Looking for Caesar Salad recipe

Ayeshalush

Has anyone got a good, tried and tested recipe for Caesar Salad?

I had this quite a few times when in Canada last year and loved it but anytime I've had it in a restaurant in the UK it's not even close to what I had in Canada. I've also tried a number of recipes at home but never found one that is quite right.

I'm looking for a recipe that makes the dressing from scratch and doesn't use a ready made Caesar dressing as they all seem to have that synthetic garlic flavour.

Thanks

Ali
xx

Ayeshalush

Thank you butterflylady - that looks like the job. I think the recipes I have tried in the past have used too much garlic and mustard so this looks very promising. Will give it a try at the weekend.

sandy2_2

My recipe is similar re croutons, diced cooked chicken (no skin), torn lettuce, slivers of crisp baconbut this is my dressing to whch you can add anchovies if you want

• 125g low-fat natural yoghurt
• 2 tbs low-fat mayonnaise
• 1 tbs grated parmesan,
• 30ml lemon juice
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tbs white wine vinegar
• Anchovies if liked

Blend all together until smooth

Sandy

Penelope_Penguin

Sorry, but I've had to delete a post as it breaks the forum rule on copyright. The recipe can be found here

MSE_Martin wrote:

Do not copy long text from other publications/websites. This may breach copyright. Instead use short quotes and a link. Just so that you know, you own any copyright in the text that you post to our chat forums. However, when you post text, you expressly grant us a perpetual, unlimited free license to republish that text on our site and to redistribute/make available and/or sell that text in print or electronic form anywhere in the world as part of an edited compilation or otherwise

meritaten

the recipe I use calls for
4 slices of white bread cut thickly with crusts off
about 2 or 3 cos lettuce hearts
and about 2 oz parmesan cheese grated finely
make chunky croutons with the bread and fry briskly in sunflower or olive oil

then make the dressing
you need
3 tablespoons olive oil
clove of garlic chopped fine
juice of a lemon
about 5 or 6 tablespoons of SINGLE cream
quarter of teaspoon of Dijon mustard
couple of teaspoons of capers if you like them chopped quite finely
salt and pepper

you use half the parmesan with your torn up lettuce in a bowl and add your croutons.
then make your dressing


in a saucepan warm up the olive oil then add ALL your ingredients. heat them all through whisking it all the time. taste and add salt and pepper.
pour into your salad and mix up well.

Ayeshalush

Thanks Sandy2 and Meritaten - will be giving them both a try!

Ali
x

berniesmaster

ohhhhh, i just love caesar salad, im gunna give them a go aswel.