Caesar salad (complete)

Yield: 6 servings

Measure Ingredient
4 larges Servings]
2 larges Or 3 medium cloves of garlic
1 \N Entire 2-ounce tin of flat anchovy fillets
2 \N Coddled eggs
1 cup Croutons (see below)
½ cup Olive oil
1 large Or 2 medium bunches of romaine lettuce
1 small Lemon cut into quarters
½ cup Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon Dry mustard
¼ teaspoon Black pepper

INGREDIENTS

CAESAR SALAD (COMPLETE)

These quantities are approximate. Experiment to suit your own taste.

For example, fewer anchovy fillets will make the dressing less tart.

You can vary the relative proportion of olive oil as much as a factor of two to adjust the total bulk of dressing for different amounts of lettuce with little effect on the flavor.

PROCEDURE:

1. Wash and dry the lettuce. Tear into bite-sized pieces and chill until ready to toss. 2. Press the garlic cloves into the bowl. With a large wooden spoon squeeze the pieces against the side of the bowl mashing them into small bits. 3. Cut up the anchovy fillets and then add to the bowl. Mash them with the spoon to make a paste. Add the Worcestershire sauce, pepper, and mustard and mix into the paste. 3 4. Break the shell of the coddled eggs over the bowl by striking with a butter knife. Pour into the bowl whatever flows out of the shell halves. Discard the shells and the small portion of egg white that still clings to the shell. Thoroughly mix the ingredients by swirling the bottom of the wooden spoon around the inside of the bowl. 5.

Squeeze the juice of a lemon quarter into the bowl, add theolive oil, and mix again as above. 6. Immediately before you are ready to eat the salad, toss thelettuce in the bowl until the leaves are well coated with dressing. 7. Squeeze the remaining lemon and sprinkle the Parmesan cheeseover the leaves. Add croutons and toss again until all the croutons have begun to absorb some of the dressing. 8. Serve immediately on large dinner plates, usually before 4serving the entree.

CAESAR SALAD NOTES:

PHILOSOPHY:

The most important feature of a Caesar salad is the delicate tastdressing that you prepare in the bowl. It does not keep well and thus the salad should be eaten immediately after it is made. The lettuce and croutons serve as the vehicl for the dressing's flavor.

Adding additional ingredients such as tomatoes, onions, or mushrooms, which have distinctive flavors of their own, masks the taste of the dressing and is considered highly irregular.

SALAD BOWL:

The best bowl is solid teak with a hemispherical shape about 12 inches in diameter. To care for the bowl coat it lightly with olive oil. Clean the bowl as soon as possible after serving the salad. The maker of my bowl advised not to use water in it. However, I have found that a quick rinse with warm water followed by thorough towel drying and light oiling keeps the bowl in good shape. (My bowl is over 22 years old.)

CODDLED EGGS:

To prevent egg shells from cracking when first immersed in boiling water, let the eggs sit out at room temperature for half an hour. Or, warm the shells by running cool, then gradually warmer tap water over them. Bring to a boil enough water to cover the eggs. Place the eggs in the boiling water for 1 minuteen immediately remove to cool water for few minutes. At high elevations leave them in longer (total of about 2 minutes at 7500 feet).

CROUTONS:

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