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Caesar Salad

Caesar Salad

A classic Caesar Salad with creamy dressing, bacon, and optional chicken and egg.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Resting Time 20 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine Italian
Servings 5 servings
Calories 396 kcal

Equipment

  • food processor
  • toaster
  • Skillet
  • Saucepan

Ingredients
  

Dressing

  • 1 cup mayonnaise Hellman's or S&W Whole Egg
  • ½ teaspoon garlic finely minced
  • 2 fillets anchovy or ¾ teaspoon Anchovy paste
  • 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese or ⅓ cup store bought
  • 3-4 tablespoon milk to adjust consistency
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper

Garlic Croutons

  • 2-3 slices white bread ⅔" / 1.5cm thick
  • 1 clove garlic cut in half
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Salad

  • 150 g streaky bacon cooked and chopped
  • 10 cups cos / romaine lettuce chopped, washed & dried
  • freshly grated parmesan for garnish

Optional Extras – Chicken & Egg

  • 500 g chicken breast fillets (2 pieces)
  • ½ teaspoon salt each
  • ½ teaspoon pepper each
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions
 

Dressing

  • Whizz all ingredients in a food processor until smooth, starting with 3 tablespoon milk.
  • Taste and adjust salt and pepper as desired, and use milk to get the dressing to the desired consistency.
  • Set aside for 20 minutes+ to allow flavours to develop.

Bacon

  • Place bacon into a cold skillet (no oil), then turn onto medium high. Cook until golden, turn, cook the other side until golden. Remove onto paper towels, cool, then chop.

Garlic Croutons

  • Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F.
  • Toast bread in the toaster for 1 minute (or oven for 2 minutes each side) until surface is dried but not browned.
  • Rub both sides of each piece of bread with the cut side of the garlic.
  • Remove crust from bread (optional) and cut into cubes – around 1.5 cups. Drizzle with 1 – 2 tablespoon olive oil, sprinkle with salt, then bake until golden, shaking the tray once.

Assemble

  • Place lettuce in bowl with ½ the Dressing. Toss well, taste, then decide if you want more Dressing.
  • Transfer to serving bowl. Scatter over with bacon and croutons. Sprinkle with parmesan and serve!

Optional Extras – Chicken & Egg

  • Place the eggs in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to simmer, then turn down to medium and cook for 3 min for soft centres, 4 min for firm yolks and 6 min for hard boiled.
  • For Chicken: Pound the chicken to about 1.2cm/1/2" even thickness, or slice each breast in half horizontally. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook first side for 5 min, turn then cook the other side for 2 min.

Notes

The better the mayo, the better the dressing. Store dressed salad for around 20 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 440gCalories: 396kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 12gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 970mgPotassium: 363mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 8268IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 143mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Caesar Salad, classic Caesar Salad, croutons, dressing, easy Caesar Salad, salad recipe
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