Blue Cheese Caesar Salad
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 564
- Total Fat
- 50
- Saturated Fat
- 10
- Carbohydrates
- 11
- Dietary Fiber
- 6
- Sugar
- 4
- Protein
- 20
- Cholesterol
- 81
- Sodium
- 436
- Total: 15 min
- Prep: 15 min
Ingredients
1 tablespoon Champagne vinegar
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 egg yolk*
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Dash Worcestershire sauce
6 anchovy fillets (if watching salt intake, rinse and pat dry with paper towels)
Pinch freshly ground pepper
1 cup pure olive oil
About 1/4 cup crumbled Gorgonzola or other blue cheese, plus extra for garnish
6 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan, plus extra for garnish
2 heads romaine lettuce, 1 head separated into leaves, 1 head thinly sliced
1 head iceberg lettuce, shredded
3/4 pound cooked, shredded chicken or cooked, peeled shrimp, optional
Directions
- Put the vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, egg yolk, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, anchovies, and pepper in a blender and blend until well mixed.
- With the machine running, add the olive oil, at first by drops and then, as the mixture emulsifies, in a thin, steady stream until all the oil is incorporated.
- Pulse in 3/4 of the Gorgonzola and the Parmesan. Scrape into a bowl. Fold in the remaining Gorgonzola. Cover, and refrigerate until needed. You should have about 1 1/3 cups. (The dressing keeps, refrigerated, for 2 to 3 days.)
- Place the shredded romaine and iceberg in a large bowl and toss with the dressing. Lay the romaine leaves on a platter. Place a few tablespoons of the salad onto the leaves and garnish with additional cheese.