Skip to main content
Epicurious
Cookbooks

Caesar Dressing

Cooks' Note

If you happen to have some anchovies on hand, by all means use them for an even more flavorful dressing. Substitute 4 anchovy fillets, minced, for the anchovy paste.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes about 2/3 cup

Ingredients

1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon anchovy paste
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cloves garlic, peeled

Preparation

  1. Combine the mayonnaise, lemon juice, anchovy paste, mustard, and pepper in a small bowl. Press in the garlic and whisk until smooth.

Sugar Busters! Quick & Easy Cookbook
TagsSalad DressingSaladCaesar SaladItalian AmericanItalianEuropeanAnchovyFishSeafoodLemonCitrusFruitGarlicRoot VegetableVegetableGluten FreeNut FreeEasyQuickNo-CookCookbooks
Read More
29 Spring Pastas to Make the Most of Seasonal Produce
Like spicy carrot rigatoni and weeknight-fancy ravioli with peas.
The Most-Saved Recipes in the Epicurious App This Week
Like lemony baked salmon and strawberry shortcake roll.
Caramelized Onion Pasta
Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.
One-Pot Chicken Thighs With Cilantro Rice and Beans
This one-pot dinner cooks chicken thighs directly on top of a bed of flavorful cilantro rice studded with black beans for a complete dinner.
The Only Frittata Recipe You’ll Ever Need
Keep this easy frittata recipe on hand for quick breakfasts, impressive brunches, and fridge clean-out meals.
Apple-Walnut Charoset
A warmly spiced Ashkenazi charoset, perfect for your Passover seder—or spooned over yogurt the next morning.
Chicken Pasta Primavera With Lemon
Crispy, Parmesan-crusted cutlets make this spring dish sing.
Smashed Broccoli Pasta
A feel-good dinner designed to cram a ton of veg in each serving.