Caesar Salad

Posted in Cheese, Dinner, Italian, Salad, Sauces, Vegetables

I asked for this recipe from a friend, Doris, after she made this salad for dinner. We think it is the best Caesar Salad dressing ever! After you try the traditional salad below please try this: replace the croutons with oven roasted potatoes and replace the bacon with a grilled, sliced chicken breast on top all while still warm. It becomes a meal in a bowl and not a side salad. I know the potatoes are a bit of a stretch but they are really good and I dislike croutons in a salad because they are really hard to pick up with a fork.

Ingredients

1 head of romaine
2 cups croutons
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
3 slices of bacon

Dressing

1/4 cup olive oil
2 tbls grated parmesan cheese
1 tbls red wine vinegar
2 teas grainy dijon mustard
1 teas anchovy paste
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 teas salt & pepper
1/2 teas worcestershire
3 tbls Hellmanns olive oil mayonnaise or plain greek yogurt

Directions

Tear romaine removing large ribs and place in a large bowl. Fry bacon and drain on paper towel, then cut into small pieces removing large pieces of fat from the bacon. Add to the bowl of romaine.
To make the dressing whisk all ingredients in a bowl. You will have enough dressing to make more than one salad. Toss with the romaine just before serving and top with the 1/4 cup parmesan and the croutons.

Comments:
The dressing could be made ahead and kept in the fridge.

To make your own croutons just cut up a slice of bread into bite size pieces and dry out in a 250F oven until the outside is toasty and the inside is still soft.(A toaster oven or even a toaster would work as well)