This homemade Caesar dressing recipe will blow any store bought version out of the water. Made with just 7 ingredients, it's creamy, savory, and rich.
Purists will tell you that you can’t make a good Caesar dressing without an egg yolk, anchovies, and Worcestershire sauce. But here’s the thing: what I love about Caesar salad dressing is that it’s creamy, briny, tangy, and rich. I thought there had to be a way to make a dressing that checked all those boxes with totally vegetarian ingredients (and no raw eggs).
Turns out, I was right! This homemade Caesar salad dressing recipe is every bit as delicious as the traditional version, and it’s so easy to make. It calls for just 7 simple ingredients, and you don’t need to haul out the food processor or blender to mix it up. Just stir together the ingredients, and enjoy!
Caesar Dressing Recipe Ingredients
Raw eggs, anchovies, and Worcestershire sauce aside, traditional Caesar dressing is made with Dijon mustard, garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice. These ingredients are all staples in my kitchen. They make this classic dressing rich, sharp, tangy, and bright, so I knew I wanted to use them as a starting point for my recipe. Then, to add creaminess and briny flavor, I turned to these key ingredients:
Whole milk Greek yogurt – It makes this dressing just as luscious and creamy as the traditional version, and it adds an extra punch of tangy flavor.
Capers – With their salty, briny flavor, capers perfectly replace the anchovies and Worcestershire sauce. Along with the lemon juice and Dijon mustard, they give this dressing a crave-worthy savory, tangy flavor.
Whisk the ingredients together and taste the dressing, seasoning with salt and pepper as needed. Of course, I love tossing this dressing with with romaine lettuce, homemade croutons, and Parmesan cheese to make a classic Caesar salad. But your options for using it don’t end there! It’s also yummy drizzled over a simple green salad, mixed with massaged kale, or with roasted veggies like cauliflower or Brussels sprouts.
If you love this homemade Caesar salad dressing…
Try my cilantro lime dressing, carrot ginger dressing, chimichurri sauce, or ginger miso dressing next!
For more salad inspiration, check out this post.
Homemade Caesar Dressing
Ingredients
- â…“ cup whole milk Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoons capers, minced
- Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, mustard, garlic, capers, and several grinds of black pepper. Season to taste.
Notes
This recipe is no good. I followed it to a T and it turned out like lemon juice with some stuff added to it, barely anything like a Caesar dressing. I whisked for maybe 45 minutes total before my wrist couldn’t take it anymore with the hopes that something would change, and nothing did. I should be reimbursed $16 for the ingredients you made me waste.
I just made a double batch since I juiced one lemon and it came out with two tablespoons of lemon juice. This dressing is so delicious; love that it’s so healthy and tasty.
YUM. Tastes just like Caesar you’d get at a restaurant and soo easy. I used 0% fage because that is what I had on hand. I added about 0.5 Tbs of grated Parmesan for a little more richness otherwise followed the recipe exactly.
So glad you loved the dressing, Anna!
This was way better than I anticipated. I took a chance and served it on Caesar salad I was serving with lasagna when I had guests. Both of my guests raved about the dressing! I made it just as it states and it was so robust!! Much easier recipe than traditional caesar dressing and we liked it better! Thanks for the super recipe…
excellent site and recipes-thank you.
This was lovely – thank you
So glad you enjoyed it, Daryl!
Excellent!!!
Hi Nikki, so glad you loved the dressing!