Best Caesar Salad Recipe

Best Caesar Salad Recipe: Classic and easy-to-make salad with lettuce, crispy croutons, parmesan, and simple homemade dressing.

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Best Caesar Salad Recipe with Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing

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Best Caesar Salad Recipe: Classic and easy-to-make salad with lettuce, crispy croutons, parmesan, and simple homemade dressing.

5 from 9 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Course Dinner, Lunch, Salad

Cuisine American, European

Servings 5

Calories 175 kcal

Equipment

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  Bowl

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 5 cups Lettuce romaine, iceberg, or mini lettuce
• ▢ 1 cup Croutons
• ▢ ½ cup parmesan shredded, adjust as needed

For the Caesar dressing

• ▢ 3 Garlic cloves minced or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• ▢ 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• ▢ ¼ cup Olive oil
• ▢ ½ teaspoon Pepper powder
• ▢ Salt to taste

Instructions

 

How to make Caesar salad dressing?

• Add minced garlic cloves, dijon mustard, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, pepper powder, and salt and whisk in a bowl.
  3 Garlic cloves, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, 1 tablespoon Lemon juice, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, ½ teaspoon Pepper powder, Salt
• Drizzle oil and continue to whisk constantly.
  ¼ cup Olive oil
• Taste check and adjust any seasoning.

How to make classic Caesar salad?

• Wash the lettuce and roughly chop it into bite-sized pieces.
  5 cups Lettuce
• Add the chopped lettuce, along with croutons and parmesan, to a mixing bowl.
  1 cup Croutons, ½ cup parmesan
• Drizzle the dressing as needed and toss until lettuce is coated.
• Transfer it to a serving plate. Garnish it with more parmesan if desired.
• Serve immediately and enjoy.

Notes

• Adjust all ingredients to taste.
• Feel free to add grilled shrimp or chicken.
• I have used store-bought garlic croutons in this recipe. You can even make crotons at home with the French baguette.
• For vegan version of caesar salad, just add vegan parmesan cheese. 

Nutrition

Calories: 175kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 5gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 236mgPotassium: 142mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 443IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 142mgIron: 1mg

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Vegetarian Caesar salad

This homemade classic Caesar salad recipe is simple and ready in less than 10 minutes. Serve it as a light meal, appetizer, or as a side with pasta or soups for lunch or dinner.

Caesar salad is also one of the best recipes to make if you are hosting a dinner party. A total crowd-pleaser.

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Ingredients

Lettuce: Traditional and classic salad recipe uses romaine lettuce. You can use iceberg or mini artisan lettuce.

Croutons: Homemade or store-bought croutons. I have used garlic-flavored croutons.

Parmesan cheese: Shredded or Shaved.

Caesar dressing: garlic minced, Worcestershire sauce, lemon, mustard, olive oil, salt, and pepper.

Check out the recipe card for the full list of the ingredients.

How to make Caesar dressing?

• Add minced garlic cloves, dijon mustard, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, pepper powder, and salt and whisk in a bowl.
• Drizzle oil and continue to whisk constantly.
• Taste check and adjust any seasoning.

How to make classic Caesar salad?

• Wash the lettuce and roughly chop it into bite-sized pieces.
• Add the chopped lettuce, along with croutons and parmesan, to a mixing bowl. 
• Drizzle the dressing as needed and toss until lettuce is coated. 
• Transfer it to a serving plate. Garnish it with more parmesan if desired.
• Serve immediately and enjoy.

Tips

• Adjust all ingredients to taste.
• Feel free to add grilled shrimp or chicken.
• I have used store-bought garlic croutons in this recipe. You can even make crotons at home with the French baguette.

What to serve with Caesar salad?

Caesar salad can be served with any pasta, garlic bread, spaghetti and meatballs, soups, eggplant parmesan, chicken alfredo, etc.

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Note: We originally posted this Caesar salad recipe in Jan 2016. It has now been modified in Feb 2024 with Expert Chef Tips, FAQs, Storage Instructions, etc.