The Caesar Salad – a popular restaurant lunch dish. It’s been adapted a few times from the original which was more of a side dish. Today, we’re going to make it the way I like to eat it – as a main with crispy skin chicken and crispy bacon. I’ve listed the ingredients and recipe below, follow along and make it at home!
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Ingredients
Salad
– Chicken breast
– Baby gem lettuce (traditionally done with romaine lettuce)
– French stick
– Streaky bacon
– Eggs
– Parmesan cheese
– Room temp water
Dressing
– 2 egg yolk
– Grated parmesan (around 20g)
– 3 anchovies
– 1 heaped tsp Dijon mustard
– Worcestershire sauce
– 100ml olive oil
– Juice of half a lemon
– 1 clove garlic, finely grated
– 3 turns of the pepper grinder
Prep your proteins and croutons
1. Fill a small saucepan with water and place over high heat to boil (this is for your eggs) so it’s ready to go for step 5.
2. Then, start with a cold pan with some olive oil on the bottom. Turn the heat on.
3. Season your chicken breast with salt and place it skin-side down in the oil. Let the pan come up to temperature. Once it comes up to temperature, turn the heat down to low so we render the fat out slowly to get a crispy skin.
4. In another pan on the heat, add your bacon and a little bit of water (room temp).
5. Add your eggs to the (just) boiling water you prepped in the first step. Timer on for 6 minutes. Once they’re done, run under some cold water so they stop cooking.
6. Check the bacon and if the fat has rendered, flip it over to cook the other side. Flip again, just to get some extra colour on both sides. Remove from pan onto a plate with a paper towel.
7. Check your chicken and if it’s golden on the skin side, turn over. Check the temperature. Now, you can finish your chicken in the oven or in the pan depending on where the temperature is at. My chicken was only at 38°c so I finished it in the oven for 7-8 minutes at 180°c.
8. Next, task your french stick and slice about 1cm thick. Give them a little drizzle of olive oil and season with salt. Place in a 180°c oven for 10 minutes.
Dressing
1. Add 2 egg yolks to a bowl, followed by 3 anchovies and smashed them up with a fork so you don’t get large lumps.
2. Add a heaped tsp of Dijon mustard, grated parmesan (around 20g), couple dashes of Worcestershire sauce, a small amount of grated garlic (optional), pepper and give it a mix.
3. As you’re mixing, pour in the oil one quarter at a time and mix until homogenous before adding the next amount of oil.
4. Finish with a squeeze of lemon juice and check the seasoning at the end.
Make your salad
1. Carve your chicken.
2. In the same bowl as your dressing, add the washed lettuce and mix.
3. Arrange the lettuce in a serving bowl, followed by the croutons, bacon (broken. up), egg (chopped in half) seasoned in salt, chicken and one last shaving of parmesan.
4. Enjoy!
40 Comments
YUMMY!
I’ve always loved the history of this salad. Here is the reason we have it today. It is said that Caesar was short of supplies and didn't want to disappoint the customers so he concocted this salad with what was on hand. To add a flair to this he prepared it at the table. ❤🎉
Again. Ya cut the chicken the wrong way?….
And you’re a culinary gangster ?
Thanks for the Chef Tips Chef… fyi, that water thing works great with turkey bacon too, you jus gotta add a little olive oil to get it crispy.
Caesar salad is a favourite, and I also have learned to do mine myself. I never use chicken or egg though, but bacon and fried mushrooms and sometimes half a mozzarella in slices, otherwise pretty identical to Andys. The most important part for me is the dressing. Take no shortcuts and be generous!
Thank you chef…!!!
Chicken Caesar Salad has been my ultimate favourite dinner since I can remember. I loved the way my dad used to make it and I love the way I make it now that I’m the cook. And now I just can’t wait to try out the way you do it. Awesome video, so easy to follow, deffo trying it this way soon 🍽️
Hi Andy,
I am no chef haven't worked in a restaurant, but I have been cooking since I was 12. I absolutely love your quick videos. They are absolutely satisfying. This video came up in my recommendations 2 days ago, so I tried it. I love Ceasar Salad but hold those anchovies lol. I tried your recipe and my family loved it. Thanks for sharing. Here's my video. I gave you a shout out and tagged you. I hope you enjoy it❣️ https://youtu.be/LkvJgu-F5xg
So glad you remind us to hit like at the start of your videos, makes me remember to do it! 👍
What I’d love to know is where you buy chicken breast with the skin on?? My butcher is a sensational butcher but even he buys in frozen chicken breasts without skin.
Fantastique. 👌
Love the bare feet!
"Oh baby look there is a window behind the cook top"! After having to clean the glass after every time you cook. "I'm never living in a house with a window behind the cook top"!
A real Michelin Man!
Amazing. Can’t wait to make a big bowl of this and watch a movie with the Mrs 😍
Made this as a side for lasagna sans chicken and bacon. Went really well. Cheers.
I would have your food baby, chef andy!!!
That is the most delicious looking Ceasar salad. I might try making that without anchovies tho cos I'm just not a fan. Made your stroganoff last night amazing and I'm not a chef!!! Easy to follow, great to enjoy. Well done mate.
i have garlig in Olive oil at home. so i drip that on my croutons… thats were i get the flavor in my salad
Love your Ceasars salad. It's already a meal in itself! I'll try it next time.
Bon Appétit!
My favorite salad!
put some cherry tomatoes for juiciness that thing is gonna be dry as hell also why not put some garlic into? i think you can do better considering your lvl more tasty more rich
Love Caesar salad, my favorite
First few minutes in the video and i understood one thing that no one can pronounce worcestershire sauce …. properly… Even the English speaking person…
I asked for ceasar salad weeks ago. Finally. Looks delish 😋
This is so much more substantial and interesting than a "classic" Caesar Salad!
Big Respect for you Chef,best Chef !
Chef! Looks amazing! Peace ❤
In the original Caesar salad, they use garlic, rubbed in a wooden bowl. Also, there is no anchovies in the original.
Your salad looks amazing
Andy: Chicken breast always gets a bad rap.
Me: You're hanging around the wrong people brother.
Chefs love salt.
I smashed that like button and I'm already subscribed, but it looks like you are doing just fine. love your channel and damn almost 3.5M. Tip of the hat
Thank you for sharing the history of Caesar salad. The restaurant still exists. Everything is made exactly the same as it was in the 1920's. I can't wait to experience it. I'll be visiting Tijuana soon.
The Caesar😍 I can eat the whole bowl. Yours look absolutely scrumptious 👏🏼🙏🏽❤️😋🙏🏽👏🏼👏🏼
Mexico in the us wtf you talking about they very different countries
Thats how we cook our longganisa too, water then let it reduce the fry.
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Moosh em uup
Yummy😋😋😋
Could probably eat this 5 times a week. As always what you create gets me so hungry and excited to learn and improve.