Caesar Salad Recipe

This is supposedly the original Caesar salad recipe from Chef Caesar’s daughter Rose Cardini.

It is so delicious you won’t believe it was first created out of whatever the chef had left in his kitchen! That’s the story anyway. The chef needed to make a salad for his guests and just created this one on the spot. Quite the clever and talented chef.

This version of Caesar salad is such a rich and delicious salad recipe you will make it over and over again. I have made it more times than I can count. It is my go-to Caesar salad recipe.

Many people think they won’t or don’t like anchovies, but when you use just a bit of them in a salad like this one the anchovies add a bit of a salty taste and a wonderful richness. They really are worth adding to the salad dressing.

This recipe makes a terrific side dish with so many dinner recipes, but is also a substantial lunch salad on it’s own, served with some crunchy bread rolls.

I don’t know too many people who don’t like Caesar salad and it really is easy to make it from scratch. Healthier too, as you know exactly what is in it.

You have to give this one a try. Let me know what you think. And add a comment below the Pinterest button on this page. Thanks.

Caesar Salad Recipe

This Caesar salad is such a rich and delicious salad recipe you will make it over and over again.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4 Servings

Calories

Ingredients

 

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• 1 head romaine lettuce, large, torn into bite size pieces
• 1 cup olive oil, extra virgin
• 3 cups French bread, cubed
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled
• 8 anchovy fillets
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 1 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
• 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
• 2 eggs, coddled or very fresh free range - see how to coddle eggs below
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, shaved or shredded

Instructions

 

• Fry bread cubes in some of the olive oil, as needed. Toss until crispy and golden. Set aside to drain on paper towels.
• Crush the garlic cloves and salt into a paste in a large wooden salad bowl, using the back of a wooden salad serving spoon.
• Add the anchovies and do the same. Add the Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, lemon juice and pepper. Whisk in the remaining oil until thoroughly combined.
• Add the grated Parmesan cheese and whisk again until combined.
• Add the shredded lettuce and toss thoroughly. Add the coddled eggs and toss until the lettuce is coated with the egg. Top with shaved or shredded Parmesan cheese. Serve.

Notes

To Make Coddled Eggs:

• Put a whole egg (in the shell) in a saucepan of room temperature water. Bring the water to a simmer and simmer for 1 minute. Drain and cool the egg immediately by running cool water over it. It will be soft and the white still runny.

Adding the eggs is optional but oh so good. The original recipe called for raw eggs and that is what used to be used in Caesar salad recipes. Now though it is not recommended to eat uncooked eggs as they can contain harmful bacteria. Coddling them as shown above cooks them just enough.

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It’s a good diabetic recipe too. It is fairly low carb and diabetics can benefits from the healthy fats in a good quality olive oil.

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