Make the best homemade Caesar salad with this foolproof recipe! This Caesar salad recipe is the perfect side salad for special meals and holidays (or just any time you get the craving). Recipe yields 4 generous side salads or 6 small.
Ingredient:
Homemade croutons
2 large slices of crusty bread, about ¾-inch thick (about 4 ounces)
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
¼ teaspoon fine salt
⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Caesar salad dressing
½ cup mayonnaise
1 medium garlic clove, minced
2 teaspoons lemon juice, to taste
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce*, to taste
⅛ teaspoon fine salt
⅓ cup (1 ounce) finely grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon water
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Everything else
2 medium heads of romaine lettuce (10 ounces), roughly chopped