The Original Caesar

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 12 min
  • Prep: 5 min
  • Cook: 7 min
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Ingredients

Dressing:

2 eggs

2 tablespoons mayonnaise

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon steak sauce (recommended: A1 Sauce)

1 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco)

1 teaspoon red wine vinegar

1/2 cup corn oil

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Salad:

1 (1-pound) head romaine lettuce, leaves separated and left whole

1/4 cup grated Cotija or Parmesan

Directions

  1. Dressing: Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil over medium-high heat.
  2. Add the eggs and cook for 5 minutes. Remove the eggs from the water and set aside until cool enough to handle. Remove the shells and cut each egg in half. Put the yolks into a blender (yolks will still be slightly soft). Add the mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, steak sauce, hot sauce and vinegar. Pulse until blended. With the machine running, drizzle in the oil and blend until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  3. Put the lettuce and cheese in a wooden salad bowl. Add the dressing and gently toss to coat. Serve immediately.
  4. Cook's Note: Save the boiled egg whites to make egg salad, if desired.

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Robert Hayes Halfpenny

THIS IS NOT THE ORIGINAL CESAR SALAD IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM--IT IS A TRAVESTY OF WHAT CESAR CARDINI ORIGINALLY INVENTED BCK IN THE 1920 IN TIAJUANA!!! <br /><br />CESAR SALAD DOES NOT HAVE HOT SAUCE, STEAK SAUCE, MAYONAISE, RED WINE VINEGAR, OR CORN OIL!!!<br /><br />IT DOES HAVE TWO CODDLED 1 MINUTE EGGS, LEMON/LIMEJUICE, OLIVE OIL WORCHESTERSHIRE SAUCE, FRESH GRATED PARMESAN CHEESE. THE ROMAINE LEAVES SHOULD BE FROM THE HEART OF THE ROMAINE AND LEFT WHOLE AND THE CRUTONS SHOULD BE WHOLE SLICES OF BAGUETTE COATED WITH OLIVE OIL AND CRUSHED GARLIC LEFT OVER FROM THE GARLIC USED IN THE SALAD AND BAKED UNTIL DRY IN THE OVEN. THE SOLID IS PROPERLY EATEN WITH THE FINGERS WHICH IS WHY THE ROMAINE IS NOT CHOPPED UP AND THE CRUTONS ARE LIKE LITTLE SLICES OF TOASTED BREAD.

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