Sauces & Condiments American

Classic Homemade Caesar Dressing

Garlic, Dijon, vinegar, mayonnaise, olive oil and lemon form a quick Caesar-style dressing, with anchovy available when you want the savoury dial turned up.

Classic Homemade Caesar Dressing

What It Is

Garlic, Dijon, vinegar, mayonnaise, olive oil and lemon form a quick Caesar-style dressing, with anchovy available when you want the savoury dial turned up.

Origin

Caesar salad was created in Tijuana, Mexico, by restaurateur Caesar Cardini; this is a modern home-style dressing for it.

Fun Fact

Anchovies dissolve into dressings more completely than their reputation suggests. The result tastes savoury, not like somebody hid a whole fish in your lettuce.

Prep
8 min
Cook
—
Total
8 min
Servings
8 tbsps
(portion sizes are a suggestion, not a law)
Difficulty
easy
Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Nut-Free
Diet
Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Low-Carb
Away Mission
40 min walk
(or 12 minutes arguing with a Klingon about honour)
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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp vinegar
  • 2 tbsp mayonnaise
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • Lemon juice, to taste
  • Anchovy fillets, optional

Steps

  1. Whisk garlic, Dijon, vinegar, mayonnaise and lemon juice together.
  2. Slowly whisk in olive oil until emulsified.
  3. Add minced anchovy if using and season to taste.

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Notes

Taste before the final adjustment. A recipe should guide dinner, not bully it. If it needs a little more acid, sweetness, salt or heat, make the change in small steps instead of launching the whole spice rack into orbit.

Nutrition Facts
Per 2 tbsp
Calories 170
Burning this off: several minutes of aggressively pretending to enjoy a work Zoom call.
% Daily Value*
Fat 18.0 g 24%
Saturated + Trans 2.5 g 13%
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 45 mg 2%
Carbohydrate 3.0 g
Fibre 0.0 g 0%
Sugars 2.0 g 2%
Protein 0.0 g
Potassium 15 mg 0%
Calcium 5 mg 0%
Iron 0.2 mg 1%
*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot. Sodium levels calculated in a country with universal healthcare — and it's free, so don't worry about it too much.
A genuinely respectable nutrition profile. No red flags here — go ahead and feel a little smug about it.

Substitutions

Use equivalent ingredients where needed for allergies or availability, but keep the main sweet/sour/salty/spicy balance intact. This is cooking, not a hostage negotiation.

Storage

Store in a clean airtight container in the refrigerator. Use a clean spoon each time because introducing mystery crumbs is how condiments develop side quests.

Freezing

Most dry seasonings do not need freezing. For wet sauces, freeze in small portions only if the ingredients tolerate it; creamy emulsions may separate after thawing.