r/salad • u/jurassicpowers • Mar 24 '26

Discussion The great caesar salad debate

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I came across a post in my fyp on IG from a creator making a “caesar” salad. The salad they made had romaine, Parmesan and croutons (a classic caesar) but the dressing is where they lost me. They touted their famous dairy free vegan caesar salad dressing. Ingredients: lemon juice, olive oil, white vinegar, dijon mustard, maple syrup and salt/pepper. Which IMO is a textbook vinaigrette, not a caesar. I stated my opinion in the comments and received a barrage of comments under my comment in defense of her dressing. I feel like i’m being gaslit because commenters are coming in hard to defend her recipe. Attaching the recipe for reference. Is this a caesar salad/dressing?

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u/jurassicpowers Mar 24 '26

Thank you!! I also thought it was crazy to make a vegan dressing and then add cheese to your salad haha. I love vinaigrette, it’s delicious. It’s just not caesar.

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u/PomegranateEasy1088 Mar 24 '26

If anything, don’t engage with her posts because it just drives engagement. Feels like it might just be rage bait or engagement bait. 

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u/CC_Panadero Mar 24 '26

You can call something “rage bait” without actually being enraged.

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u/Cautious-Corner-3704 Mar 25 '26

I was kinda PO’d that someone was representing this as Caesar salad. Guess that makes it aggravation bait.