The Best Caesar Salad

Name: The Best Caesar Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 to 6 anchovies (see note above); 710 milliliters hearty bread, cut into 3/4-inch cubes; 79 milliliters canola oil; 1 egg yolk; 2 teaspoons medium cloves garlic, minced (about; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp juice from 1 lemon; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 237 milliliters ounces finely grated Parmesan cheese, (about , divided; 2 heads romaine lettuce, inner leaves only, washed and carefully dried, large leaves torn into smaller pieces, smaller leaves left intact; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give The Best Caesar Salad a try. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 487 calories, 16g of protein, and 39g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up egg yolk, juice from 1 lemon, canolan oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing This recipe is typical of American cuisine. It is a good option if you're following a pescatarian diet.

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. In small bowl, combine 3 tablespoons olive oil with minced garlic and whisk for 30 seconds.

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Transfer to a fine mesh strainer set over a large bowl and press with the back of a spoon to extract as much oil as possible, leaving garlic behind. Reserve pressed garlic separately.

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Add bread cubes to garlic oil and toss to coat.

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Add 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, season to taste with salt and pepper, and toss again.

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Parmesan

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Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet.

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Bake until croutons are pale golden brown and crisp, about 15 minutes.

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Croutons

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Remove from oven and toss with 2 more tablespoons Parmesan. Allow to cool.

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Parmesan

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While croutons bake, make the dressing.

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Croutons

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Combine egg yolk, lemon juice, anchovies, Worcestershire sauce, pressed garlic, and 1/4 cup parmesan cheese in the bottom of a cup that just fits the head of an immersion blender, or in the bottom of the food processor. With blender or processor running, slowly drizzle in canola oil until a smooth emulsion forms.

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Lemon Juice

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Transfer mixture to a medium bowl.

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Whisking constantly, slowly drizzle in remaining 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil. Season to taste generously with salt and pepper.

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To serve, toss lettuce with a few tablespoons of dressing, adding more if desired. Once coated, add half of remaining cheese and 3/4 of croutons and toss again.

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