What Makes a Great Caesar Salad Dressing?
Combining crisp romaine lettuce, olive oil, garlic, Parmesan cheese, croutons and anchovies, Caesar salad is one of the few salads that can actually qualify as a meal—especially when grilled chicken is added. With all these savory flavors involved, a rich and complex Caesar salad dressing is needed to hold everything together. If you’re not planning an elaborate feast, Caesar salad dressing can complement any bed of lettuce. It also makes an indulgent dip for vegetables, hot wings and mozzarella sticks. Our chefs define high-quality shelf-stable Caesar salad dressing as having a color that is almost ivory, not tan or beige. The dressing should have a homogeneous consistency that is not broken or separated. The moderate aroma should have a complex aroma character featuring a blend of oil, black pepper, cheese and anchovy notes. The aroma character should not deliver notes from ranch, vinaigrette or other non-Caesar dressings, and there should be no rancid or other aroma off notes. Caesa
