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Creamy Caesar Dressing Recipe

Last Updated November 9, 2022. Published November 9, 2022 By Davinah Cenou Montezuma

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This Creamy Caesar Salad dressing recipe is the perfect option for those looking to make restaurant-style healthy caesar dressing at home. It uses real food ingredients and is perfect for keto. Enjoy this as part of my chicken Caesar salad. Plus, it’s ready in minutes using a food processor or blender.

Creamy Caesar Salad Dressing

Why Make This:

  • Restaurant-style and creamy: Caesar dressing is either creamy and full of great flavors like parmesan cheese or more like a vinaigrette. Make this recipe if you’re looking for a copycat creamy version.
  • Ready in minutes by adding all of the ingredients to a blender
  • Perfect for keto: This keto Caesar Dressing recipe is creamy, filled with parmesan, and tangy. Perfectly homemade, it won’t leave you missing the bottled dressings.

Ingredients Needed

Unlike many bottled Caesar salad dressings, this creamy Caesar salad dressing only has seven easy ingredients.

You probably have most of them in your pantry already! To make my homemade Caesar dressing, you need:

  • Grated parmesan cheese: I get mine from the refrigerated section of the market. This recipe was not tested with the shelf-stable version (which is saltier).
  • Dijon mustard
  • Lemon juice
  • Anchovy Filets: these are typically in the tuna fish aisle and packed in olive oil
  • Garlic Cloves I add these to my blender whole
  • Black pepper
  • Sea Salt: this is optional and you can add it at the end if you’d like a saltier taste
  • Mayonnaise: Mayonnaise is required for this creamy recipe. You can use any brand that you prefer.
Caesar salad ingredients like black pepper, salt, parmesan cheese, garlic, dijon mustard, mayonnaise, lemon juice and anchovy fillets in separate bowls

How to Make Creamy Caesar Dressing

  1. Add the ingredients to the blender (or food processor) in the order listed in the recipe card
  2. Blend until creamy and smooth using either the salad dressing or regular high-speed settings

Top Cooking Tips & FAQs

  • Parmesan Cheese first: I like to put the parmesan cheese in first because it prevents the mayonnaise from getting stuck at the bottom of the blender cup. Plus, the layer of parmesan cheese also serves as a guide for how well things are blended. Once the parmesan layer is gone, I know the rest of the dressing is well incorporated. 
  • Serve immediately or store it in the refrigerator: Caesar salad dressing has dairy so you will need to store it in the refrigerator if you don’t plan on using it immediately
  • Use preferred milk to thin out thick Caesar dressing: if your dressing is too thick or becomes thick during storage, I’ve had success with adding one to two tablespoons of unflavored and unsweetened milk to make the consistency thinner. I personally prefer regular or non-dairy buttermilk.

Storage Tips

  • The recipe makes a little more than a cup of Caesar dressing, which is enough for 4 entree-sized salads. If storing it, make sure you store the leftover dressing in the fridge in a sealed container.
  • If this dressing gets thick during storage, just add a squeeze of fresh lemon (or 1/2 tsp of lemon juice) to the dressing to thin it out. You can also add your preferred unflavored milk to thin it out.
a plate full of chicken caesar salad with Creamy Caesar Salad Dressing

What to Serve this Caesar Dressing With:

Use this Creamy Keto Caesar Dressing to make a quick meal by adding it to a bed of crisp romaine lettuce along with a range of proteins. Some of my favorites are:

  • Chicken Caesar Salad: It includes my seared chicken breasts
  • Seared Shrimp
  • Easy Grilled Chicken Kabobs
  • Air Fryer Salmon
  • Salmon Bites
Is Caesar Dressing Keto Friendly?

This Caesar dressing is very keto friendly! It keeps carbs to a minimum with each serving containing around 2 grams of total net carbs. That’s it!
Be wary of store-bought or restaurant Caesar dressings. Many of them will contain more carbs because of the added sugars that they have and not be keto-approved.

Does creamy Caesar dressing have carbs?

Yes. This recipe has 2g net carbs per serving.

Is mayonnaise OK in keto?

Mayonnaise is simply a fat so many people enjoy it on keto. You can choose mayonnaise with cleaner ingredients if you choose. For example, some opt for mayo that uses avocado oil.

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Creamy Caesar Dressing Recipe

This Creamy Caesar Salad Dressing recipe is made of real food ingredients and is easy to make in a blender.
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 2 mins
Ready in: 7 mins
Cuisine: American
Course: Salad
Servings: 4
Calories: 331kcal
Author: Davinah
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Ingredients

  • 6 tbsp Grated Parmesan Cheese, I get mine from the refrigerated section of the market
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 5 anchovy filets, I get mine whole from the aisle that has tuna
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1/8 tsp Natural Ancient Sea Salt
  • 3/4 cup Mayonnaise, or your preferred brand

Instructions

  • Add the ingredients in the order that they listed to a high-speed blender. I use the Nutri Ninja cup that’s part of this Ninja Professional Refurbished set that I purchased
  • Blend using the puree or medium setting until it’s mixed (~6 presses on the Single-Serve button). I keep this in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Recipe Notes

  • Parmesan Cheese first: I like to put the parmesan cheese in first because it prevents the mayonnaise from getting stuck at the bottom of the blender cup. Plus, the layer of parmesan cheese also serves as a guide for how well things are blended. Once the parmesan layer is gone, I know the rest of the dressing is well incorporated. 
  • Serve immediately or store it in the refrigerator: Caesar salad dressing has dairy so you will need to store it in the refrigerator if you don’t plan on using it immediately
  • Use preferred milk to thin out thick Caesar dressing: if your dressing is too thick or becomes thick during storage, I’ve had success with adding one to two tablespoons of unflavored and unsweetened milk to make the consistency thinner. I personally prefer regular or non-dairy buttermilk.

Nutrition Details

Calories: 331kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 472mg | Potassium: 40mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Vitamin C: 3.9mg | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 0.4mg

The nutrition facts come from entering the recipe ingredients into Spoonacular API, a database of food ingredients. They may vary for any recipe based on the exact product used. The keto sweeteners I use have 0g net carbs & are not included because sugar alcohols do not impact most people. This is provided as a courtesy, but you can do your own calculations if you wish!

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