Caesar Salad

Caesar Salad is a famous salad believed to be invented by a restaurateur named Cesar Cardini. This salad uses romaine lettuce tossed topped with garlic croutons, parmesan cheese, and a mixture of olive oil, raw egg yolks, and garlic.

The use of raw eggs has become an issue because of possible salmonella contamination. Coddling the eggs is a good way to ensure that the eggs are safe. This is done by pouring hot water on the egg yolks and letting it sit for a minute. Additional water (room temperature) is added afterwards to neutralize the heat before draining.

I have included salads and other healthy food in my diet so that I can lose weight faster (of course, regular exercise is a must) in preparation for our upcoming trip to the Philippines. I gained some pounds lately with all the good food that we are cooking; I think that it is time for me to get back in shape (goodluck to me ). Don’t worry; this will not affect our posts here at Panlasang Pinoy. We will still continue cooking and featuring awesome Filipino foods for the benefit of everyone.

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Caesar Salad

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 1 minute

Total Time 6 minutes

Servings 2

Author Vanjo Merano

Ingredients

• 8 leaves romaine lettuce cleaned and separated
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese shredded or grated
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce optional
• Egg yolks from 2 pieces raw eggs
• A dash of ground black pepper
• A dash of salt
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil EVOO
• 1 teaspoon garlic minced
• 1 ½ cup croutons
• 1/4 cup lemon juice

Instructions

• Combine garlic and olive oil in a large mixing bowl then whisk. Allow to sit for 15 minutes for the garlic juices to mix well with the oil.
• Put-in the egg yolks and then whisk until properly distributed.
• Add-in the salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and lemon juice then mix well.
• Put-in half of the parmesan cheese then whisk until the texture become smooth.
• Tear the lettuce leaves into bite-size pieces then place them in the large bowl with the rest of the mixture.
• Toss the leaves to evenly distribute the mixture.
• Add the croutons and the remaining parmesan cheese then toss once more.
• Transfer to a salad plate then pour-in your favorite salad dressing on top.
• Serve right away. Share and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 2g