It's a pretty basic and simple recipe. I like the dressing.I'm looking for the Caesar Salad recipe found in the older ';Joy of Cooking'; cookbook. Anyone have the recipe?
How do you define ';older?'; Mine is from 1973. Hold on, I'll copy it for you...
Leave 1 clove garlic, peeled and sliced in 1/2 cup olive oil (don't use any other oil) for 24 hours.
Saute 1 cup cubed French bread in 2 tablespoons of the garlic oil.
Break up into 2-inch lengths: 2 heads romaine
Wash and dry well. Place the romaine in a salad bowl. Sprinkle over it:
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
A generous grating of black pepper.
Optional: 5 fillets of anchovy, cut up small or mashed to a paste; a few drops of Worcestershire sauce)
Add 3 tablespoons wine vinegar and the remaining 6 tablespoons garlic oil.
Cook one egg gently in simmering water for 1-1/12 minutes. drop the egg from the shell onto the ingredients in the bowl.
Squeeze the juice of one lemon over the egg.
Add the croutons and 2-3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Toss.I'm looking for the Caesar Salad recipe found in the older ';Joy of Cooking'; cookbook. Anyone have the recipe?
I don't know how old of an edition you're looking for but my ';Joy of Cooking'; was printed in 1975.
Yield: 4 Servings
1 Clove garlic; sliced
陆 cup Olive oil
1 cup French bread; cubed
2 bunch Romaine
1 陆 tsp Salt
录 tsp Dry mustard
Freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
5 Anchovies; mashed
3 drops Worcestershire sauce
3 TBSP Wine vinegar
1 Egg
1 Lemon; juiced
3 TBSP Parmesan cheese, grated
Steep garlic in 1/2 cup olive oil for 24 hours.
Saute French Bread cubes in 2 tablespoons of garlic oil from above.
Wash and dry Romaine and break into 2 inch lengths.
Place the romaine in a salad bowl and sprinkle over it the salt, dry mustard, generous grating of black pepper.
Add anchovy paste, and a few drops of Worcestershire Sauce. Add the wine vinegar and remaining 6 tablespoons of garlic oil. Drop the egg from the shell onto the ingredients in bowl. Squeeze lemon juice over salad and toss.
Add Parmesan cheese and serve.
Caesar salad
Makes 6 servings
For the croutons (all amounts vary according to taste):
Bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes or 1/4-inch slices
Hot butter or olive oil
Minced garlic or grated onion, optional
Grated Parmesan cheese or minced herbs
For the salad:
2 garlic cloves, peeled
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 large egg or 1 tablespoon mayonnaise, optional
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
3-4 anchovy fillets, mashed to a paste, optional
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 heads romaine lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Joy of cooking has been around for many many years (since 1937) and there are several volumes. This recipe is from 1991.
Caesar Salad
2T butter
2 T extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, halved lenghtwise
salt %26amp; ground black pepper to taste
Heat in small pan until melted. Let stand for 10 min and discard garlic.
Toss 3 C of 1/2'; french or italian bread cubes.
Spread on a baking sheet bake 12 - 15 min u8ntil browned. shake pan at intervals.
In a small bowl mash together until paste is formed,
4 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp saltg
Whisk in;\2 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
salt %26amp; pepper to taste
2 - 4 anchovy fillets, rinsed (optional)
Add in a slow, steady stream, whisking constantly, 1/2C extra virgin olive oil
Toss croutons with dressing 2 small heads romaine2 large eggs boiled for 2 min or added raw
sprinkle w/parmesan
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