Easiest "homemade" Caesar Salad.... Ever.

Who hates bottled caesar dressing? Me! It's so far from what caesar dressing should taste like. A couple times in my life I've done the caesar thing from scratch.... raw egg yolks, anchovie paste and all. Sure, it was great, but it took a while.

So last night the hubs and I made chicken caesar salads for dinner*, and I played scientist in the kitchen to try and come up with something that tasted homemade but was Sandra Lee easy.

My measurements are so not measured, but you can play around with the consistency yourself at home!

A cup or two of Low Fat (or Fat Free) Caesar dressing - I bought the cheap Ralph's brand, $2.00 for a bottle
2 to 3 spoonfuls of Grey Poupon Dijon mustard
A couple swigs of olive oil
Cracked pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 generous pinches of shredded Parmesan cheese

Combine all of the above in a bowl and whisk together to your desired consistency.

It really turns out tasting like close to the real thing. Adding the olive oil and parm does not make it low fat by any means, but starting with a low fat or fat free store-bought base helps out with the fat factor. If you really want to go authentic, add in a couple little drops of anchovy paste. If you try this out - tell me what you think!

*We did the salad for dinner thing last night, I have to say I just can't do it. No offense to all your salad eaters out there, but salads are for appetizers or side dishes, not for an entire meal. Even with creamy, fatty, oily, cheesy dressing. Nope, can't do it. It's still a salad.