My Famous Caesar Salad
My Famous Caesar Salad
Ingredients
For the Salad Base
- 3 Romaine lettuce, heads
For the Dressing
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1 cup mayonnaise, (Hellmann's recommended)
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, (Lea & Perrins recommended, contains anchovies)
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, (Colavita recommended)
- as needed black pepper, freshly ground
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 garlic, cloves, pressed
For Topping
- as needed croutons, bagged, crushed
- as needed Parmesan cheese, additional, grated
- as needed black pepper, additional, freshly ground
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the lettuce by cutting off the core from each head of Romaine lettuce. Chop the lettuce into your desired bite-sized pieces.
⏱️ 5 min
- 2
Place the chopped lettuce into a salad spinner. Wash thoroughly under cold water, then spin until as dry as possible. For extra dryness, spread the lettuce on paper towels to absorb any remaining moisture, which prevents a 'soupy' dressing.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
In a large serving bowl, squeeze the juice from half a lemon. Add 1 cup of mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons of Dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce, and 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar. Grind in a generous amount of fresh black pepper. Add 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese. Press the 2 cloves of garlic directly into the bowl.
⏱️ 5 min
- 4
Thoroughly mix all the dressing ingredients in the bowl until they are well combined and smooth.
⏱️ 3 min
- 5
Add the washed and thoroughly dried Romaine lettuce to the bowl with the prepared dressing. Using tongs, toss the salad vigorously to ensure every piece of lettuce is evenly coated with the creamy dressing.
⏱️ 4 min
- 6
Take a bag of croutons and crush them into smaller pieces. You can use a meat tenderizer or your hands for this. Sprinkle the crushed croutons over the tossed salad. Crushing them ensures a crunchy, buttery, and garlicky crouton in every bite.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
Garnish the salad with additional grated Parmesan cheese and a final grinding of fresh black pepper before serving.
⏱️ 1 min
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My Famous Caesar Salad
Ingredients
For the Salad Base
- 3 Romaine lettuce, heads
For the Dressing
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1 cup mayonnaise, (Hellmann's recommended)
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, (Lea & Perrins recommended, contains anchovies)
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, (Colavita recommended)
- as needed black pepper, freshly ground
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 garlic, cloves, pressed
For Topping
- as needed croutons, bagged, crushed
- as needed Parmesan cheese, additional, grated
- as needed black pepper, additional, freshly ground
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the lettuce by cutting off the core from each head of Romaine lettuce. Chop the lettuce into your desired bite-sized pieces.
⏱️ 5 min - 2
Place the chopped lettuce into a salad spinner. Wash thoroughly under cold water, then spin until as dry as possible. For extra dryness, spread the lettuce on paper towels to absorb any remaining moisture, which prevents a 'soupy' dressing.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
In a large serving bowl, squeeze the juice from half a lemon. Add 1 cup of mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons of Dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce, and 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar. Grind in a generous amount of fresh black pepper. Add 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese. Press the 2 cloves of garlic directly into the bowl.
⏱️ 5 min - 4
Thoroughly mix all the dressing ingredients in the bowl until they are well combined and smooth.
⏱️ 3 min - 5
Add the washed and thoroughly dried Romaine lettuce to the bowl with the prepared dressing. Using tongs, toss the salad vigorously to ensure every piece of lettuce is evenly coated with the creamy dressing.
⏱️ 4 min - 6
Take a bag of croutons and crush them into smaller pieces. You can use a meat tenderizer or your hands for this. Sprinkle the crushed croutons over the tossed salad. Crushing them ensures a crunchy, buttery, and garlicky crouton in every bite.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
Garnish the salad with additional grated Parmesan cheese and a final grinding of fresh black pepper before serving.
⏱️ 1 min