Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing with a twist!

We recently had a friend over for the night before she was off to Germany [LUCKY ;)] and we spent a little time in the kitchen cooking up a storm 🙂

I decided I would like to make a Caesar Salad and instantly started gathering different recipes for the dressing!

Much to my surprise many of the recipes called for ANCHOVIES [yuck!] or ANCHOVY paste, which I’m just not down with, and neither was Chris. I did a little research and the original Caesar Salad by Chef Cardini Caesar http://www.kitchenproject.com/history/CaesarSalad/index.htm apparently had no anchovies in it, just Worcestershire Sauce [made from fermented anchovies, vinegar etc.] which gave it that distinctive taste.

A lot of recipes also either called for raw egg, or coddled egg [an egg which has been cooked in it’s shell in boiling water for only 45 seconds and then removed] http://whatscookingamerica.net/Eggs/CoddledEgg.htm.

I finally found a suitable looking recipe that called for neither Anchovies or Raw [or nearly raw] Egg and it turned out great! We modified it quite a bit and used a honey Dijon mustard instead of regular Dijon, as well as less garlic and it turned out wonderfully! Tangy and delicious and a little bit different than most I’ve tasted, and even better the next day [and day after ;)]

Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing Recipe

Homemade Caesar Dressing with a twist!

2 garlic cloves

3/4 – 1 cup Mayonnaise

1+ tsp honey Dijon mustard

1/2 tsp English Mustard (the dry powder)

2 1/2 – 3 tbs red wine vinegar

2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1/2 – 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Salt and pepper to taste

All of these ingredients are to taste, so have some fun with it!!!

1. Combine and process all above ingredients in food processor until thoroughly blended.

2. Then add to the mixture in a thin stream 1/4 cup light olive oil, while continuing to process.  Process until mixture is emulsified.

3. Toss [Chopped & Washed] Romaine Lettuce with delicious mixture and serve with a lemon slice.  You can also top your salad with cooked Bacon, Cooked Seasoned Chicken, Croutons, Tomatoes, Onions or whatever else you like! ENJOY!

Stores for about two weeks in the fridge!

Caesar Salad and Sangria

Close up of the delicious Chicken and Bacon Caesar Salad with our homemade Dressing