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.
120 K 4.1/5 (20 reviews)
40 min.
Easy
4.85 €
4 people
15 IngredientsLast modified on: November 25th 2012
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
100 g cream - 2
1 hard-boiled egg - 3
2 tablespoons olive oil - 4
1 tablespoon white (spirit) vinegar - 5
½ lemon - 6
1 teaspoon mustard - 7
Tabasco - 8
30 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano) - 9
½ garlic clove (optional) - 10
salt - 11
pepper - 12
1 lettuce - 13
4 slices bread - 14 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 15
parsley - Total weight: 840 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 35 min.
Cooking: 3 min.
All in all: 40 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
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.
Blend until evenly mixed and that's your Casar dressing prepared. Check the seasoning then set aside.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 15 min.
Prepare the lettuce and shred 'en chiffonade'.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.
Cut 4 slices bread into small croutons. Remove the crust if you wish.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 3 min.
Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a frying pan and fry the croutons until golden brown.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.
Trim and chop the parsley then add to the lettuce.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 3 min.
Add the Caesar dressing and mix well.
Add the croutons and mix again briefly.
Add the croutons and mix again briefly.
Stage 8 - ⌛ 3 min.
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 recipe | 310 RDI=120 % | 2,310 RDI=220 % | 160 RDI=20 % | 1,700 RDI=90 % | 7,130 RDI: 90 % |
| Per 100 g | 40 RDI=10 % | 280 RDI=30 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 200 RDI=10 % | 850 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 80 RDI=30 % | 580 RDI=60 % | 40 RDI=6 % | 430 RDI=20 % | 1,780 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 4.85 €
- Per person : 1.25 €
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Cream
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Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
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Bread
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