Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing
A homemade Caesar dressing with real food ingredients like olive oil, garlic, and apple cider vinegar.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 182kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 egg yolk (at room temperature)
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- ½ tsp mustard (or mustard powder)
- 1 TBSP fresh lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- ½ tsp anchovy paste (optional, or mashed anchovy fillets)
- ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 2 TBSP Parmesan cheese (grated, optional)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl whisk room-temperature raw egg yolk with whisk. Or use a blender at low speed.
- Add apple cider vinegar, mustard, lemon juice, garlic cloves, Worcestershire sauce, anchovy paste, and Parmesan cheese if using, and mix until creamy.
- Slowly add olive oil, whisking or blending constantly on low speed to emulsify until incorporated.
- Season to taste.
Notes
If you still want a “cheesy” flavor without the dairy, try adding nutritional yeast flakes instead of the Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition
Serving: 2TBSP | Calories: 182kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 86mg | Potassium: 49mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.5g | Vitamin A: 70IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 0.5mg