Caesar salad


Caesar salad
Ceasar salad is a classic of North American cuisine. It consists of lettuce served with croutons and the famous Caesar dressing. Here's my own version.
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Last modified on: November 25th 2012

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 34 min.
Cooking: 3 min.
All in all: 37 min.
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Stage 1 - 5 min.
Caesar salad
Put into a blender goblet: 1 hard-boiled egg, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon white (spirit) vinegar, the juice of ½ lemon, 1 teaspoon Mustard, Tabasco to taste, 30 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano), ½ garlic clove, salt and pepper.

Stage 2 - 1 min.
Caesar salad
Blend until evenly mixed and that's your Casar dressing prepared. Check the seasoning then set aside.

Stage 3 - 15 min.
Caesar salad
Prepare the lettuce and shred 'en chiffonade'.

Stage 4 - 5 min.
Caesar salad
Cut 4 slices bread into small croutons. Remove the crust if you wish.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Caesar salad
Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a frying pan and fry the croutons until golden brown.

Stage 6 - 2 min.
Caesar salad
Trim and chop the parsley then add to the lettuce.

Stage 7 - 3 min.
Caesar salad
Add the Caesar dressing and mix well.

Add the croutons and mix again briefly.

Stage 8 - 3 min.
Caesar salad
Finish with a few shavings of Parmesan. Your Caesar salad is ready.
Remarks
It is easy to adapt the Caesar dressing - with its many ingredients - to your own taste, so do try your own variations. It might not be the "real" recipe, but so what?
Keeping: About 2 hours in the fridge, once the dressing has been added.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe310 120 %2,310 220 %160 20 %1,700 90 %7,130 90 %
Per 100 g40 10 %280 30 %20 3 %200 10 %850 10 %
Per person80 30 %580 60 %40 6 %430 20 %1,780 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Egg, Sulfites, Mustard, Gluten
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 4.84 €
  • Per person : 1.21 €

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