Classic Caesar Salad with Homemade Dressing & Croutons
Dive into the timeless classic: Caesar Salad. But this isn’t just any Caesar Salad – we’re making everything from scratch! From a rich and creamy homemade Caesar dressing to perfectly golden homemade croutons, you’ll learn all the secrets to creating the ultimate Caesar Salad right at home.We’ll start with fresh, crisp Romaine lettuce and top it with our decadent, tangy dressing made with the finest ingredients. Watch as we show you how to whip up a dressing that’s both creamy and packed with flavor, featuring garlic, Parmesan, and a hint of anchovy for that authentic Caesar taste. Then, we’ll move on to making our own croutons, baked to perfection with a delightful crunch that adds the perfect texture to your salad. We’ll walk you through each step, ensuring you can easily recreate this restaurant-quality dish in your own kitchen.
Ingredients
- 4 cloves garlic
- 4 anchovies
- 50 g parmesan cheese
- 100 g soft butter
- juice of 1 lemon
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
Instructions
- break the garlic down and chop it finely
- squeeze it down with your knife to become paste
- take the anchovies and squeeze them down with your knife to become paste
- mix them with the garlic paste
- place them in a bowl and add the juice of 1 lemon
- add 2 egg yolks
- add 2 tsp dijon mustard
- mix it well
- while mixing start adding olive oil slowly until the sauce becomes relatively thick but not too thick
- add black pepper
- grade the parmesan cheese
- mix it well
- place it in the fridge
Croutons
- in a bowl add the softened butter
- add 2 cloves of minced garlic
- add 2 tbsp of fresh chopped parsley and then with your spoon get it all mixed nicely
- take your bread rolls and cut them down the middle
- cut them into batons and with your spoon coat them with the mix on all sides
- place them in the oven, middle rack 180℃/356℉ until they are golden brown
- take the inside smaller leaves of a romaine lettuce and pile them up so to cut them into pieces
- take the bread batons out of the oven and cut them into crouton size
- take the salad put it in a bowl and drizzle some of the dressing around the edges
- take a glove and carefully toss the salad so everything get coated evenly
- in a plate add the salad, the croutons and flakes of parmesan
- lastly, cut some chicken milanese link to the recipe down below
- ready to serve