Caesar salad: much more than just a salad!

The caesar salad is a true institution among salads and is suitable both as an appetizer and as a main course. Let's find out how to prepare it.

The caesar salad has become the salad recipe par excellence . Fresh and simple to prepare, it is a truly tasty appetizer that almost becomes a main dish when necessary. There are two secrets. The ingredients of the Caesar salad are easily available, beyond the fact that this recipe lends itself to different interpretations, depending on tastes.

And then the sauce, essential if you want to make the original Caesar salad recipe: it is based on Worchester, which combined with other ingredients gives life to the perfect sauce for this recipe. Let's now start preparing the recipe, step by step.

Caesar salad, original recipe: how to prepare it

1. First, remove the leaves from the romaine lettuce and wash them under running water. Then break them into pieces with your hands and place them in a salad bowl.
2. Cut the bread into one centimeter slices and then cut into cubes. Fry them in a pan with oil and garlic . Depending on the intensity of flavor you want, you can leave it poached or add it chopped. When the croutons are golden and crunchy, drain them and keep them aside.
3. Prepare the caesar sauce, the one that enhances the flavor of the dish. In a blender with blades (both the Bimby and an immersion blender are fine) add the egg , lemon juice, vinegar , worchester sauce , salt and pepper and a piece of garlic . Blend, gradually adding the oil to obtain a sauce similar to mayonnaise.
4. Now that all the ingredients are ready, add the croutons and parmesan flakes to the salad and dress with the sauce.

If you liked the caesar salad recipe, discover the preparation video .

Caesar salad: the variations

Over the years the dish has been revised and interpreted several times, including by chefs of the caliber of Gordon Ramsay. The most famous variations of caesar include the addition of shredded grilled chicken , crispy bacon and anchovy fillets. The choice is yours whether to enjoy it simple or customize it!

Furthermore, some also add a teaspoon of mustard to the sauce to make it even tastier.

storage

We recommend storing this salad in the refrigerator , tightly closed, for a maximum of 24 hours. Like all already seasoned dishes, this salad could lose its crunchiness if not consumed within a few hours.

Caesar Salad: why is it called that? History

The history of Caesar, to the detriment of the name, is entirely Italian. It was invented by Cesare Cardini on 4 July 1924 when he saw his restaurant stormed during the Independence Day celebrations. Thus he created a salad that contained all the Italian flavors but with a particular note of the very American Worchester sauce. The success was immediate and this pushed him to patent the sauce.

Consider that July 4th was established as Caesar Salad Day and 2024 marked the centenary of its invention.

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