Caesar Salad ala Steve

6 servings
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This is a long-time family favorite. I remember making this when I was about 12 years old. It's a terrific Caesar Salad recipe -- the only drawback is that it makes the creamy kind you often get in a restaurant seem just not that great any more.

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Caesar Salad ala Steve Ingredients

2 head Romaine	3 tablespoon Red wine vinegar
--FOR THE DRESSING--	1 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 can Anchovies	1 Egg yolk
1/2 whole Lemon squeezed	1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 clove Garlic minced	2 handful Croutons I prefer Pepperidge Farm
5 tablespoon Olive oil	2 tablespoon Parmesan grated

Instructions for Caesar Salad ala Steve

Wash and dry lettuce carefully. I strongly recommend wrapping the torn lettuce in a generous amount of paper towels and chilling in the fridge for at least 1 1/2 hours. I have found that getting truly chilled, crisp, and bone-DRY lettuce is the key to a great Caesar Salad, almost as much as the dressing itself.

Crush the garlic and anchovies together until they are a fine paste. Whisk in other ingredients rapidly. Toss salad, shave parmesean cheese and add croutons at the last minute -- do not let lettuce sit with dressing on it or it will wilt.

Season with ground pepper to taste.

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I plan to make the salad but without the anchovies, other than the fish it sounds great.

dadproffitt
on Mar 19 2008 8:43AM

Very delicious...I'd try some grilled chicken or shrimp on it next time...great for spring coming up!

puerca83
on Mar 4 2008 4:50PM

the lettuce crispness ,and anchovy richness cruton crispness and cheese richness , wonderful alternatives

yatooba
on Mar 2 2008 10:19AM

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Now I can make my favorite salad at home! Thanks for the tips on handling the lettuce!

pauly0207
on Jan 14 2008 2:00PM

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I live in a rural area, so this great recipe gives me a pure version of my FAVORITE salad. Especially good with fried oysters. Thanks

peggymoon
on Dec 20 2007 7:12PM

I made this with homeade pizza. It was really good and easy.

Roseplummer
on Jul 21 2007 11:32AM

Very good tasting version of the classic, and easy to make!

danpit
on Mar 29 2007 5:44PM

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VARIATION -- Picked up ready-to-go Parmesan Chicken Breasts from Whole Foods yesterday... Put dinner plates in freezer, made the dressing with torn romaine, then placed the sauteed chicken breasts (sliced on the bias) on top. Delicious; rave reviews from my wife.

admin
on Dec 7 2006 10:45PM

Very nice dressing. But watch the raw egg. Instead I "poached" the egg for 1 minute, makes things a bit safer! Make your own croutons. (Cubed day old French Bread, olive oil, one crushed clove of garlic,heat in saute pan, toss in croutons and brown)

Blueskylad
on Dec 3 2006 3:16PM

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IT WAS EASY TO MAKE

AUNTGIGI
on Nov 24 2006 7:04PM

Made this family favorite again. Delicious, springtime meal served outdoors with a cool Pinot Grigio.

admin
on Apr 22 2006 12:16PM

This is certainly the classic version. Adding an egg yolk is sometimes done but I'm not sure what the "real original" version even was.

promfh
on Oct 28 2005 6:55PM

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[I made edits to this recipe.]

admin
on Jun 16 2005 2:34PM

I really enjoyed this recipe and my wife thought it was great and she loves Ceasar Salads. I added 3 anchovies on the top of the salad because she also likes anchovies. I also doubled the amount of lemon juice to a whole lemon. I definitely will make again.

baks
on Jun 7 2005 3:31PM

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Belle, have tried a salad spinner and it works well with almost all other types of lettuce. It gets the romaine fairly dry but not thoroughly dry, given the ruffled leaves. I'm not normally a finicky guy but in my view, there's no substitute for the paper towel method of drying the romaine for this particular salad.

admin
on Mar 28 2005 11:26AM

Love the look of the dressing and I am definitely going to give that a go. But its just not a caesar salad to me without a couple of hard boiled eggs and some crispy crumbled up bacon on the top!! I also use a salad spinner to get my lettuce leaves dry.....works well without all the hard work.

belleharris
on Mar 28 2005 5:51AM

Spring has arrived, and it's time for another Caesar Salad! This time, paired with grilled shrimp. Phenomenal.

admin
on Mar 23 2005 12:26AM

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Had this again last night. Terrific, sharp flavor. Add slightly more lemon juice and/or red wine vinegar to suit your tastes.

admin
on Nov 18 2004 10:58PM

Great recipe! Quicker and easier than I thought a good Caesar would be. I agree drying the romaine is key and that can be a hassle; worth it, but a hassle. Use the best croutons you can get. And you must mix it up at the last minute.

Pogz
on Aug 19 2004 11:07PM

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This is a family favorite. The original Caesar Salad was made in Tijuana for Hollywood visitors (named after the proprietor), but somehow this salad has become considered an "Italian" dish, I guess, due to the name.

admin
on Apr 20 2004 9:56PM