Easy and Delicious Caesar Salad

Making Caesar salad is a no go for a lot of people for two reasons. 

One, most people think that it is complicated to make and Two, that it is bad for you. 

This recipe is neither.

This is a quick, simple and scale friendly recipe. I make this ALL the time for an easy dinner as well as when I have company over. 

I always, always get requests for the recipe the next day.

Ingredients:

1/3 cup extra light olive oil

Salt and Pepper

3 peeled garlic cloves, minced

3 anchovy fillets, minced

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

2 teaspoon red wine vinegar

2 hearts romaine lettuce

1 egg (optional)

Parmesan Cheese shavings

Croutons (preferably homemade) 

Mince the 3 garlic cloves. On a flat surface use the back of a fork and mash garlic with 1/2 teaspoon of salt until it becomes paste like. 

Crush the anchovy fillets into the paste.

your paste should look something like this

Transfer the paste into the bowl that you will be serving the salad and whisk in the Worcestershire sauce, vinegar and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. While whisking, slowly drizzle in the olive oil. 

Add the lettuce leaves and croutons to the bowl with the dressing and mix well. If using an egg, break into the bowl and mix again. (If using a raw egg scares you, another yummy option is to hard boil the egg and chop it very finely and add that in).

Scatter Parmesan shavings over the salad and serve at once. 

You can also garnish with anchovy fillets, if you wish.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Williams-Sonoma