Three Minute Skinny Caesar Dressing! – A super easy and flavorful caesar dressing that won’t chub you up! Made with simple ingredients, you will never miss the full fat version!
Who doesn’t love a really good Caesar Salad?!  It’s one of our faves.  But the dressing can be a hassle.  Raw egg.  A can of oily anchovies.  Short shelf life.  Sure, there is the store bought stuff, but it lacks the fresh flavor of homemade, not to mention pricy and fattening.  But here I am to save your Caesar day!
No egg, no oily can of fish, low calorie, big flavored dressing!
I posted this recipe years ago, and it is still a family favorite.  It was time for a recipe up-do! It’s the same recipe, I just increased the yield.  More is better!
Why is this 3 Minute Caesar Dressing a skinny recipe? Â Only 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 52 calories a serving. Â Can I get a whoo hoo!
So lets talk about anchovies.  I know you think you don’t like them…but if you like Caesar dressing than you like anchovies.  Anchovy flavor is what made you fall in love with the dressing in the first place! If you leave out the anchovies,  it will still be good, but it will not be Caesar.  It will be Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette.Â
Cooking with anchovies can be really easy by using the paste instead of the tin of oily fish.    You can find it right by the canned anchovy. It comes in a tube.  I use Napolean  brand but I am sure any will do.  It has a long shelf life and you will be sure to have it on hand for many many batches of this tasty dressing. Trust me, you are going to make this a lot!
I use a blender to mix this up but a wire whisk will work just as good.  Just mince your garlic very fine if hand whisking.  I have a Magic Bullet Blender .  I am not big on gadgets, I don’t even own a full size food processor, but I love this blender! It’s small, powerful, and super easy to clean.
The dijon is a natural emulsifier and holds this yummy concoction together.  It won’t separate…not even after sitting in your fridge for a few days.
This will keep in your refrigerator for about a week.  Like me, it gets better as it ages :).
You may also like this Chipotle Caesar Salad with Spicy Croutons! or this Crunchy Thai Chicken Salad with Peanut Dressing!
To healthy but flavorful salad dressings that won’t chub you up!
Clink!
Kathi
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Pin RecipeA fast and fresh Caesar Dressing made with greek yogurt.
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt I use fat free
- 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice about 2 lemons
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tablespoons anchovy paste
- 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
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Add all ingredients to blender or food processor.
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Blend for about 10 seconds until smooth. Taste for seasoning. More salt, pepper, anchovy paste?
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Store in glass or plastic container.
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Chill for 30 minutes before serving.
Makes about 1 1/2 cups of dressing.
If using a thicker brand of yogurt such as FAGE, you may want to thin with a couple tablespoons of milk.
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This is such a delicious dressing – it’s my go to for salads over the summer. Thanks for sharing
Yum!! I added a couple more cloves of garlic, just because we love it so much but the rest as written and it’s fabulous!! 2% Fage. Going to make salad with bay shrimp and also use as a veggie dip. Only a couple WW points, too. Thanks ladies!!
So glad you liked it Kelli! Thank you so much for the nice note!
Sounds wonderful. I will making this after my next shopping trip. Anchovy paste is not a staple for me! lol
I just whipped a batch of this up. It’s delicious (tastes like any great Cesar dressing from a restaurant). It took maybe 4 minutes total to put together. I hate fish of all kinds but I added the anchovy paste, it is absolutely necessary in this recipe. I highly recommend. I followed recipe exactly and would change nothing.
Very good. A little too much lemon juice
It overwhelms all other tastes. Thank you!
Also good dip for fresh veggies!
If using anchovies from a tin how many in place of the paste?
Hi Debbie – 1/2 teaspoon anchovy paste equals 1 anchovy fillet.
This is unbelievably good. I’m vegetarian so I skipped the anchovy paste and used a little extra organic Worcestershire sauce (the organic stuff doesn’t have anchovies either). I added a dash of onion powder and used Fage 2% yogurt. Even my husband, Mr. I-Don’t-Like-New-Foods, remarked multiple times how good this was. One batch was more than enough for 6 hearty servings of salad.
So glad you liked it! I make it on a regular basis…my fave salad dressing!
So glad you loved it! I am turning it into a Chicken Pasta Salad this week…stay tuned for that recipe! Thank you for the nice comment!
This is the best Ceasar dressing I have ever had! Even my kids wanted to eat salad after I made them try this salad dressing. They put the bottle of Ranch back in the fridge! I was whipping this up just before dinner and couldn’t leave to pick up some anchovy paste. After some quick research I did the following instead: 1 Tbsp of Worcestershire sauce (instead of 1 tsp) and 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp of Bragg Liquid Aminos (instead of anchovy paste). The increased Worcestershire brings some more fishy flavour and the addition of Liquid Aminos brings in the saltiness that the anchovy paste would have added.
It tastes amazing and seems like Ceasar to me! Maybe I’ll try it with anchovy paste another time to see the difference. But the substitution helped me out in a bind!
Thank you for sharing this awesome recipe! I’m sending it over to my mom right now;)
Hi Sonya – thanks for your comment! So glad you and your kids loved it…great substitution ideas!
What brand of Greek yogurt do you use in this recipe? Thankyou!
Hi Dallas! We love the Chobani brand but most any will do. If using a thicker brand like Fage you will need to add a couple tablespoons of milk to thin it. Thanks!
This dressing is amazing! And only 2 Tablespoons of oil. Thanks for the wizardry.
I love to make homemade healthy caesar salad dressing and have made many varieties over the years. This is by far my new favourite! Thank you.
Thank you! So glad you loved it!
I never leave comments but this is the BEST CAESAR DRESSING IVE EVER HAD!!!! Thanks so much for the recipe!
Yay! We are so glad you loved it and thank you for the nice note!