Original Caesar Salad Dressing Recipe

This really easy caesar salad dressing recipe can be made even by the most novice vegan chef. This dressing is everything you love about caesar salad dressing. It’s creamy, it’s flavorful, and delicious when served on a salad with parmesan and crotons!

❤️ Why You’ll Love This Original Caesar Salad Dressing Recipe

• Easy: Make this in just 5 minutes. Why buy the stuff in the grocery store when it’s that easy to make at home? 
• Delicious: Tastes like the homemade caesar dressing we all know and love BUT better!
• Versatile: With a few easy swaps you can make this homemade caesar salad dressing recipe vegan or vegetarian 

🍲 Ingredients

Worcestershire Sauce: This adds a nice flavor to this salad dressing, however, since it can contain fish sauce or similar, it’s not vegan or vegetarian friendly. 

Advertisements

Garlic: Garlic is key in any caesar salad dressing recipe. Don’t skip it! Garlic not only adds flavor but also is a great immune booster.

👩‍🍳 How to Make Caesar Salad Dressing

🪄 Tips and Tricks

• Make this original caesar salad dressing recipe in advance and store in your fridge for a quick, easy dressing
• Use this dressing to make caesar wraps or to spread on sandwiches

🗒 Substitutions

• Vegan: To make this recipe vegan you can use a vegan mayo and vegan parmesan cheese
• Olive Oil: You can swap the olive oil with avocado oil instead

🗒 Best served with

• Brussel Sprout Caesar Salad
• Warming Caesar Salad
• Chickpea Caesar Wrap

👝 How to Store Leftovers

Store this homemade caesar dressing in the fridge, in a tightly sealed container for 5 days.

🤔 Common Questions

Original Caeser Salad Dressing Recipe

4.85 from 51 votes

This is the best easy caesar salad dressing recipe. It’s creamy, full of garlic and flavor, and great for a classic caesar salad. P.S. you can make it vegan or vegetarian.

Cook ModePrevent your screen from going dark

Print Recipe Pin Recipe Save Recipe Saved!

Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Course Vegan Sauce

Cuisine Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy-Free, Italian-Inspired

Servings 1 Jar, 3-4 large salads

Calories 504 kcal

Ingredients

  

1x2x3x

• 1 cup vegan or regular mayonnaise
• 2 tsp dijon mustard
• 3 garlic cloves minced or grated
• 1/2 cup grated regular or vegan parmesan cheese
• 1 tsp vegan or regular Worcestershire Sauce
• 3 tbsp. lemon juice
• 2 tbsp. olive oil optional
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper

Shop Ingredients on Jupiter

Instructions

 

• Into a small bowl, add all the ingredients and whisk together till completely combined and smooth.
• Do a quick taste test and see if you need to add anything to meet your dressing flavor needs.
• Transfer to a jar and enjoy on an as-needed basis.

Video

Notes

The salad dressing with last in the fridge, in a tightly sealed container for 5 days.

If you are not vegan or vegetarian, you can add 1 1/2 tsp anchovy paste to the bowl before whisking.

Nutrition

Serving: 4 | Calories: 504kcal | Carbohydrates: 5.3g | Protein: 3.7g | Fat: 52.7g | Saturated Fat: 7.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 25.3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 23.1mg | Sodium: 533.7mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.8g

Review This Recipe Let us know how it was!