Caesar Salad
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If you've only had Caesar salad with dressing from a bottle, try this one and you'll be amazed at the difference in quality. The original Caesar Salad was made in Tijuana for Hollywood visitors (named after the proprietor).
It is absolutely essential to get the romaine bone-dry for the best salad. Prepare and refrigerate the lettuce at least 2 hours before serving, preferably more.
"Ill be making this for the first t and I'm torn between this recipe and another. Because this recipe mentions the original in Tijuana, (Caesar's Palace at the corner of 4 and Revolution. I go there specifically for this salad!) I'm inclined to choose this one. My question lies in using just the egg yolk or the whole egg and Dijon mustard or mustard powder. Not sure how much difference it makes." - ChickieXYield: 4 Servings Ready in 20 minutes
Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Greens
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Notes Caesar Salad Preparation
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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Caesar Salad Reviews
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This whipped up fast and reminds me of the Caesar's whipped up at your table in 1980's restaurants.
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Simple and absolutely delicious! I did make a tweek ot two...I only used 4 (large) canned anchovy fillets and made garlic croutons from: 1 baguette French bread, 1/4 cup olive oil, 4 cloves garlic, and Kosher salt. When serving the salad, I topped each serving with shaved Parmesan cheese (shaved with a vegetable peeler).
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Love it
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Well, I made it to the letter and it was PERFECT! My Caesar salad dream come true. It was exactly Caesar's Palace Tijuana perfect. I no longer have to make the trek to Mexico for a real Caesar salad. Thank you!
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ChickieX, use just the egg yolk, not the egg white, and use real mustard (a better emulsifier than mustard powder).
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Ill be making this for the first t and I'm torn between this recipe and another. Because this recipe mentions the original in Tijuana, (Caesar's Palace at the corner of 4 and Revolution. I go there specifically for this salad!) I'm inclined to choose this one. My question lies in using just the egg yolk or the whole egg and Dijon mustard or mustard powder. Not sure how much difference it makes.
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Very good recipe! Tried others and just not as tasty.
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Hey Steve, can't wait to try this salad. I adore anchovies & as an L. A. resident I know, or have heard & read about that T. J. Rest. This will be perfect for my Fri. ' my non meat' day, tomorrow. Will leave review later. Thanks!
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it's good for my health...
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Wow, Cupcake2077, sorry you hated my Caesar Salad! But, I've got to say -- without anchovies, it is not a true Caesar Salad.
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I think the anchovies, just totally killed it...ALL THESE DAYS I'VE NEVER NOTICED THAT BLACK DOT IN MA CESAR DRESSIN'!!!!
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This was great. I had to use anchovy paste, but it worked well. I also added the zest from the lemon and a little black pepper. This is a new favourite.
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I have been making this salad dressing exactly like this for over 20 years,
I do not measure anything anymore.
It's such a great dressing.
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We've made this twice and love it. We only add half the anchovies, the dressing is nice and light, not heavy and creamy, very flavorful. This is the one we'll use from now on. Thank you!
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I thought it tasted very fishy. But maybe I bought the wrong anchovies. Mine were packed in oil. Maybe I should have rinsed them?? Not used as many??
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In a word ... excellent! No need to buy Caesar dressing again!
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Excellent! First time I made homemade Caesar. I did add Parmesan chicken as suggested in your other recipe. Perfect!
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Hi Lisa,
Not sure what you mean -- there is no blue cheese in this recipe (nor should there be). |
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