← All recipes

🥗 The Classic Caesar Salad

348 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 slices white bread
• 100 ml olive oil
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 lemon
• 50 g parmesan
• 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 0.5 tsp hot mustard
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 egg yolk
• salt
• pepper
• 1 pinch sugar
• 250 g leaf lettuce (e.g. romaine)

Instructions

1. 1. Cut off the hard crust from the white bread.
2. 2. Cut the remaining bread core into small cubes.
3. 3. Heat two tablespoons of oil in a pan.
4. 4. Fry the bread cubes for two to three minutes until golden brown and crispy.
5. 5. Place the fried bread on a kitchen towel to absorb excess oil.
6. 6. Peel the garlic clove.
7. 7. Squeeze the lemon to obtain juice.
8. 8. Add ten grams of grated Parmesan to a mixing cup.
9. 9. Add one teaspoon of lemon juice to the mixing cup.
10. 10. Add the garlic to the mixing cup.
11. 11. Add vinegar to the mixing cup.
12. 12. Add mustard to the mixing cup.
13. 13. Add Worcestershire sauce to the mixing cup.
14. 14. Add the egg yolk to the mixing cup.
15. 15. Blend the ingredients while slowly adding the remaining oil.
16. 16. Continue blending until a white, creamy sauce forms.
17. 17. Add a little water if necessary.
18. 18. Season the sauce with salt to taste.
19. 19. Season the sauce with pepper to taste.
20. 20. Season the sauce with sugar to taste.
21. 21. Wash the lettuce.
22. 22. Remove the tough stems from the lettuce.
23. 23. Spin the lettuce dry.
24. 24. Tear the lettuce leaves into bite-sized pieces.
25. 25. Arrange the lettuce on plates.
26. 26. Drizzle the salad with the dressing sauce.
27. 27. Shave the remaining Parmesan over the salad.
28. 28. Garnish the salad with the crispy bread cubes.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 348
• Protein: 8 g · Fett/Fat: 29 g · Carbs: 15 g