Caesar Salad with Homemade Dressing

Yield:
Makes 8 servings

Ingredients:

  1. 1 clove garlic, crushed
  2. 2/3 cup olive oil
  3. 3 heads romaine lettuce, chilled, torn
  4. 1 teaspoon salt
  5. Freshly ground pepper
  6. 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  7. 1 egg, coddled - see note
  8. 3 to 4 Tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
  9. 2 Tablespoons wine vinegar
  10. 6 to 8 anchovy fillets, chopped, optional
  11. 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  12. 1 cup croutons
Directions:

Add garlic to oil and set aside.

Place romaine in large salad bowl. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Break coddled egg into the middle of salad. Pour lemon juice and wine vinegar over egg. Toss lightly to mix.

Discard garlic and add oil; toss.

Add anchovies; toss.

Add cheese and croutons; toss.

Adjust seasonings if necessary. Serve immediately.

Note:
To coddle an egg (similar to cooking a poached egg):
Cook the egg in its shell by immersing egg into near-boiling water. This can be done either in a pan where the water is kept below boiling point, or by pouring boiling water over the egg and letting it stand for 10 minutes.


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