Best Caesar Salad with Homemade Dressing
🧂 Ingredients
- 2 large heads romaine lettuce, chopped Buy
- 3 cups sourdough bread, cubed Buy
- 2 tablespoons olive oil Buy
- 1 garlic clove, halved Buy
- 4 anchovy fillets Buy
- 2 garlic cloves, minced Buy
- 1 large egg yolk Buy
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Buy
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard Buy
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce Buy
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil Buy
- 1/2 cup Parmigiano Reggiano, finely grated, plus extra to serve Buy
- Kosher salt to taste Buy
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste Buy
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📅 Plan This Meal
📖 Instructions
🥖 Toast the Croutons
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Toss the bread cubes with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- Spread on a sheet pan and bake for 10 minutes until golden; rub warm croutons with the cut garlic clove.
🥣 Make the Dressing
- Mash the anchovies and minced garlic into a paste with a fork.
- Whisk in the egg yolk, lemon juice, Dijon, and Worcestershire.
- Slowly drizzle in the olive oil while whisking until thick and emulsified.
- Stir in the grated Parmigiano and season with pepper.
🥗 Toss and Serve
- Place the romaine in a large bowl and pour in the dressing.
- Toss to coat every leaf.
- Top with croutons, extra Parmigiano, and a generous grind of pepper.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Toss the bread cubes with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- Spread on a sheet pan and bake for 10 minutes until golden; rub warm croutons with the cut garlic clove.
🥣 Make the Dressing
- Mash the anchovies and minced garlic into a paste with a fork.
- Whisk in the egg yolk, lemon juice, Dijon, and Worcestershire.
- Slowly drizzle in the olive oil while whisking until thick and emulsified.
- Stir in the grated Parmigiano and season with pepper.
🥗 Toss and Serve
- Place the romaine in a large bowl and pour in the dressing.
- Toss to coat every leaf.
- Top with croutons, extra Parmigiano, and a generous grind of pepper.
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