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Caesar Salad With Homemade Salad Dressing

This classic Caesar salad is crisp, fresh, and full of bold flavor, with creamy homemade dressing, crunchy croutons, and plenty of Parmesan. A real favorite!

Ingredients

Croutons

  • 6 cups crusty bread cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 2 TBS olive oil extra virgin
  • 1/4 tsp garlic salt

Caesar Salad Dressing

  • 2 cloves garlic finely minced
  • 4 anchovies anchovies minced
  • 1 TBS Worcestershire sauce
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese grated, extra fine
  • 2/3 cup olive oil extra virgin
  • 1 coddled egg
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

Salad

  • 1 head of romaine chopped, rinsed, and dried
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese shaved or grated
  • slices of lemon optional
  • anchovies

Instructions

Croutons

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Cut the bread into one-inch cubes, and put them in a large bowl. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with garlic salt, and toss to coat.
  • Put the bread on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes, until golden brown.
  • Remove from oven and cool.

Salad Dressing

  • While the croutons are baking, coddle one egg.
  • In a blender, whirl garlic, anchovies, Worcestershire sauce, and lemon juice.
  • Slowly drizzle in a slow stream of olive oil until everything is emulsified. Add the coddled egg and blend it into the dressing.
  • Add the Parmesan cheese and blend. Set aside.

Salad

  • Rinse, dry, and chop romaine into bite-size pieces.
  • Shave or grate the Parmesan cheese. Set aside.

Assemble the Salad

  • Put the romaine in a large bowl and drizzle with the salad dressing to taste. Gently toss. Add the croutons and toss. Add the Parmesan cheese and a couple grinds of black pepper to the top of the salad. Gently toss and serve immediately with lemon slices and anchovies.