Why Cottage Cheese Dressing Is a Game-Changer

When you think of salad dressing, you probably picture bottles filled with oils, eggs, or heavy creams. Delicious? Sure. Healthy? Not always.

At Cottura, we asked a simple question: what if Caesar dressing could be both indulgent and nutritious? Our answer was swapping the base for one humble but powerful ingredient: cottage cheese.

Here’s why cottage cheese dressing is better for you — and why it’s the future of salad dressings.

High Protein, Low Guilt

• Traditional Caesar dressings are mostly fat (from oil and egg yolks). A 2-tablespoon serving often has 150+ calories and almost no protein.

• Cottura flips that script: a 2-tablespoon serving of our cottage cheese Caesar has only ~27 calories and nearly 3 grams of protein.

• Instead of weighing your salad down, it fuels your body with something it can actually use — muscle-building protein.

  
  

Fewer Calories, More Flavor

We don’t need heavy oils or mayonnaise to achieve a creamy, satisfying texture. Cottage cheese gives us a light, whipped base that blends beautifully with lemon, garlic, Parmesan, and spices.

• The result: two to five times fewer calories than traditional dressings, without compromising on taste.

  
  

Clean Ingredients, No Anchovies

We kept what people love (bold Caesar flavor) and cut what people don’t:

• No anchovies → great for anyone who avoids fish.

• No soybean or olive oil overload → keeps calories in check.

• Simple ingredients: cottage cheese, Parmesan, lemon juice, Dijon, garlic, Worcestershire (anchovy-free), herbs, and spices.

  
  

Always Fresh, Small Batch

Unlike shelf-stable dressings that sit on grocery aisles for a year, Cottura is:

• Refrigerated

• Small-batch crafted

• Made with real food, not stabilizers

That means fresher taste, better texture, and ingredients you can actually pronounce..