Traditional Caesar Salad Dressing Without Egg
The easiest homemade caesar salad dressing with no raw eggs and no anchovies.
Traditional caesar salad dressing without egg. Directions in the bowl of a food processor add the 1 cup of cheese the lemon juice 1 garlic clove the mustard and the anchovies. The only difference being that my recipe does not include any red wine vinegar but another third of a lemons juice six to eight dashes of worcestershire a few more anchovy filets and keens hot english mustard instead of dijon but dijon is fine the keens gives it a bit more zip. Homemade croutons are the perfect topping for our caesar salad recipe without egg. Vegetarians remember that most worcestershire sauces also contain anchovies as well.
But this is still a really good caesar like salad and will please those picky eaters in your family who want caesar salad but wont go near it if you include the raw eggs andor the anchovies. Ingredients 2 cloves garlic 2 lemons juiced about 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons dijon mustard 4 anchovy filets 1 tablespoon coarse black pepper to 1 cup extra virgin olive oil evoo 1 cup pecorino romano or a combination of pecorino and parmigiano reggiano combined. What was once mere. It is the dressing that makes a salad sing.
Peel and smash 3 garlic cloves place in small pan with kosher salt and pepper over medium heat for 5 minutes to infuse the garlic flavor into the oil. This is close to the original caesar salad recipe that i have been making for almost forty years. Maybe its because every time i read a recipe it has a note like this. Directions in a blender combine all the ingredients except the olive oil.
No need to mince the garlic for the crouton oil just peel and smash with the side of a knife. This recipe contains raw eggs. Turn the machine on and let it run for 15 to 20 seconds. Most caesar dressings have anchovies in some fashioneither whole or paste.
I have always found caesar salad dressing to be intimidating. If youre vegetarian or if fish makes you squirm try substituting anchovies for capers or olives instead. A salad without dressing is just a pile of limp uninspired lettuce. Omit the sauce or use soy or miso sauce instead.
Just 5 common pantry ingredients make this version super creamy and flavorful. It brings the greens to life it makes the produce productive. Next while the blender is running and slowly add olive oil.