This healthy caesar salad dressing couldn’t be easier – just add all of the ingredients into a jar, shake, and pour! Made with Greek yogurt, it’s modified to be much lower in fat than traditional Caesar salad, so you can enjoy your favorite salad more often! {Gluten-free}
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Best Healthy Caesar Salad Dressing Recipe
I love Caesar salads and their creamy, tangy dressing. However, traditional Caesar salad dressing can be a real calorie bomb! It’s normally made with eggs, mayo, and olive oil for that luscious, creamy texture. This can really load on the calories!
If you want to enjoy Caesar salads more often, you have to try this healthy Caesar salad dressing recipe with Greek yogurt. It’s eggless and made without mayo, so it’s much lower in fat, yet it’s still perfectly creamy, thanks to Greek yogurt.
You’ll want to keep it on hand all the time. It’s so delicious served on this Healthy Caesar Salad!
For more delicious salad dressings, check out these Healthy Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes!
Why We Love This Healthy Caesar Dressing Recipe
- So quick and easy: This is a two-step recipe. Add the simple ingredients to a jar, shake, and serve your homemade dressing immediately. It’s that easy!
- Healthier alternative: Since this light Caesar dressing recipe doesn’t contain raw eggs or a bunch of mayo, it’s much lower in calories than traditional Caesar dressing. The Greek yogurt even adds a little extra protein too! This low calorie Caesar dressing makes it much easier to enjoy Caesar salad more often as part of a healthy diet.
- Completely homemade: Have you looked at the ingredients on a bottle of dressing at the store? They’re often made with lots of vegetable oils that are held together with emulsifiers, dyes, and preservatives. No thanks! This homemade Caesar dressing has a much shorter ingredient list you can feel good about.
Ingredient Notes
- Greek yogurt: Use low-fat plain Greek yogurt for a creamy, tangy flavor.
- Fresh garlic: Minced garlic adds a savory bite. Feel free to use store-bought minced garlic to speed up the process.
- Fresh lemon juice: This will add a bright, tangy flavor.
- Extra-virgin olive oil: For a creamy, glossy consistency.
- Parmigiano Reggiano cheese: The little shreds of fresh Parmesan cheese will be distributed throughout the creamy dressing.
- Worcestershire sauce: This sauce adds a punch of umami flavor in seconds. Don’t skip it!
- Anchovy paste: Don’t be shy here! It doesn’t taste fishy at all, and it gives the dressing that classic Caesar flavor.
- Black pepper: Add some freshly cracked black pepper for a nice kick.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Add all of the dressing ingredients to a jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake vigorously. Place in the refrigerator to chill until ready to serve.
- Add desired amount of dressing to a caesar salad, wrap or pasta salad.
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Recipe Tips:
- For a less tangy dressing, you can sub 2 tablespoons of the Greek yogurt with a good quality mayonnaise.
- For best results, allow the prepared dressing to sit in the fridge for at least a few hours to thicken and the flavors to meld together.
- Avocado oil would work in place of the olive oil.
- Anchovy paste comes in a little squeeze tube, often found with canned fish. It does not taste fishy in this dressing, and is an essential ingredient in caesar salad. If you can’t find anchovy paste, you can mash 2 whole anchovies with a fork on a cutting board.
- If you do not have a jar or airtight container with a tight-fitting lid, you can whisk the dressing ingredients in a bowl.
- Feel free to blend the dressing ingredients together in a mini food processor or mini blender for a thick, fluffy consistency.
Recipe FAQs
Technically, yes. You can substitute the yogurt with non-dairy yogurt and use non-dairy parmesan cheese. In this situation, it may actually be easier to use a more traditional Caesar recipe and use a dairy-free mayo, though!
I do recommend it. It doesn’t take much, but it will give the dressing a smooth, glossy texture and help it stick to the romaine lettuce really nicely. This version uses much less than store-bought dressing, so it’s still much lower in fat.
I love the bright, umami flavor of Caesar dressing and it really pairs well with a variety of proteins! Grilled chicken breast is the ultimate choice, but it’s also great with steak, grilled salmon, shrimp, and more. You can even serve it with crispy chickpeas for a little crunch!
Storage Guidelines
Store any remaining dressing in an airtight jar in the fridge for approximately 1 week.
Serving Suggestions
This creamy Caesar salad dressing can be used in a variety of ways! Use it to make every variation on Caesar salad you can think of – healthy chicken Caesar salad, classic Casesar salad, and more. Add your favorite protein or chopped veggies to elevate your salad game to the next level!
You can also add it to wraps, slather it on chicken burgers or sandwiches, add it to pasta salad, drizzle it over roasted potatoes, and so much more. Keep it on hand to add a rich flavor to your sides and entrees all week long!
Recipe Variations
- Switch up the cheese: Pecorino romano and asiago are both great alternatives to Parmesan that can be a little cheaper.
- Use sour cream: Don’t have Greek yogurt? Sour cream is a great alternative to Greek yogurt, but it is generally higher in fat.
- Use anchovy fillets: Can’t find anchovy paste? Mash 2 filets to add to the dressing. These are a must for real deal Caesar dressing, so don’t skip them!
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Healthy Caesar Salad Dressing {No Egg, No Mayo}
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup low-fat plain Greek yogurt
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon anchovy paste
- 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Add all of the dressing ingredients to a jar with a tight fitting lid, shake vigorously. Place in the refrigerator to chill until ready to serve.
- Add desired amount of dressing to a caesar salad, wrap or pasta salad.
Notes
- For a less tangy dressing, you can sub 2 tablespoons of the Greek yogurt with a good quality mayonnaise.
- For best results, allow the prepared dressing to sit in the fridge for at least a few hours to thicken and the flavors to meld together.
- Anchovy paste comes in a little squeeze tube, often found with canned fish. It does not taste fishy in this dressing, and is an essential ingredient in caesar salad. If you can’t find anchovy paste, you can mash 2 whole anchovies with a fork on a cutting board.
- The nutritional information is based on about 2 tablespoons of dressing.
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