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Classic Homemade Caesar Salad Recipe



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Crazy enough Caesar salad originated in Tijuana, Mexico by an Italian named Caesar Cardini. Cardini moved to California in the early 20th century and often times during prohibition he, like many others, would head to Tijuana for a drink.

He quickly opened a restaurant and a few years later created the Caesar Salad. Who got that story right?

Ingredients for this recipe:

• 2 heads of cored romaine lettuce cut into 1 ½” pieces
• ½ cup shaved parmesan cheese
• 1 croutons recipe
• 1 Caesar dressing recipe (there will be some leftover)
• sea salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste

Serves 8

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 0

Procedures:

1. In a large bowl add in the lettuce, cheese, croutons salt, and pepper.
2. Using a spoon add the desired amount of dressing to the inside of the bowl around the lettuce touching the bowl (see video).
3. Thoroughly toss the greens using tongs until the lettuce, cheese, and croutons are coated in the dressing and serve.

Chef Notes:

Make-Ahead: This recipe is meant to be eaten as soon as it is mixed together with the dressing. it can however be made the day before if the lettuce, dressing, cheese, and croutons are kept separate covered in the refrigerator.

How to Store: Place each ingredient in its own plastic container or bag and keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. This recipe will not freeze.

Feel free to add in more dressing, croutons, or Parmesan cheese as you see fit.

Be sure to serve the salad immediately after tossing in the dressing.

If there is another romaine lettuce shortage, green leaf or red leaf lettuce as a substitute will work.

Kale is sometimes used as a substitute or as the main green in this recipe.

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41 Comments

  2. Arkham

    You don't like garlic if you're only using 2 cloves. Pro-Tip: Replace "cloves" with "heads" in all recipes. 😁

  4. BCO TV

    My dad: “cmon have some salad, it’s healthy”
    Me: “no”
    My dad: “it’s Caesar!…”
    Me: “what now?!” 👁👅👁

  12. Cori

    You literally read my mind when you mentioned the anchovy and eggs 😀

  18. G Adams

    My wife and I do a Caesars twice a month or so. A favorite standby dish. Also a good use of stale bread. We use anchovy paste and I squeeze the garlic through a press. No food processor, just mix in a bowl. I believe the original recipe calls for lime juice which we prefer, but lemon is obviously fine too. Also, tabasco and dijon were in the original and are critical in my opinion. As far as the raw egg and anchovies go with guests, I tell them that I don't alter a classic recipe to cater to pedestrian pallets. Grow up, man up, don't be a whiner. Or go eat somewhere else. Lastly, we add the dressing on top. Don't think the total coating is essential, and actually prefer it with some uncoated lettuce in the mix. As you know, it's delicious pretty much any way you do it. Great meal!

  22. ibstayfly

    Oh my freaking god thank you so much for this. Iv'e always wanted to learn how to make my own salad. Cuz the store bought salads usually go bad after a while. You made it look so simple and easy thank you
    Definitely will be trying this

  23. Day

    So basically mayonnaise with lime, anchovies and garlic. 🤷‍♀️

  25. Stephany V

    Great recipe for Cesar dressing!!!! I've been making my own dressings and oh man. You can doctor this salad up with some chicken and ur choice of toppings. Made it a meal!!! Way better than restaurant salad!!!!! Cheaper to. $$ in my pocket! Thanks for sharing great recipes. 2 years old or not. Lol blessings

  29. Masa Farmi

    Why is everyone ripping the Romain leaves? It should be served whole, that's the "Cesar" salad

  30. All Blackmore

    I don’t know why but mine had a bitter taste to it. I followed the recipe to the letter maybe too many anchovies. I put 6

  31. Edward Theodore

    People you can use a strainer to catch seeds from lemon juice i have no idea why every chef like to get thier nasty hands up in food . eww

  40. Nazera Aryan

    Thank you for the recipe very good yummy yummy delicious 😋 👌👍👍👍 God bless you. (Amen)🕊🕊🕊👌👌

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