Wednesday, January 3, 2007

Ceasar salade

Ah! Here is my favorite salade. The classic recipe and the best I ever tasted.

[serves two persons (big portions)]
• iceberg lettuce (no other)
• 50 g anchovies in oil (little can)
• 2 garlic cloves
• croutons (home made)
• 2 tablsp lemon juice
• 1 egg
• 3 slices (old) white bread (cut off edges)
• 1 tablesp mustard (dijon)
• 1 tablesp Worcestershire sauce
• Parmesan cheese
• 5 tablesp olive oil
• salt and pepper

Start with croutons. No, don't buy them at the supermarket! Home made will make your salade just perfect.
1. Cut the slices bread into 1/4-inch cube. Put in bowl with two tablsp olive oil, one crushed garlic clove and one tablesp grated cheese. Mix with spoon. Warm bread cubes in oven until brown and crisp.
Now the dressing.
2. Put garlic, egg, mustard, Worcesterhire sauce, lemon juice and half of anchovies in mixer. Pour rest of olive oil whilst mixing until dressing is smooth. Season with salt an pepper.
The salad.
3. Wash and dry lettuce. Arrange leaves on dinner plates. Scatter over bread cubes and rest of anchovies. Now pour over the dressing. You might toss to coat if you want. Finally cut fine slices of Parmesan and arrange nicely on top.

If a raw egg is a little scary; ease egg into boiling water and boil exactly 1 minute. The better Parmesan you use the better taste you get... of course.

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