Mother's Recipes

Caesar Salad

Servings 16
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Classic Caesar Salad with crisp homemade croutons and a delicious, traditional caesar salad dressing.
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Caesar Salad

Ingredients
  

Dressing

  • 3 egg yolks
  • ¼ cup minced fresh garlic
  • 1 ½ tbsp anchovy paste or anchovies ground in a food processor
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ⅓ cups fresh lemon juice
  • 2 cups extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cups parmesan, grated
  • fresh ground black pepper

Croutons

  • 1 loaf country or french bread, cut into cubes
  • ¾ cup olive oil
  • 2 tbsp minced fresh garlic
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh Italian parsley
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

Dressing

  • Whisk together the garlic, anchovy, salt & lemon juice.  Add egg yolks and whisk until thick, about 1minute.
  • Slowly drizzle in the oil, whisking or using an immersion blender so the mixture emulsifies. Whisk in parmesan.

Croutons

  • Lightly toast bread cubes on a baking pan in a 350 degree oven.
  • Combine olive oil, garlic & parsley in bowl. 
  • Remove cubes from oven, let cool slightly. 
  • Sprinkle bread cubes with salt and then drizzle olive oil mixture over.  Toss to coat well.  Bake in oven until lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool.

To Assemble Caesar Salad

  • ½ head romaine lettuce per person
    Caesar Dressing to taste (1-2 oz. per person)
    Croutons
    Parmesan, to garnish
  • Tear romaine lettuce leaves into bite-size pieces.  
  • Rinse and dry.
  • Toss lettuce in dressing. 
  • Place on serving plates, top with croutons and sprinkle with cheese.

Notes

If concerned about salmonella, first coddle the eggs to be used for the dressing:
Set eggs in small bowl.  Cover with boiling water and let stand one minute.  Immediately run cold water into the bowl until the egg can be easily handled. Crack egg open and separate.