EASY CAESAR DRESSING
This easy Caesar dressing recipe yields classic Caesar flavor. This simple mayonnaise-based recipe is anchovy-free as long as you choose your Worcestershire sauce carefully (see recipe note). Recipe yields about 3/4 cup, enough for 6 side salads.
Provided by Cookie and Kate
Categories Salad dressing
Time 5m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a liquid measuring cup or bowl, combine the mayonnaise, garlic, lemon juice, Dijon, and Worcestershire sauce, and salt. Stir to combine.
- Stir in the Parmesan, followed by the water. Season generously with black pepper, to taste. I usually think the dressing tastes just right, but if you'd prefer a more bold dressing, add another 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, or for more zippy dressing, add up to 1 teaspoon additional lemon juice. Serve as desired.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 of 6 servings, Calories 146 calories, Sugar 0.2 g, Sodium 266.8 mg, Fat 14.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 0.7 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1.9 g, Cholesterol 10.9 mg
HOMEMADE CAESAR SALAD DRESSING
My family loves this rich and creamy Caesar salad dressing. It's not overly garlicky or fishy -- it's just right.
Provided by Jennifer Segal, adapted from Gourmet magazine
Categories Salads
Time 10m
Yield Makes 1⅓ cups (enough for about 10 starter salads)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 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.
- Note: Anchovy paste can be found near the canned tuna in the supermarket.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize About 2 tablespoons, Calories 184, Fat 19g, Carbohydrate 1g, Protein 2g, SaturatedFat 1g, Sugar 0g, Fiber 0g, Sodium 296mg, Cholesterol 13mg
CAESAR SALAD
Making the dressing for Caesar salad is an exercise in the art of layering salty ingredients to build flavor; there are anchovies, Parmesan and Worcestershire sauce, in addition to the salt itself. (There is also garlic, which is pounded with a pinch of salt using a mortar and pestle to make a smooth paste.) Since a delicious balanced dressing depends on working in the right amounts of each of those ingredients - and the other, unsalted elements - refrain from adding the salt crystals until you've added the right amount of everything else. This recipe is adapted from "Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat" by Samin Nosrat, and it's absolutely worth making the torn croutons - store-bought croutons can't compete, and you'll have leftovers for another salad.
Provided by Samin Nosrat
Categories dinner, lunch, salads and dressings, appetizer
Time 45m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Make the torn croutons: Heat oven to 400 degrees. Remove the crusts from the bread, then cut into inch-thick slices. Cut each slice into inch-wide strips, and tear each strip into inch-size pieces. Toss with olive oil to coat them evenly, then spread pieces out in a single layer on a baking sheet. (Use a second sheet if needed to prevent crowding.) Toast for 18 to 22 minutes, checking them after 8 minutes. Rotate pans, switch their oven positions and use a metal spatula to turn the croutons so they brown evenly. Bake until they're golden brown and crunchy on the outside, with just a tiny bit of chew on the inside. Season with a light sprinkling of salt if needed. Use immediately; store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
- Meanwhile, make mayonnaise: Place the egg yolk in a deep, medium metal or ceramic bowl. Dampen a tea towel and roll it up into a long log, then form it into a ring on the counter. Place the bowl inside the ring; this will hold the bowl in place while you whisk. (And if whisking by hand is simply out of the question, use a blender, stand mixer or food processor.)
- Use a ladle or bottle with a nozzle to drip in the neutral oil a drop at a time, while whisking the oil into the yolk. Go. Really. Slowly. And don't stop whisking. Once you've added about half the oil, you can start adding a little more oil at once. You want the mayonnaise to be stiff, but if it thickens so much that it's impossible to whisk, add a teaspoon or so of lemon juice to help thin it out.
- Prepare the dressing: Coarsely chop the anchovies and then pound them into a fine paste using a mortar and pestle. The more you break them down, the better the dressing will be.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the anchovies, mayonnaise, garlic, lemon juice, vinegar, Parmesan, Worcestershire and pepper. Taste with a leaf of lettuce, then add salt and adjust the acid (the lemon juice and vinegar) as needed, or add a little of each salty ingredient (Worcestershire, anchovies, Parmesan) to the dressing, bit by bit. Adjust the acid, then taste and adjust the salty ingredients until you reach the ideal balance of salt, fat and acid.
- Use your hands to toss the greens and torn croutons with an abundant amount of dressing in a large bowl to coat evenly. Garnish with Parmesan and black pepper and serve immediately. Refrigerate leftover dressing, covered, for up to 3 days.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 487, UnsaturatedFat 29 grams, Carbohydrate 31 grams, Fat 35 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 13 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 689 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
BEST EVER CAESAR SALAD DRESSING!!!!
Make and share this Best Ever Caesar Salad Dressing!!!! recipe from Food.com.
Provided by happyhousewife
Categories Salad Dressings
Time 5m
Yield 1 cup, 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients into blender on high, then low to mix well.
- Pour over romaine and add croutons and bacon bits.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 178.3, Fat 19.1, SaturatedFat 2.8, Cholesterol 27.5, Sodium 184.1, Carbohydrate 1.1, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.3, Protein 1.4
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