Caesar Salad with Shiitake Mushrooms

Name: Caesar Salad with Shiitake Mushrooms
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 teaspoons anchovy paste; 227 grams sourdough baguette, cut into 1-inch cubes (about 1 quart); 1 Tbsp cooking oil; 118 milliliters chopped fresh parsley; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 2 hard-cooked eggs; 8 Tbsps olive oil; 59 milliliters grated Parmesan; 907 grams small heads romaine lettuce (about each), cut crosswise into 1/2-inch strips (about 5 quarts); 1 teaspoons salt; 340 grams shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, caps sliced; 3 Tbsps wine vinegar

Caesar Salad with Shiitake Mushrooms might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 581 calories, 17g of protein, and 39g of fat. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up garlic, fresh-ground pepper, wine vinegar, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a pescatarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a large nonstick frying pan, heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil over moderate heat.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the cubed bread, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and stir to coat the bread with the oil. Saut the bread until crisp and lightly browned, about 5 minutes.

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Pepper

Bread

Salt

Cooking Oil

Remove from the heat and stir in half the garlic.

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Garlic

Transfer to a large salad bowl.

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Bowl

In the same pan, heat the cooking oil over moderately high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Add the mushrooms, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring frequently, until the mushrooms are tender, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Mushrooms

Pepper

Salt

Add half the remaining garlic and the parsley and cook, stirring, for 1 minute longer.

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Parsley

Garlic

Add the mushrooms to the croutons.

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Put the eggs, vinegar, anchovy paste, and the remaining garlic, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and 5 tablespoons olive oil in a blender or food processor and whir until smooth.

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Vinegar

Garlic

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Egg

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Add the lettuce to the mushrooms and croutons, sprinkle with Parmesan, and then add the dressing. Toss to coat.

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Lettuce

Wine Recommendation: Because sparkling wines have surprisingly high acidity,a nonvintage brut Champagne will go well with this salad, matching the vinegar in the dressing and cutting the Parmesan's richness.

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