Description
All the classic flavors of a traditional Caesar dressing, only with half of the calories and fat. This healthy Caesar dressing is so easy to make. It’s perfect for dressing a classic Caesar salad.
Ingredients
- 1 cup plain, fat free, Greek yogurt
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons anchovy paste (see notes)
- 1 to 2 cloves, garlic
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Blend: Add all of the ingredients into high speed blender, and blend on high until everything is smooth and creamy. Note: if your blender isn’t high powdered then you may want to mince the garlic before adding, just to ensure that there aren’t any large chunks of garlic in your dressing.
- Taste and adjust: Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed. At this time you can thin out the dressing a little by adding 1 to 2 tablespoons of water, if desired. I personally like my dressing to be extra thick for salads.
- Serve or store: The dressing is ready to be served immediately. Toss it on some greens, I like romaine for a Caesar style salad, and enjoy. Or, make my chicken Caesar salad to go with it. If you want to store the dressing for later, add it to a mason jar, or air tight container and store it in the fridge for up to 4 days. Keep in mind that the dressing will thicken as it chills, if it seems a little thick just allow it to sit at room temp for 15 minutes or so. Or, you can let it sit submerged in a bowl of warm water for 5 minutes.
Notes
Anchovy paste: Anchovies are a traditional ingredient in Caesar dressing. It doesn’t necessarily make the dressing taste fishy, but it adds a nice umami, salty flavor. I buy a tube of anchovy paste. You can find it near the other canned fish. I highly recommend trying it in your dressing. However, if you want to leave it out, that is no problem, you will still have a great dressing – you might want to add a little extra salt to compensate.
Serving size/nutrition facts: I calculated the nutrition facts for a serving size of 2 tablespoons. This is because most other salad dressing recipes are also calculated for the serving size of 2 tablespoons. However, depending on the size of salad you are eating will determine how much salad dressing you end up using. Also, keep in mind that the nutrition facts are an estimation.
