A Classic – Beautiful Caesar Salad

I love a Caesar Salad. I love the richness of the dressing and the crunchy croutons on top and don’t forget about the Parmigiano Reggiano shavings! Squeamish about raw eggs? No worries in this Caesar dressing, it uses a good prepared mayonnaise.

The garlic croutons that top this classic salad are wonderful (included the recipe within the salad recipe) as is the anchovy-infused, very creamy dressing… A wonderful, rich, anchovy dressing makes this salad a meal. Serve with crusty Italian Bread if you like.

A classic steakhouse salad that is so fun to watch in a tableside preparation. This is the perfect side dish for my cast iron skillet ribeye steak. Here is the link for my ribeye steak: https://the2spoons.com/happy-birthday-cast-iron-skillet-ribeye-steak.

This salad can be served as a side dish or as a main course. I love to add grilled shrimp or grilled chicken when I’m serving as a main course. When I add grilled shrimp I merely coat the shrimp in olive oil and season with a little salt and lemon pepper and grill until pink.

Don’t stop at grilled shrimp or chicken for your salad, Try these toppings for an even more delicious and healthy dish.

Shaved Carrots– take a vegetable peeler to already washed and peeled carrots to add to your caesar salad.

Sunflower Seeds– sunflower seeds give Caesar salads an extra crunch and an extra boost of vitamin E and magnesium.

Sweet Potato Croutons– these are just like the croutons you’re probably used to seeing expect that they’re made from sweet potatoes, which means they’ll give your salad an addition of vitamin A and antioxidants.

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Tomatoes– tomatoes are classic additions to salads, but not traditional additions to the Caesar salad; therefore, adding them to your remixed version will give it an extra boost of flavor.

Chopped, Cooked Bacon– the saltiness and natural taste of bacon (pork or turkey) goes perfectly with the other savory flavors of the Caesar salad.

Sprouts– adding in sprouts gives the Caesar salad a different spin in taste and nutrition. Mixing in a handful to your newly revised creation packs a serving size addition of necessary vitamins and minerals.

Sliced Hard Boiled Egg– hard boiled eggs gives these traditional salads extra flavor, and texture.

Chopped Nuts– chopped nuts gives the Caesar salad a crunchy texture, just as with sunflower seeds, as well as being another great source of protein, not to mention the variety to choose from, including cashews, peanuts, almonds, and walnuts.

Here’s a little snippet to give you background story of a caesar salad: http://www.kitchenproject.com www.kitchenproject.com/history/CaesarSalad/

Caesar Salad with Homemade Croutons and Dressing

Here’s the recipe! Enjoy!