Homemade Caesar Dressing

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.

Caesar dressing

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 salad dressing recipe ingredients

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.

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Homemade Caesar Dressing

rate this recipe:
4.90 from 49 votes
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Serves 4 to 6
This homemade Caesar dressing is creamy, delicious, and so easy to make! Serve it on a classic Caesar salad, or drizzle it over any simple green salad.

Ingredients

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.

 

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  1. Remy
    09.23.2024

    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.

  2. Susan Yee
    09.13.2024

    5 stars
    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.

  3. Anna
    09.03.2024

    5 stars
    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.

    • Phoebe Moore (L&L Recipe Developer)
      09.06.2024

      So glad you loved the dressing, Anna!

  4. Kristine
    08.31.2024

    5 stars
    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…

  5. Thomas L Wettengel
    08.15.2024

    excellent site and recipes-thank you.

  6. Daryl
    08.01.2024

    5 stars
    This was lovely – thank you

    • Phoebe Moore (L&L Recipe Developer)
      08.02.2024

      So glad you enjoyed it, Daryl!

    • Phoebe Moore (L&L Recipe Developer)
      06.28.2024

      Hi Nikki, so glad you loved the dressing!

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