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Easy Caesar Salad

Easy Caesar Salad

Cuisine:Italian

Course:Sauce

10m prep 0s cook 10m ready

A classic Caesar salad dressing made with roasted garlic, anchovies, and Parmigiano-Reggiano. This creamy dressing is perfect for tossing with romaine lettuce and croutons.

Ingredients

Servings:

Nutrition (per serving, estimated)

Estimated based off 4 of 7 identified ingredients (per 100 g food data, scaled by amount).

Energy
2743 cal
Protein
27 g
Carbohydrate
16.8 g
Fiber
0.94 g
Sugars
1.04 g
Sodium
767 mg
Total fat
290 g
Saturated fat
30.9 g
Monounsaturated fat
172 g
Polyunsaturated fat
73.3 g
Vitamins & minerals
  • Calcium: 701 mg
  • Iron: 2.05 mg
  • Magnesium: 39.2 mg
  • Phosphorus: 515 mg
  • Potassium: 295 mg
  • Zinc: 2.54 mg

Let's Prepare

Collect

Gather these ingredients - no prep needed yet.

  • 2 tbsp roasted garlic
  • 2 tbsp sherry vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 6 white anchovies
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 1/4 cup canola oil

Prepare

  • 1/2 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, finely grated

Let's Cook

  1. Step 1.

    Combine the cheese, roasted garlic, vinegar, mustard, anchovies and egg yolk in a food processor.

  2. Step 2.

    Blend until a smooth paste has been formed. If necessary, add 2 tablespoons water to ensure it is a smooth paste, and not clumpy.

  3. Step 3.

    With the machine running, emulsify the oil into the paste in a steady stream.

  4. Step 4.

    Add more water or vinegar as necessary, depending on how loose or acidic you prefer the dressing.

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