Family recipes, like photos, are a treasure to be passed down from generation to generation.
My in-laws are amazing cooks. I don’t think I’ve ever had a meal at their house that wasn’t a culinary masterpiece. I often judge restaurants by whether or not I could get a better meal at my in-laws house. And most of the time, my in-law’s cooking wins hands down.
Because our family wants to make sure these recipes will be preserved and passed down, I’ve been working on a cookbook project with their recipes. It takes time to make everything and take photos, so it’s become a longer term project than I thought it would be.
This particular salad dressing is one of my personal favorites. It’s also my niece’s favorite, and so it’s also been dubbed “Maria’s dressing” because of that. As I mentioned recently in a another salad dressing recipe post, I don’t really buy pre-made salad dressing. Salad dressing is easy to make, and it tastes better than the store bought variety. And it’s hard to mess up…I usually wing it. And my father in law does too, so it’s taken me a couple tries with measurements to get this dressing the way I wanted it. And it’s still not quite the same! He does do a few things differently…he uses canola oil; I use extra virgin olive oil. His recipe calls for a little less parmesan. Either way, it’s delicious!
You might notice the salad in the background doesn’t look very much like a caesar salad. It’s not. Although I make the dressing, I very rarely use it on a Caesar salad. We tend to use it on a garden style salad with tomatoes and peppers and carrots, sometimes a little feta as well. But obviously you can use it on its namesake, and it will be wonderful.
Caesar Salad Dressing {From Giddu's Kitchen}
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Ingredients
- 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- Juice from one lemon
- 4 heaping tsp mayo
- 1 heaping tsp dijon mustard
- 5 heaping tsp parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Whisk together until well mixed.
Jasbir
Friday 18th of July 2014
I have not been very successful with my salad dressings of late. Let's hope this will work. Stopping over from #FoodieFridays : A cuppa for my thoughts
Jennifer
Friday 9th of May 2014
Pizza and Caesar salad tonight. Made this dressing and it's FANTASTIC! Thanks so much Michelle!
Brittnei
Thursday 8th of May 2014
Wow this looks amazing! I don't like to buy dressings either! I think I might have to try this one for sure! Thanks for sharing all of these amazing recipes, Michelle!
Patti
Tuesday 6th of May 2014
Stumbled this deliciousness!
Lori Hart
Tuesday 6th of May 2014
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