Caesar salad

This recipe makes a lot of dressing. It is great to use like a regular mayonnaise and it is packed full of flavour.

Ingredients

  • 1 cos lettuce

    divided and washed

  • 1 french stick

    sliced

  • 6 bacon

  • ⅓ cup parmesan cheese

    shaved

  • Canola oil spray

  • 2 egg yolks

    For dressing

  • 2 tbsp dijon mustard

    For dressing

  • 2 cloves garlic

    crushed, for dressing

  • ¼ cup lemon juice

    For dressing

  • 6 anchovy fillets

    For dressing

  • ½ cup parmesan cheese

    grated, for dressing

  • 1 cup vegetable oil

    For dressing

Allergy Advice

Contains Dairy

Contains Eggs

Contains Fish

Contains Gluten

Equipment

  • 1 oven
  • 1 baking tray
  • 1 frying pan
  • 1 kitchen paper
  • 1 food processor

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Place the french stick slices on a tray and spray with canola oil. Bake for 10 minutes until golden and crisp.
  2. In a frying pan, cook the bacon on high until crisp. Drain on kitchen paper and slice.
  3. Chop the lettuce and set aside.
  4. In a food processor, whizz all of the dressing ingredients except for the oil. With the motor running, add the oil in a thin stream. Stop halfway and scrape down the sides of the bowl and continue until all of the oil is used.
  5. Drizzle the dressing over the lettuce and toss to coat.
  6. Toss in bacon, shaved parmesan and croutons.

Notes

Tip
This recipe makes a lot of dressing. It is great to use like a regular mayonnaise and it is packed full of flavour.
Tip
If you are taking this salad to a party keep all of the ingredients separate and toss it when you get there.
Tip
The dressing is so easy you will never ever buy caesar dressing in a bottle again.

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