If you look at the menu of any restaurant or cafe, then with high probability you can find Caesar salad. Despite the fact that this position has not changed for many decades, the dish is always popular among visitors. It would seem that salad leaves with slices of
grilled chicken meat generously sprinkled with garlic crackers and grated cheese are a very common combination of products, but the taste is amazing, perhaps thanks to a special sauce, which is often served in a separate bowl. Today in our article we will tell you
how to cook Caesar salad at home, because although it is a restaurant dish, the technology for creating it is extremely simple. Any housewife can make it in her own kitchen. By the way, instead of chicken, you can take other ingredients, such as large shrimp - this option is also popular, especially among those who prefer seafood instead of meat.
How to cook Caesar salad at home: recipe with chicken
This dish was first served in America in the 50s of the twentieth century. Legend has it that the chef of a small restaurant on the border with Mexico did not calculate the food supply for a large number of guests - the ingredients for preparing popular dishes in the kitchen simply ran out. On the go, I had to come up with refreshments from what was left in the stock - it was chicken, hard cheese and salad leaves. They will be needed for the classic Caesar. Take:
- half a head of lettuce;
- 300 g of boiled chicken fillet (or grilled);
- 50 g or a little more parmesan;
- mayonnaise, herbs, salt and pepper for dressing.
How to cook Caesar salad at home? Everything is very simple. Cut into small plates boiled or grilled chicken fillet. Tear lettuce leaves with your hands, grate Parmesan on a coarse grater. If you do not have garlic croutons, you can cook them yourself. Take half the stale rolls, cut it into small square slices, put in a pan. Fry the bread in butter for several minutes, add the squeezed clove of garlic to it, mix well, cook a little more. For the sauce, mix 3 tablespoons of any mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice, a little greens and garlic passed through a garlic press. Done. Now put lettuce leaves on a large flat plate, then chicken, crackers, pour dressing, and sprinkle generously with grated cheese on top. Now you know how to make Caesar salad deliciously. By the way, refueling can be served in a separate bowl. Usually they do in good institutions.
Shrimp Recipe
In our article, it was already mentioned that although the classic dish is cooked with chicken, one of the most popular options is shrimp. Now let's talk about how to cook Caesar salad (see photo below) with seafood. For him you will need:
- 500 g large king prawns;
- 1 head of lettuce, “Iceberg” is especially suitable;
- 50 g of hard cheese;
- half a pack of cherry tomatoes.
For the sauce:
- 3 hard boiled chicken eggs (only yolks are needed);
- 2 tbsp. l lemon juice concentrate;
- 1 tsp ordinary Russian mustard;
- a pair of garlic cloves;
- 100 ml of oil - olive or vegetable, as well as salt and pepper.
Boil shrimp in slightly salted water, cool and peel. Tear salad leaves with your hands, grate cheese on a coarse grater. You can buy garlic crackers in the store, or you can make them yourself. To prepare the sauce, carefully rub the chicken yolks with mustard, add lemon juice, squeezed garlic and butter. Mix well: you should have a thick, homogeneous mass. And now we serve the salad: first put the leaves in a large plate, then cut the tomatoes in half, followed by the shrimp and crackers, pour the sauce and sprinkle with cheese. Now you have two simple options for how to cook Caesar salad at home - believe me, you will succeed no worse than in the most expensive restaurant.