This Easy Eggless Caesar Salad Recipe Uses Nothing Premade (10 Minutes, 9 Ingredients) by Donna John
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Authentic Caesar salad dressing contains raw eggs and fresh anchovies that have been ground into a paste. This is an eggless Caesar salad recipe a friend gave me over 35 years ago, and it doesn't call for egg and you use anchovy paste, which comes in a tube and is very simple to use. So skip the bagged Caesar salads in the produce department and bottled Caesar dressing on the salad dressing aisle and make this from-scratch, easy Caesar salad recipe. You won't regret it!
To make this high-protein and high-fiber Caesar salad you will need the following healthy, wholesome ingredients: romaine lettuce (check out the health benefits of romaine lettuce), croutons (homemade croutons are preferred), fresh garlic, anchovy paste (check out the health benefits of anchovies), olive oil, lemons for juicing, chicken broth or water, Dijon mustard and Parmesan cheese.
Pro Tip: You could use premade croutons, but take the small amount of time it takes to make homemade croutons because they make all the difference!
Serve this easy salad recipe as a side dish with dinner or as a light lunch. You could even turn it into a main dish by adding grilled chicken or shredded rotisserie chicken, shrimp or salmon on top.
Origins of Caesar Salad
Why is this Caesar salad recipe classified as a Mexican recipe? According to BBC Travel, after immigrating to the United States from Italy in the early 1900s, Cesare (“Caesar”) Cardini opened two restaurants in California, one in Sacramento and one in San Diego. However, in order to escape Prohibition, Cardini moved across the border to Tijuana, Mexico, in the 1920s; he opened his business ... in 1927.
“As legend has it, the restaurant was doing such brisk business on American Independence Day that it was running short on ingredients. On a whim, Cardini improvised a dish using romaine lettuce leaves, raw egg yolk, Parmesan cheese and other leftovers – transforming the odd scraps into a surprisingly delicious meal.” Many people believe that the dressing originated in Italy but it didn’t – Caesar salad was invented in Mexico!
Cuisine: Mexican
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 - 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon anchovy paste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chicken broth or water (I use chicken broth)
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- romaine lettuce
- freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- croutons (homemade preferred)
Here's how to make it:
- Whisk together the garlic, anchovy paste, pepper, olive oil, lemon juice, chicken broth/water and Dijon mustard in a bowl. Season with salt and black pepper.
- Put the romaine lettuce and Parmesan in a large salad bowl. Add the dressing and toss to coat.
- Top with croutons. Serve.
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