Kittencal's Famous Caesar Salad

Name: Kittencal's Famous Caesar Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 large head romaine lettuce (washed over and thoroughly dried); 1 1/2 cups garlic-flavored croutons (or to taste, see Kittencal's Garlic Croutons); parmesan cheese; freshly grated black pepper (to taste); 2 anchovy fillets (or to taste); 2 fresh garlic cloves (or to taste); 1 cup mayonnaise (not salad dressing Hellman's is best); 1/4 cup half-and-half cream or 1/4 cup milk; 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese; 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice; 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard (Hellman's Dijonnaise is best!); salt and pepper; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce (or to taste) (optional); buttermilk or half-and-half, for thinning

Instructions

Prep:5min

I developed this dressing years ago, and I can honestly say that you won't be able to keep your spoon out of the fridge for a taste, it is *that* good! --- although I do think the dressing is better with the anchovy it can certainly be made without them. In a pinch I have even substituted buttermilk for the half and half cream, just use about the same amount --- this dressing gets stronger with refrigeration time so a small amount of fresh garlic goes a long way! ---- usually one recipe without doubling is perfect for one large romaine lettuce, if you are serving a large crowd of people you might want to double -- salad dressing will not work for this use *only* mayonnaise, I find Hellman's brand mayonnaise works the best and for the perfect companion to this salad see my recipe#125034-------------LOWER-FAT OPTION use reduced fat mayonnaise and fat-free half and half or low-fat milk --- also see my recipe#66596

Updated at: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:03:04 GMT