup mayonnaise, best quality such as Hellmann's Real
• 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instruction

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the garlic, anchovy paste, lemon juice, Dijon mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Add the mayonnaise, Parmigiano-Reggiano, salt and pepper and whisk until well combined. Taste and adjust to your liking. The dressing will keep well in the fridge for about a week.
2. I just put it all in my vitamix, but any blender would do. 

[dex]

@IamMrsG That looks like a great recipe.I will have to try it.I never make the creamy dressings just oil and vinegar.Will that dressing keep for a few days?

[Allegheny]

I don't know if Marzetti's is available where you live, but they make a decent Caesar Salad Dressing under their Simply Dressed selection.  Where I shop it is kept in the refrigerated area of the produce department.

I will admit that home made is better.   Since I am the only one who likes Caesar dressing in our house prior to buying Marzetti's I bought the basic ingredients and whipped up just enough for my salad.

[Allegheny]

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@poppinfresh wrote:

• 2 small garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon anchovy paste (found near the canned tuna in the supermarket)
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, from one lemon
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard (I like the brand Maille)
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup mayonnaise, best quality such as Hellmann's Real
• 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instruction

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the garlic, anchovy paste, lemon juice, Dijon mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Add the mayonnaise, Parmigiano-Reggiano, salt and pepper and whisk until well combined. Taste and adjust to your liking. The dressing will keep well in the fridge for about a week.
2. I just put it all in my vitamix, but any blender would do. 

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Minus the Dijon, these are the ingredients I use.  Its really tasty.  I just don't make it in a big volume as I am only making it for myself one serving at a time.  I just mix it by hand in my salad bowl then add my romaine.

[Chicagoan]

AWESOME CAESAR SALAD DRESSING

1-2 cloves garlic, peeled  (if large I use 1 clove)
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tsp Anchovy Paste
6 tablespoons Fresh grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (Buy the good stuff... I remove the rind and grate cheese in my Magic Bullet, small chunks at a time)
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 squeezed lemon 
Salt and Pepper to taste

Add all ingredients to Blender or a small bowl and mix.

Refrigerate until ready to use (better overnight).

[Bridgegal]

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@MarleneK wrote:

I use Paul "Newman's Own Creamy Caesar" available in most major grocery stores. Why bother making it?

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       Why bother???  Because most all bottled dressing and most restaurant Caesar dressing really isn't.   They cut corners by using mayo as a base and go from there. True Caesar Salad dressing never has mayo and is lightyears better than the fake stuff.

[IamMrsG]

@Bridgegal  So where is your recipe?