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Caesar Salad - with homemade Caesar Salad Dressing
Recipe video above. This homemade Caesar Salad Dressing recipe will rival that of any great restaurant! Anchovy is key to proper flavour in the dressing - every self respecting restaurant uses it, so if you've had Caesar Salad out and loved it, you've eaten anchovies!Add chicken to make a meal, or serve it straight up the classic way.
👥 5 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 40 min⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Nagi | RecipeTin Eats📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●food processor
- ●skillet
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●saucepan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Dressing
2
Whizz all ingredients in food processor until smooth, starting with 3 tbsp milk.
3
Taste and adjust salt and pepper as desired, and use milk to get the dressing to the desired consistency. (Note 6)
4
Set aside for ⏱️ 20 minutes+ to allow flavours to develop.
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Bacon
6
Place bacon into a cold skillet (no oil), then turn onto medium high. Cook until golden, turn, cook other side until golden. Remove onto paper towels, cool, then chop.
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Garlic Croutons
8
Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F.
9
Toast bread in the toaster for ⏱️ 1 minute (or oven for ⏱️ 2 minutes each side) until surface is dried but not browned.,
10
Rub both sides of each piece of bread with the cut side of the garlic (Note 7).
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Remove crust from bread (optional) and cut into cubes - around 1.5 cups. Drizzle with 1 - 2 tbsp olive oil, sprinkle with salt, then bake until golden, shaking the tray once. Sandwich bread will take around ⏱️ 7 minutes, sourdough and similar breads take ⏱️ 12 - 15 min.
olive oil1 tbsp
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Assemble
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Place lettuce in bowl with 1/2 the Dressing. Toss well, taste, then decide if you want more Dressing.
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Transfer to serving bowl. (Top with chicken and egg if using) Scatter over with bacon and croutons. Sprinkle with parmesan and serve!
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OPTIONAL EXTRAS - Chicken & Egg
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Eggs: Place the eggs in a saucepan and cover with water. Place over medium high heat and bring to simmer. Once the water is simmering, turn down to medium (gentle simmer) and cook for ⏱️ 3 min (for soft centres), ⏱️ 4 min for firm yolks and ⏱️ 6 min for hard boiled. Remove eggs, run under cold water for ⏱️ 15 sec then leave submerged in a bowl of cold tap water for ⏱️ 5 min. Peel then set aside. (Note 6)
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Chicken: Either pound the chicken to about 1.2cm/ 1/2" even thickness, or slice each breast in half horizontally. Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. Use bacon fat remaining in skillet. Cook first side for ⏱️ 5 min, turn then cook the other side for ⏱️ 2 min. Remove, cover loosely with foil and rest for ⏱️ 5 min. Cut into slices.
Nutrition Facts
calories
396 kcal
fat Content
35 g
serving Size
440 g
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
3 g
sodium Content
970 mg
protein Content
12 g
cholesterol Content
39 mg
carbohydrate Content
10 g
saturated Fat Content
8 g
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