The best Caesar Pasta Salad

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This is the best Caesar pasta salad ever. Made with a homemade Caesar dressing, this is a great summer meal, whether on it’s own or with chicken, steak or fish.

I love me some Caesar salad. It’s my fave summer meal on it’s own with a chilled glass of Sauvy B, with some fries (girl dinner), or topped with some grilled chicken.

I combined my love of Caesar salad and pasta to make this Caesar pasta salad. Adding pasta or grains to veggie salads is a great way to bulk up a salad while also keeping it lighter and not so heavy on carbs. This salad is topped with a homemade Caesar dressing that is super easy to make and I promise you’ll never want to use the bottled stuff again!

This salad can be prepped ahead of time which makes it an easy weeknight meal, side dish or to bring to a BBQ or party. Scroll down for my recipe.

The Best Caesar Pasta Salad

*Modifications – a traditional Caesar dressing has anchovies in it. I do not like anchovies, so I used capers instead, to get that salty, briny flavor.

I like to make the dressing ahead of time and keep in a bottle so that you can enjoy throughout the week.

Ingredients

For the salad:

• 1 box pasta
• 1 head of romaine lettuce chopped
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese shreds
• croutons

For the dressing:

• 1 cup mayonnaise (or you can do Greek yogurt)
• 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 Tbsp Worcestshire sauce
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 1 tsp capers  (you can also use anchovies or anchovy paste)
• juice of 1 lemon
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• salt/pepper

Directions:

1.) Boil one box of pasta until al dente then drain and set aside.

2.) Prepare the dressing.  Add all of the dressing ingredients into a large bowl and whisk together.

3.) In a large salad bowl, add the lettuce, pasta, and Parmesan cheese.

4.) When ready to serve, top with the Caesar dressing, tossing well so it’s all evenly covered. Then top with croutons.

Enjoy!!!

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The best Caesar pasta salad

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Cook Time 12 minutes mins

Course Main Course, Salad, Side Dish

Servings 5 people

Ingredients

  

For Salad

• 1 box pasta
• 1 head romaine lettuce, washed and chopped
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese shreds
• croutons

For the Dressing

• 1 cup mayonnaise (you can also use Greek yogurt)
• 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 Tbsp Worcestshire sauce
• 1 tsp garlic minced
• 1 tsp capers (you can also use anchovies or anchovy paste)
• 1 lemon juiced
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
• salt/pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Boil one box of pasta until al dente then drain and set aside.
• Prepare the dressing.  Add all of the dressing ingredients into a large bowl and whisk together.
• In a large salad bowl, add the lettuce, pasta, and Parmesan cheese.
• When ready to serve, top with the Caesar dressing, tossing well so it’s all evenly covered. Then top with croutons.

Keyword healthy recipes, low carb, salad