Caesar Salad with Chicken and Homemade Croutons

Instructions

• 1. Caesar Salad Dressing: Combine all ingredients into a Cuisinart except egg and pulse until smooth
• 2. Caesar Salad with Chicken and Homemade Croutons Chicken Caesar Salad Did you ever eat something from a restaurant and that taste never leaves your mind? Or perhaps every time someone mentions that same dish you think of the place where you know it was the best you ever had? I certainly have and it’s a Caesar salad from a restaurant back near my hometown in Pennsylvania called, Peppe’s Italian Ristorante. I use to frequent Peppe’s Italian Ristorante when I resided in Pennsylvania. There owner Tony use to prepare a Caesar salad tableside that I will remember forever. I would watch him like a hawk mix those ingredients and even though I wasn’t very much into culinary at that age I certainly loved to eat. The way he cracked that egg and mashed the anchovy against this huge wooden bowl with a fork then poured the greenest olive oil I had ever seen in my life, holding it high as it hit the bowl then lowered it to it’s finish. It was like a show I never wanted to end. I also adored that large wooden bowl he used so much that I have purchased many similar and given them as gifts. I have since had many Caesar salads but for me nothing was like Peppe’s. I’ve created my own but for me it is pretty darn close to Peppe’s. I also started using a Cuisinart to mix the ingredients because I enjoy the creaminess it provides. This recipe has chicken added but you can add fish, steak or just a Caesar salad. Caesar Salad with Chicken and Homemade Croutons Caesar Salad with Chicken and Homemade Croutons Caesar Salad Dressing Ingredients 1 head romain lettuce rinsed well and spun dry 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 cup freshly grated reggiano cheese 2 filet of anchovy in oil 1 teaspoon worsheser sauce 2 or 3 tablespoons fresh lemon (taste with 2 add 3 if needed) 1 teaspoon dry mustard 1 egg coddled 3 cloves of garlic 2 pinches of salt Crouton Ingredients 6 slices Italian or French Bread sliced 1/2 inch thick 1/2 lemon juiced 1 tablespoon butter 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 clove garlic mashed Caesar Salad Chicken Ingredients 2 chicken breasts pounded to 1/2 inch thick 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon lemon juice salt and pepper Caesar Salad Dressing: Combine all ingredients into a Cuisinart except egg and pulse until smooth. Once smooth taste to see if you need more lemon or garlic.
• 3. add egg and pulse for 1-minute.
• 4. Serve immediately or refrigerate covered.
• 5. NOTE: Caesar Salad Dressing may be prepared ahead and kept in refrigerator.
• 6. Croutons: In a large skillet over medium heat add olive oil, butter and lemon and saute for 2-minutes.
• 7. Remove garlic.
• 8. Rub each side of bread in melted mixture
• 9. Remove and cut into 1-inch cubes.
• 10. Place in oven preheated to 300 degrees turning until golden brown
• 11. Remove and let cool
• 12. Caesar Salad Chicken: Season both sides with sald and pepper.
• 13. Using a skillet over medium high heat add olive oil until hot but not smoking
• 14. Add chicken, lemon juice and saute for 4-minutes on each side.
• 15. Remove from pan and let rest for 10-minutes covered
• 16. Slice and serve over salad
• 17.
• 18. Using a large bowl tear lettuce into pieces
• 19. Add a little Caesar Salad Dressing and toss to coat adding more as needed.
• 20. Place on plate adding slices of Caesar Salad Chicken. Garnish with croutons and freshly grated reggiano.

• Recipe Type : Chicken, Salad