Napoleon Caesar Salad Dressing Recipe

Are you looking for a great Caesar salad dressing? I think you will enjoy the one I’m offering today. This is the recipe I grew up eating. When I would come home from college, my mom would always make my requested meal upon arrival. I would always ask for my favorite flank steak and this Caesar salad recipe. A couple days ago I offered up how to make homemade croutons, and I do have to say it can make the world of a difference in your salad. I also love freshly grated parmesan. Some of you may be wondering if this is a really creamy Caesar recipe. It is not. It has a liter flavor without the thickness of a mayonnaise. I also like that it doesn’t have anchovies because who ever has those laying around? Caesar salad has to be one of my favorite salads, and I really think you’ll enjoy this version of the dressing. Thanks, Mom, for passing down some great recipes.

Napoleon Caesar Salad Dressing

1 egg, separated

2 cloves garlic

2 1/2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

1/4 cup olive oil

2 Tbsp red wine vinegar

3/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1/4 tsp black pepper

Separate the egg white from the egg yolk. Combine the yolk with all the other ingredients in a blender or Magic Bullet. I like the size of my magic bullet for salad dressings. Before serving, blend in the egg whites. By adding those in last, you will get a light and frothy dressing.

I also wanted to pass along a little trick for cutting lettuce. My husband always had a hard time eating my salads because the pieces of lettuce were too big since I’d just cut straight across down the head of romaine. We figured out that for smaller bites you can cut out a triangle tip and then slice straight across. Keep repeating this process as you move down the head of romaine. This gives a more restaurant  size bite, and it’s easy to do.

This definitely a recipe where your kids can help! I always want to see how I can get them involved. I can’t wait to plant my garden again this season. I find the kids are more likely to excited about eating vegetables as they see it grow from seed and then help pick it. Finally, they get to prepare it with me. My oldest really grasped onto the concept and would often go out to the garden picking things on her own. She would come back in and make her own salad. My middle daughter has a lot of room for growth in the vegetable eating area.